98Maintenance etc of property

#### 98 Maintenance etc of property 98 Maintenance etc of property > > (1) In this section— > > > > operator means a permittee, lessee, licensee, pipeline licensee or holder of a special prospecting authority or access authority. > > > > the operations area— > > > > > (a) in relation to an operator who is a permittee, lessee or licensee—means the permit area, lease area or licence area, as the case may be, > > > > > (b) in relation to an operator who is a pipeline licensee—means the part of the adjacent area in which the pipeline is constructed, and > > > > > (c) in relation to an operator who is the holder of a special prospecting authority or access authority—means the area in respect of which that authority is in force. > > > (2) An operator shall maintain in good condition and repair all structures, equipment and other property in the operations area and used in connexion with the operations in which the operator is engaged. > > > (3) An operator shall remove from the operations area all structures, equipment and other property that are not either used or to be used in connexion with the operations in which the operator is engaged. > > > (4) Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to any structure, equipment or other property that was not brought into the operations area by or with the authority of the operator. > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > **s 98:** Am 1986 No 59, Sch 7 (6); 1992 No 112, Sch 1.