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PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 141 General immunity of landholders

PETROLEUM (ONSHORE) ACT 1991 - SECT 141

General immunity of landholders

141 General immunity of landholders

(1) The landholder of land within which any person (other than the landholder) is authorised to exercise any power or right--
(a) by or under this Act, or
(a1) by or under any other Act in connection with any activity under a petroleum title under this Act, or
(b) by any petroleum title under this Act,
is not subject to any action, liability, claim or demand arising as a consequence of that person's acts or omissions in the exercise, or purported exercise, of any such power or right.
(1A) For the avoidance of doubt, subsection (1) does not apply to the extent that the action, liability, claim or demand arose from anything done by the landholder--
(a) with the intention to cause harm, or
(b) recklessly.
(2) This section extends to anything done or omitted to be done before the commencement of this section.
(3) In this section,
"landholder" includes a secondary landholder.