PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991

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PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - NOTES

- As at 21 October 2009 - Act 84 of 1991

Does not include amendments by:

Mining Amendment Act 2008 No 19, Sch 2.8 [2] (not commenced)

Reprint history:

Reprint No 1   15 March 1995
Reprint No 2   24 April 2001
Reprint No 3   16 September 2008

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 No 84. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement, 21.8.1992, sec 2 and GG No 99 of 14.8.1992, p 5729. This Act has been amended as follows:

1992	No 29	Mining Act 1992. Assented to 18.5.1992. Date of commencement, 21.8.1992, sec 2 and GG No 101 of 20.8.1992, p 5905. (Note: the amendments to be made to sections 103, 104 and 105 were without effect.)
	No 111	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 3) 1992. Assented to 8.12.1992. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 2 relating to the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991, assent, Sch 2.
1993	No 46	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1993. Assented to 15.6.1993. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991, assent, Sch 1.
1994	No 41	Irrigation Corporations Act 1994. Assented to 2.6.1994. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991, 1.7.1996, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 28.6.1996, p 3283.
	No 45	Native Title (New South Wales) Act 1994. Assented to 2.6.1994. Date of commencement of items (1)-(4), (6) and (7) of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991, 28.11.1994, sec 2 and GG No 156 of 25.11.1994, p 6868; item (5) of those provisions was not commenced and was repealed by the Native Title (New South Wales) Amendment Act 1998 No 88. Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1994 No 95. Assented to 12.12.1994. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Native Title (New South Wales) Act 1994, assent, Sch 1.
	No 95	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1994. Assented to 12.12.1994. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991, assent, Sch 1.
1995	No 11	Statute Law Revision (Local Government) Act 1995. Assented to 9.6.1995. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991, 23.6.1995, sec 2 (1) and GG No 77 of 23.6.1995, p 3279.
	No 75	Unclaimed Money Act 1995. Assented to 12.12.1995. Date of commencement, 1.4.1996, sec 2 and GG No 38 of 29.3.1996, p 1291.
1998	No 5	Petroleum (Onshore) Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 5.5.1998. Date of commencement, 5.3.1999, sec 2 and GG No 27 of 5.3.1999, p 1548 (see also erratum in GG No 29 of 5.3.1999, p 1859). Amended by Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1998 No 120. Assented to 26.11.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 88	Native Title (New South Wales) Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 24.9.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 6 [1] [4] and [9], 1.3.1999, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 26.2.1999, p 974; date of commencement of Sch 6 [2] [3] and [5]-[8], 30.9.1998, sec 2 and GG No 142 of 29.9.1998, p 7885.
1999	No 30	Survey (Geocentric Datum of Australia) Act 1999. Assented to 7.7.1999. Date of commencement, 31.3.2000, sec 2 and GG No 42 of 31.3.2000, p 2492.
	No 31	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1999. Assented to 7.7.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 2.27, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 85	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1999. Assented to 3.12.1999. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
2000	No 90	Mining and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2000. Assented to 8.12.2000. Date of commencement, 22.12.2000, sec 2 and GG No 169A of 22.12.2000, p 13910.
2001	No 112	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001. Assented to 14.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 1.23, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 121	Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
2002	No 83	Surveying Act 2002. Assented to 29.10.2002. Date of commencement, 25.6.2003, sec 2 and GG No 103 of 25.6.2003, p 5903.
	No 103	Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.12.2005, sec 2 and GG No 45 of 15.4.2005, p 1356.
	No 129	Coal Mine Health and Safety Act 2002. Assented to 16.12.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 2.14, 23.12.2006, sec 2 and GG No 189 of 22.12.2006, p 11542.
2004	No 74	Mine Health and Safety Act 2004. Assented to 28.9.2004. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.9.2008, sec 2 and GG No 185 of 21.12.2007, p 9815.
2005	No 43	Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Infrastructure and Other Planning Reform) Act 2005. Assented to 16.6.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 7.13, 16.12.2005, sec 2 and GG No 157 of 16.12.2005, p 10876.
	No 64	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2005. Assented to 1.7.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 1.24, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006	No 125	Threatened Species Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Banking) Act 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2007	No 27	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 1.38, 1.7.2008, Sch 1.38 and Commonwealth FRLI F2008L02273.
	No 94	Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009. So much of Sch 2 as amends sec 137 (3) was without effect as that provision was repealed by the Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2008.
2008	No 19	Mining Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 20.5.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 2.8 [1], 1.8.2008, sec 2 and GG No 93 of 1.8.2008, p 7350; date of commencement of Sch 2.8 [2]: not in force.
	No 62	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2008. Assented to 1.7.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 107	Courts and Crimes Legislation Further Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 8.12.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 22, 7.4.2009, sec 2 (2) and 2009 (112) LW 3.4.2009.

