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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.809Unlawful taking of petroleum, fuel gas and other substances prohibited
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### sec.809 Unlawful taking of petroleum, fuel gas and other substances prohibited
A person must not unlawfully take petroleum, fuel gas, produced water or regulated hydrogen from—
a pipeline the subject of a pipeline licence; or
a petroleum pipeline, as defined under section 110 , operated under that section by a petroleum lease holder; or
a gas fitting.
Maximum penalty—1,500 penalty units.
If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence.
s 809 amd 2004 No. 26 s 237 ; 2012 No. 20 s 117 ; 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 ; 2019 No. 7 s 313 s ch 1 pt 1 ; 2023 No. 25 s 28
- (a) a pipeline the subject of a pipeline licence; or
- (b) a petroleum pipeline, as defined under section 110 , operated under that section by a petroleum lease holder; or
- (c) a gas fitting.