PETROLEUM ACT 1984
Table of Provisions
PART I--PRELIMINARY
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Objective
- 4 Application
- 5 Interpretation
- 5A Meaning of reporting period
- 6 Petroleum property of Crown
- 6AA Application of Criminal Code
PART IA--PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
- 6A Principles of ecologically sustainable development
PART II--EXPLORING AND MINING FOR PETROLEUM
Division 1--Preliminary
- 8 Graticulation of earth's surface
- 9 Reservation of blocks
- 10 Dealings in reserved blocks
- 11 Land subject of exploration permit or licence
- 12 Grant of mining interest
- 13 No negotiations without Minister's consent
- 14 Applicant for licence to hold exploration permit
- 15 Environmental consideration relating to certain parks and reserves
- 15A Appropriate person to hold permit or licence
Division 2--Exploration permits for petroleum
- 16 Release of blocks and application for exploration permit
- 16A Determination of release of blocks
- 17 More than one application for same block or blocks
- 18 Notice of application for exploration permit
- 19 Objections
- 20 Determination of application for exploration permit
- 21C No grant of exploration permit for area if permit etc. already granted
- 22 Term of exploration permit
- 23 Application for renewal of exploration permit
- 25 Grant or refusal of renewal of exploration permit
- 25A Requirement to reduce exploration permit area
- 26 Annual fee
- 27 Conditions of exploration permit
- 28 Variation of condition of exploration permit
- 29 Rights conferred by exploration permit
- 30 Notice to apply for production licence
Division 3--Retention licences
- 31 Entitlement to apply for retention licence
- 32 Application for retention licence
- 33 Size of retention licence area
- 34 Grant or refusal of retention licence
- 35 Exploration permit not affected
- 36 Term of retention licence
- 37 Application for renewal of retention licence
- 38 Grant or refusal of renewal of retention licence
- 39 Annual fee
- 40 Conditions of retention licence
- 41 Variation of condition of retention licence
- 42 Rights conferred by retention licence
- 43 Notice to apply for production licence
Division 4--Production licences
- 44 Applicant
- 45 Application for production licence
- 46 Size of production licence
- 47 Grant of production licence
- 48 Refusal to grant production licence
- 49 Exploration permit or licence not affected
- 50 Term of production licence
- 51 Application for renewal of production licence
- 52 Grant or refusal of renewal of production licence
- 53 Annual fee
- 54 Conditions of production licence
- 55 Variation of condition of production licence
- 56 Rights conferred by production licence
- 57 Declaration of restricted area
Division 5--Access authorities
- 57A Access authorities
- 57AA Report on operations under access authority
Division 5A--Common and related provisions
- 57AAA Recovery of petroleum on appraisal basis
- 57AAB Transfer of interest in application for petroleum interest
- 57AAC Grant relating to Aboriginal land or native title land
- 57AAD Ability of Minister to vary conditions of petroleum interest
- 57AAE Insurance
Division 6--Review of determinations
Subdivision 1--Judicial review- 57ABA Judicial review of decision or determination Subdivision 2--Review by Tribunal
- 57AB Review by Tribunal
PART III--GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PETROLEUM INTERESTS
Division 1--Rights and duties of permittee or licensee
Subdivision 1--Conditions- 58 General conditions Subdivision 2--Resource management, activity and infrastructure plans
- 59 Definitions
- 60 Types of plans
- 61 Application for approval
- 61A Approval
- 61B Review of plan
- 61C Variation of conditions
- 61D Transfer of permit or licence
- 61E Offences relating to plans
- 61F Specific duty relating to well and surface infrastructure integrity
- 61G Specific provision for rate of recovery Subdivision 3--Reports and samples
- 61H Annual reports
- 61J Survey and other reports
- 61K Well completion reports
- 61L Samples
- 62 Project reports Subdivision 4--Management of information
- 62A Release of information by Minister Subdivision 5--Other requirements and related provisions
- 63 Payment of first year's annual fee in respect of exploration permit or licence
- 64 Discovery to be notified
- 65 Access
- 66 Exploration permit held by 2 or more persons
- 68 Fencing
- 69 Unit development
- 69A Ability to waive, suspend or reduce annual fee or levy
Division 2--Actions by Minister
Division 3--Surrender, cancellation, &c.
