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Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991
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#### 75 Directions
75 Directions
> > (1) The Secretary or an inspector may, by written notice, direct a responsible person in relation to a petroleum title to do any one or more of the following—
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> > > (a) to give effect to a condition of the petroleum title (except a condition requiring payment of royalty or provision or maintenance of a security deposit),
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> > > (b) to address any adverse impact that activities carried out under, or purportedly carried out under, the petroleum title have had on any aspect of the environment,
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> > > (c) to address a risk of there being such an impact,
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> > > (d) to conserve the environment, protect it from harm as a result of activities under the title or to prevent, control or mitigate any such harm,
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> > > (e) to rehabilitate land or water that is or may be affected by activities under the title.
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> > (2) A direction may require a responsible person to carry out or stop carrying out particular activities, carry out activities in a particular manner or achieve specified outcomes within such period (if any) as is specified in the direction or any condition specified in the direction.
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> > (3) A direction served on a person under this section may require the person to prepare, and submit to the Secretary or inspector, reports as to any of the following—
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> > > (a) the measures the person proposes to take for the purpose of complying with the direction,
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> > > (b) the progress made by the person in implementing any such measures.
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> **s 75:** Subst 2015 No 40, Sch 2 \[33\].