Table of amendments

Sec 3	Am 1992, No 29, Sch 5; 1994 No 45, Sch 1; 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [1]; 2000 No 90, Schs 2.2 [1], 4 [1] [2]; 2007 No 27, Sch 1.38; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [1].
Sec 3A	Ins 2001 No 112, Sch 1.23 [1].
Sec 5	Subst 1999 No 30, Sch 2.2 [1]. Am 2002 No 83, Sch 2.15 [1].
Sec 7	Am 1992 No 29, Sch 5; 2000 No 90, Sch 1.2 [1].
Sec 9	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [3]; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.23 [2]; 2006 No 125, Sch 2.7.
Sec 10	Am 1993 No 46, Sch 1.
Sec 12	Am 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [2].
Sec 16	Subst 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 16A	Ins 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 19	Am 1993 No 46, Sch 1; 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [4]-[6].
Sec 19A	Ins 2001 No 112, Sch 1.23 [3].
Sec 20	Subst 2001 No 112, Sch 1.23 [4].
Sec 20A	Ins 1993 No 46, Sch 1.
Sec 22	Am 1993 No 46, Sch 1; 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [2]-[5]; 2001 No 112, Sch 1.23 [5] [6].
Sec 23	Am 1993 No 46, Sch 1.
Sec 28A	Ins 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [6]. Am 2008 No 19, Sch 2.8 [1].
Sec 29	Subst 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [7].
Sec 30	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [8].
Sec 31	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [9].
Sec 32, note	Ins 2001 No 112, Sch 1.23 [7].
Sec 33	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [10].
Sec 33, note	Ins 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [11].
Sec 36	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [12] [13].
Sec 37	Ins 2001 No 112, Sch 1.23 [8].
Part 3, Div 6	Ins 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [1].
Secs 45A-45E	Ins 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [1].
Sec 45F	Ins 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [1]. Am 1999 No 31, Sch 2.27 [1]; 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [4].
Sec 45G	Ins 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [1].
Sec 46	Rep 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [1].
Sec 47	Subst 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [2].
Sec 48	Am 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [3].
Sec 52	Am 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [2].
Sec 54A	Ins 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [4].
Sec 55	Subst 1995 No 11, Sch 1.
Sec 62	Am 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [5].
Sec 63	Rep 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [6].
Sec 65	Rep 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [7].
Sec 66	Rep 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [8].
Sec 67	Subst 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [9].
Sec 68	Rep 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [10].
Part 4A	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1.
Sec 69A	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [2] [3]; 1999 No 31, Sch 2.27 [2]; 2000 No 90, Schs 3.2 [1], 4 [5]-[7].
Sec 69A, note	Ins 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [4]. Am 1999 No 31, Sch 2.27 [3].
Sec 69B	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1.
Sec 69C	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [8].
Sec 69D	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [9] [10].
Sec 69E	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [11].
Sec 69F	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [8] [12]-[15].
Sec 69G	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [7]; 2000 No 90, Schs 3.2 [2], 4 [8] [13].
Sec 69H	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [8] [16].
Sec 69I	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [8]; 2008 No 62, Sch 3.3.
Secs 69J-69L	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1.
Sec 69M	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [8] [16].
Secs 69N-69Q	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1.
Sec 69R	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1 (am 1994 No 95, Sch 1). Am 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [3].
Secs 69S, 69T	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1.
Sec 69U	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [17] [19].
Sec 70	Am 1994 No 41, Sch 3. Subst 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [8].
