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Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991
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#### 70 Exempted areas
70 Exempted areas
> > (1) The holder of a petroleum title may not, except with the consent of the Minister, exercise any of the rights conferred by the title on land in an exempted area.
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> > (2) The Minister’s consent may be given unconditionally or subject to conditions.
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> > (3) The Minister may not grant consent under this section in respect of lands within a state recreation area under the [National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1974-080) without the concurrence in writing of the Minister for the time being administering that Act.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > exempted area means an area constituted by land—
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> > > (a) reserved, dedicated, appropriated, resumed or acquired for public purposes (except land reserved for a temporary common or a commonage), whether vested in the Crown or in any person as trustee for public purposes, or
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> > > (b) held under a lease for water supply by virtue of a special lease or otherwise, or
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> > > (c) transferred, granted or vested in trust by the Crown for the purpose of a race-course, cricket-ground, recreation reserve, park or permanent common or for any public purpose, or
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> > > (d) prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.
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> **s 70:** Am 1994 No 41, Sch 3. Subst 1998 No 5, Sch 1 \[8\].