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Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991
83Sale of petroleum plant
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#### 83 Sale of petroleum plant
83 Sale of petroleum plant
> > (1) If the petroleum plant is not duly removed under this Division, the Minister may direct that the petroleum plant be sold by public auction.
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> > (2) Any petroleum plant remaining unsold after the public auction is held may be sold by private treaty.
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> > (3) The following amounts are to be deducted from the proceeds of any such sale—
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> > > (a) the costs of the sale and of any matter incidental to or connected with the sale,
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> > > (b) the costs of removing from the land concerned any petroleum plant remaining unsold after the public auction,
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> > > (c) any amount owing in respect of compensation under Part 11,
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> > > (d) any other amount that the Secretary certifies to be a deductible amount.
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> > (4) Any balance remaining is to be paid to the Chief Commissioner as unclaimed money, and section 10 (2) and Part 4 of the [Unclaimed Money Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-075) apply to the balance so paid as they would have applied had the balance been paid to the Chief Commissioner under section 10 of that Act.
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> > (5) If the proceeds of sale are less than the amounts to be deducted, the proceeds are to be applied in meeting those amounts in such manner as the Minister directs.
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> **s 83:** Am 1993 No 46, Sch 1; 1995 No 75, Sch 1; 2014 No 37, Sch 4.6 \[2\].