95Commencement of works

#### 95 Commencement of works 95 Commencement of works > > (1) Where a permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence is granted subject to a condition that works or operations specified in the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence are to be carried out, the permittee, lessee, licensee or pipeline licensee, as the case may be, shall commence to carry out those works or operations within a period of 6 months after the day on which the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence, as the case may be, comes into force. > > > (2) The Minister may, for reasons that the Minister thinks sufficient, by instrument in writing served on a permittee, lessee, licensee or pipeline licensee— > > > > > (a) exempt the person from compliance with the requirements of subsection (1), and > > > > > (b) direct the person to commence to carry out the works or operations specified in the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence, as the case may be, within such period after the day on which the permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence, as the case may be, comes into force as is specified in the instrument. > > > (3) A person to whom a direction is given under subsection (2) shall comply with the direction. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > **s 95:** Am 1985 No 129, Sch 1 (15); 1986 No 59, Sch 7 (3); 1992 No 112, Sch 1.