33Agents: section 134

33 Agents: section 134

33 Agents: section 134

(Former clause 20 of 2007 Reg)

(1) The following persons may appoint 1 or more agents for the purposes of the Act and this Regulation—

(a) the holder of a petroleum title,

(b) an applicant for a petroleum title,

(c) any person who owns or occupies land over which a petroleum title is in force or to which an application for a petroleum title relates.

(2) The Secretary may refuse to deal with a person who claims to be acting as an agent unless notice of the person’s appointment as an agent, and of the agent’s powers and functions in relation to the Act and this Regulation, have been served on the Secretary.

(3) The appointment of a person as an agent for the service of documents on the principal does not render invalid the service of any document otherwise than on the agent.