113CMinister or officer not to be interested in petroleum title

113C Minister or officer not to be interested in petroleum title

113C Minister or officer not to be interested in petroleum title

(1) A person must not, while holding office in an official capacity for the purposes of this Act and while exercising functions in that capacity, hold either directly or indirectly a beneficial interest in a petroleum title.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(2) The following are persons who hold office in an official capacity for the purposes of this Act—

(a) the Minister,

(b) an inspector,

(c) a Public Service employee, who exercises functions under this Act or the Mining Act 1992,

(d) any other person who exercises any judicial or official functions under this Act or the Mining Act 1992.

pt 12A (ss 113A–113C): Ins 2015 No 40, Sch 2 [44].