(1) The Land and Environment
Court has jurisdiction to hear and determine proceedings relating to any of
the following matters--
(a) any demand concerning the ascertainment and
adjustment of boundaries of land held under a petroleum title, or occupied by
virtue of an easement or right of way granted under this Act, where such
boundaries are in dispute or doubtful--in which case the Court is to ascertain
and determine such boundaries by such means as may be found convenient, and
may make and give all such orders and directions as may be necessary for the
purpose of carrying out or giving effect to its determination,
(b) the right
to the occupation of areas of land comprised in a petroleum title and the
right to or ownership of petroleum and other materials obtained from them,
(c) the right to the use of areas of land comprised in an easement or right of
way granted under this Act,
(d) any encroachments on, infringements of or
damage to any land comprised in a petroleum title,
(e) any encroachments on,
infringements of or damage to an easement or right of way granted under this
Act,
(f) any demand for debt or damages or both arising out of or made in
respect of any contract whatever relating to the search for or mining of
petroleum,
(g) the right to any petroleum in or to be taken out of any land
comprised in a petroleum title or in respect of any matter concerning or
arising out of any contract relating to any such petroleum,
(h) any demand
concerning or arising out of any partnership or joint venture for or in
relation to the search for or mining of petroleum in any land comprised in or
held under any petroleum title, easement or right of way granted under this
Act, or any partnership or joint venture in any such land, or in any works,
machinery or petroleum, or concerning or arising out of any contract for or in
connection with any such search or mining, or for the dissolution wholly or in
part of any such partnership or joint venture,
(i) any demand concerning
contributions to calls or to the expense of working or using any such land or
works or any share or interest in any such contributions,
(j) any demand
concerning or arising out of any mortgage or assignment by way of security of
or charge on any such land, works, machinery, petroleum or any share or
interest in any such mortgage or assignment,
(k) any demand concerning the
cancellation and delivery up of instruments relating to--
(i) mortgages,
charges or encumbrances of or on any such land, works, machinery or petroleum,
or any share or interest in them, or
(ii) any assignment of such mortgages,
charges and encumbrances, or
(iii) any contract respecting the working or use
of any such land, works or machinery or any partnership or joint venture for
or in relation to the search for or mining of petroleum or the total or
partial dissolution of any such partnership or joint venture,
(l) any money
claimed to be due on any account relating to a partnership or joint venture
for or in relation to the search for or mining of petroleum or in any way
accruing to the complainant from any such partnership or joint venture, or any
adventure or interest,
(ii) the decision of the Minister in relation to an
application for the granting, renewal or transfer of a petroleum title, or
(iii) the decision of the Minister to cancel a petroleum title,
(n) the
recovery of any money which any person is liable to pay under this Act or the
regulations and for which no other mode of recovery is provided under this Act
or the regulations,
