Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991
78ABreach of direction or notice
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78A Breach of direction or notice
78A Breach of direction or notice
A person must comply with a direction or notice issued to the person under this Division, unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not doing so.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of a corporation—10,000 penalty units, and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 1,000 penalty units for each day that the offence continues, or
(b) in the case of a natural person—2,000 penalty units, and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 200 penalty units for each day that the offence continues.
s 78A: Ins 2015 No 40, Sch 2 [33].