New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 136A

136A Contravention of conditions of title

(1) The holder of any petroleum title must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene or fail to comply with any conditions of the title.

Maximum penalty:

(a) if the condition of the title is identified in the title as a condition related to environmental management:

(i) 1,000 penalty units, in the case of an offence dealt with on indictment, or

(ii) 200 penalty units, in the case of an offence dealt with summarily, or

(b) in any other case-200 penalty units.

(2) If the conditions of a petroleum title held by more than one person are contravened, each holder who knowingly authorised or permitted the contravention is guilty of an offence under this section.