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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.
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> Maximum penalty—
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> > (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
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> > (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.
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> **s 78A:** Ins 2015 No 40, Sch 2 \[33\].