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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.799EEntering land to carry out remediation activities
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### sec.799E Entering land to carry out remediation activities
An authorised person may enter an abandoned site to carry out remediation activities if the authorised person has given the owner and occupier of the land the notice of entry required under section 799F .
An authorised person may enter affected land if the owner and occupier of the land have consented to the entry under section 799G .
An authorised person for an abandoned site may enter land adjacent to the site if—
the entry is only for the purpose of entering the site under subsection (1) or (4) ; and
entering the adjacent land is the only reasonably practicable way for the authorised person to enter the site; and
the authorised person has given the owner and occupier of the adjacent land the notice of entry required under section 799F .
An authorised person may enter land mentioned in subsection (1) , (2) or (3) without giving notice of entry to, or the consent of, the owner or occupier of the land to carry out remediation activities if carrying out the activities are necessary to preserve life or property.
This section does not authorise an authorised person to enter a structure used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of the structure.
s 799E ins 2019 No. 7 s 264
sub 2020 No. 14 s 202
(sec.799E-ssec.1) An authorised person may enter an abandoned site to carry out remediation activities if the authorised person has given the owner and occupier of the land the notice of entry required under section 799F .
(sec.799E-ssec.2) An authorised person may enter affected land if the owner and occupier of the land have consented to the entry under section 799G .
(sec.799E-ssec.3) An authorised person for an abandoned site may enter land adjacent to the site if— the entry is only for the purpose of entering the site under subsection (1) or (4) ; and entering the adjacent land is the only reasonably practicable way for the authorised person to enter the site; and the authorised person has given the owner and occupier of the adjacent land the notice of entry required under section 799F .
(sec.799E-ssec.4) An authorised person may enter land mentioned in subsection (1) , (2) or (3) without giving notice of entry to, or the consent of, the owner or occupier of the land to carry out remediation activities if carrying out the activities are necessary to preserve life or property.
(sec.799E-ssec.5) This section does not authorise an authorised person to enter a structure used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of the structure.
- (a) the entry is only for the purpose of entering the site under subsection (1) or (4) ; and
- (b) entering the adjacent land is the only reasonably practicable way for the authorised person to enter the site; and
- (c) the authorised person has given the owner and occupier of the adjacent land the notice of entry required under section 799F .