: Maximum penalty for prospecting in contravention of this
section--
(a) in the case of a corporation--5,000 penalty units, and, in the
case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of 500 penalty units for each
day that the offence continues, or
(b) in the case of a natural person--1,000
penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or both, and, in the case of a
continuing offence, a further penalty of 100 penalty units for each day that
the offence continues.
: Maximum penalty for mining in contravention of this
section--
(a) in the case of a corporation--10,000 penalty units, or
(b) in
the case of an individual--2,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years, or
both.
(2) Nothing in this section prevents a person from prospecting for or
mining petroleum if the person is entitled to do so by virtue of a legal
instrument--
(a) approved by the Minister under Part 8, or
(b) approved under
the Mining Act 1992 by the Minister administering that Act.
