70Negotiations

70 Negotiations (1) This regulation applies if negotiations were commenced by an interest holder before the commencement for an agreement with a designated person about access to the relevant land in order to commence regulated operations. (2) The CEO may, on application by the interest holder, appoint a member of the Mediators Panel to conduct a mediation under these Regulations if satisfied: (a) that the period since the negotiations started is at least 60 days; and (b) that over the period of the negotiations the interest holder has acted in good faith in the conduct of the negotiations.

Division 3 Application of Act to leases granted under repealed Act Petroleum Regulations 2020 65 (3) An application under subregulation (2) must be in an approved form. (4) A mediation will proceed (and the other provisions of these Regulations will apply) as if it the mediator had been appointed under regulation 23(1).