Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991
69DBApplication of mandatory provisions of access codes
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69DB Application of mandatory provisions of access codes
69DB Application of mandatory provisions of access codes
(1) An access arrangement is taken to include provisions in the same terms as the mandatory provisions of the access code.
(2) A provision of an access arrangement has no effect to the extent that it contains obligations on the holder of the prospecting title that are less stringent than those in a mandatory provision.
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See also section 69D (3) which deals with inconsistency between provisions of access arrangements and provisions of regulations.
s 69DB: Ins 2015 No 41, Sch 2 [8].