15Interest holder to seek access agreement

15 Interest holder to seek access agreement (1) An interest holder may give notice of the interest holder's intention to obtain an access agreement to each designated person for the area of land in relation to which an access agreement is sought (a negotiation notice). (2) A negotiation notice must be in an approved form. (3) A negotiation notice must include: (a) a plan and description of the area of land over which access is sought sufficient to enable the ready identification of the area; and holder; and (c) a description of the regulated operations proposed to be carried out on the area of land; and (d) information about the maximum period of access sought under the access agreement (which must not exceed the balance of the term of the petroleum interest); and (e) the contact details for the interest holder; and (f) a request for the designated person to enter into negotiations to enter into an access agreement; and (g) a statement to the effect that the designated person's reasonable costs, including reasonable legal or accounting costs, and reasonable costs for gaining any advice or report, necessarily incurred in connection with the negotiation between the parties, will be covered by the interest holder. (4) An interest holder may provide a draft access agreement when the interest holder gives the designated person a negotiation notice. (5) If the designated person is not the owner of the land, a copy of the negotiation notice must also be given to the owner of the land (in addition to an explanation that an access agreement with the designated person is being sought under this Part). (6) A copy of a notice under subregulation (5) must be given to the owner of the land within 14 days after the notice is given to the designated person.

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