69Transition period – access agreements

69 Transition period – access agreements (1) If regulated operations commenced before the commencement, an approved access agreement is not required in order to continue the regulated operations during the transition period. (2) However, an interest holder requires: (a) an agreement with a designated person about access to the relevant land in order to continue regulated operations during the transition period; and (b) an approved access agreement in order to continue regulated operations after the end of the transition period. (3) A party to an agreement entered into before the commencement may, during the transition period, apply to the Minister for the registration of the agreement under Part 4 as if it were an approved

Division 2 Transitional matters for Petroleum Regulations 2020 Petroleum Regulations 2020 64 (4) An application under subregulation (3) must: (b) be accompanied by a copy of the agreement that is verified as being a true copy of the agreement in a manner acceptable to the Minister; and (5) The Minister may, on application under subregulation (3), register the agreement if the Minister is satisfied that the agreement makes reasonable provision about access to land for the purposes of carrying out regulated operations (and the Minister is not required to be satisfied that the agreement meets the minimum protection requirements). (6) An agreement registered under subregulation (5) is taken to be an approved access agreement that continues for the balance of its term. (7) An interest holder commits an offence if the interest holder carries out regulated operations in contravention of subregulation (2)(b). (8) An offence against subregulation (7) is an offence of strict liability. (9) In this regulation: transition period means the period of 12 months starting on the commencement.