Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991
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74 Interpretation
74 Interpretation
(1) In this Division—
responsible person means—
(a) in relation to a petroleum title that is in force—the holder of the title, or
(b) in relation to a petroleum title that has ceased to be in force—the person who was the holder of the title immediately before it ceased to be in force.
(2) In this Division, a reference to giving a direction or notice to a responsible person includes, where the responsible person is a corporation that is subject to a scheme of arrangement, receivership, winding up or other external administration, a reference to giving a direction or notice to the administrator, receiver or liquidator of the corporation.
s 74: Subst 2015 No 40, Sch 2 [33].