Sec 71	Am 1994 No 45, Sch 1; 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [8]; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [4] [5].
Sec 72	Subst 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [14]. Am 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [6].
Sec 73	Am 1992 No 29, Sch 5; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [7].
Sec 76	Am 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [9]-[12]; 2005 No 43, Sch 7.13 [11].
Sec 77	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 1.2 [2].
Sec 83	Am 1993 No 46, Sch 1; 1995 No 75, Sch 1.
Sec 85	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [15].
Sec 93	Am 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [13].
Sec 95	Subst 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [14].
Sec 96	Subst 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [15]. Am 2001 No 112, Sch 1.23 [9].
Secs 96A, 96B	Ins 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 97	Subst 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [16].
Sec 99	Am 2002 No 83, Sch 2.15 [2] [3].
Sec 101	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [10] [20].
Sec 102	Subst 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [8].
Sec 104	Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.64 [1]-[3].
Sec 106	Am 1994 No 41, Sch 3; 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [21].
Sec 107	Am 1994 No 45, Sch 1; 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [5].
Sec 108	Am 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [9].
Sec 109	Am 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [17]; 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [22]; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [10].
Sec 110	Am 1994 No 95, Sch 1. Subst 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [11].
Sec 111	Am 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [12].
Sec 112	Am 1992 No 111, Sch 2; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [13].
Sec 112A	Ins 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [6].
Part 12, heading	Subst 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [14].
Sec 113	Am 1992 No 111, Sch 2; 1993 No 46, Sch 1; 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [16]; 2002 No 129, Sch 2.14; 2004 No 74, Sch 4.8 [1]; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [15].
Sec 114	Am 1992 No 111, Sch 2; 1994 No 95, Sch 1. Rep 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [16].
Sec 115	Am 1994 No 95, Sch 1; 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [23]. Subst 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [17].
Sec 116	Rep 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [18].
Sec 118	Am 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [18].
Sec 119	Am 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [19].
Sec 120	Am 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [20].
Sec 126A	Ins 2005 No 64, Sch 1.24.
Sec 127	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 1.2 [3]; 2002 No 83, Sch 2.15 [4]; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [19].
Sec 128	Am 2004 No 74, Sch 4.8 [2].
Sec 133	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 1.2 [3].
Sec 134	Subst 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Sch 4 [6].
Sec 134A	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch 1. Am 2000 No 90, Schs 3.2 [3], 4 [24].
Sec 134B	Ins 1994 No 45, Sch . Am 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [7]; 2000 No 90, Schs 3.2 [4], 4 [11] [25]-[29].
Sec 135	Am 2000 No 90, Sch 1.2 [3].
Sec 136	Am 2000 No 90, Schs 1.2 [4], 4 [30]; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [20].
Sec 136A	Ins 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [17].
Sec 137	Subst 2000 No 90, Sch 1.2 [5]. Am 2001 No 121, Sch 2.164 [1] [2]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [21] [22].
Sec 137A	Ins 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [18].
Sec 138	Am 1993 No 46, Sch 1; 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [21]; 2000 No 90, Sch 1.2 [6].
Sec 138A	Ins 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [22].
Sec 138B	Ins 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [19].
Sec 141	Rep 1999 No 85, Sch 4.
Sch 1	Am 1998 No 5, Sch 1 [23]-[25] [26] (am 1998 No 120, Sch 2.26); 1998 No 88, Sch 6 [8] [9]; 1999 No 30, Sch 2.2 [2] [3]; 2000 No 90, Sch 2.2 [20] [21]; 2008 No 107, Sch 22 [23].