- 73 Surrender
- 74 Cancellation
- 75 Report on ceasing to hold exploration permit or licence area
- 77 Removal of property on surrender, expiry or cancellation
- 78 Sale of property
Division 4--Compensation
- 81 Compensation to owners
- 82 Compensation for right of access
- 82A Jurisdiction of Tribunal for disputes
- 82B Tribunal not to review decision Subdivision 1--Appointment of inspectors
- 87 Appointment
- 88 Identity card
- 89 Return of identity card Subdivision 2--Functions and general powers
- 89A Functions
- 89B General powers of inspectors
- 89C Duty of inspector in relation to seized thing
- 89D Forfeiture of seized thing
- 89E Offence to contravene requirement
- 89F Obstruction of inspector
- 89G Self-incrimination
- 89H Entry on Aboriginal land Subdivision 3--Search warrants
- 89J Search warrants
- 89K Announcement before entry and provision of authority Subdivision 4--Directions by inspectors
- 89L Directions by inspectors
- 89M Offence to contravene direction
- 89N Compliance directions
- 89P Effect of compliance direction on need for further authorisation
- 89Q Offence to contravene direction
- 89R Stop work notices
- 89S Offence to contravene stop work notice
- 89T Preliminary matters
- 89U Nature of audit
- 89V Accreditation and regulation of auditors
- 89W Audit directions
- 89X Declarations
- 89Y Self-incriminatory information
- 89Z Offences relating to audits
- 89ZA Retention and production of information
PART IV--REGISTRATION OF INSTRUMENTS
- 90 Registrar and Register of instruments
- 91 Particulars to be entered in Register
- 91A Application of Law of Property Act 2000
- 92 Memorials to be entered of exploration permits etc. cancelled etc.
- 93 Approval of transfers
- 93A Registration of transfers
- 94 Entries in Register on devolution of title
- 95 Interests not to be created, &c., except by instruments in writing
- 96 Approval of instruments relating to interests
- 97 Minister not concerned with certain matters
- 98 Power of Minister to require information as to proposed dealings
- 99 Production and inspection of documents
- 100 Inspection of Register and documents
- 101 Rectification of Register
- 102 Evidentiary provisions
- 103 Applications in relation to Register
- 104 Registrar not liable to certain actions
PART IVA--CHANGE IN CONTROL OF CORPORATION HOLDING PERMIT OR LICENCE
- 104A Definitions
- 104B Meaning of change in control
- 104C Meaning of related
- 104D Acquisition of interest in shares
- 104E Approval of change in control
- 104F Offence to fail to apply for approval
PART V--OFFENCES AND RELATED PROVISIONS
Division 1--General
- 105 Permit and licences required to explore and recover petroleum
- 106 Interference with activities or work
- 107 Misleading information
- 108 False representations
- 109 Operations near residence or other area
- 110 Operations near cemetery
- 111 Construction near habitable building
- 112 Construction of well or well pad near designated bore
- 113 Continuing offences
- 114 Conduct of employee or agent
- 115 Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate
- 116 Commencement of criminal proceedings
Division 2--Environmental offences
- 117AAA Application
- 117AAB Environmental offences
- 117AAC Additional defences for environmental offences
Division 3--Alternative verdicts
- 117AAD Alternative verdict
Division 4--Additional orders available on finding of guilt
PART VA--CIVIL ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS
Division 1--Injunctions and other orders
- 117AA Who may bring proceedings
- 117AB Prohibitory injunctions
- 117ABA Mandatory injunctions
- 117ABB Interim injunctions
- 117ABC Certain considerations for granting injunctions not relevant
- 117ABD Discharge of injunctions
- 117ABE Other orders
- 117ABF Supreme Court may vary or revoke order
- 117ABG Time for commencing proceedings under this Division
- 117ABH Security and undertakings
- 117ABJ Orders as to damages on application of respondent
- 117ABK Orders as to costs
- 117ABL Powers conferred are in addition to other powers of Supreme Court
Division 2--Enforceable undertakings
- 117ABM Enforceable undertaking
- 117ABN Enforcement orders
- 117ABP Power of CEO to take action
- 117ABQ Variation or withdrawal of enforceable undertaking by interest holder
- 117ABR No criminal proceedings while enforceable undertaking in force
- 117ABS No further proceedings if enforceable undertaking complied with
Division 3--Civil orders
- 117ABT Application for civil orders
- 117ABU Time for making application
- 117ABV CEO to have regard to certain matters
- 117ABW Notice of proposed application to Local Court
- 117ABX Civil orders
- 117ABY Local Court to have regard to certain matters
- 117ABZ Civil orders under section 117ABX(1)(b)
- 117ABZA Power to take remedial measures
- 117ABZB Civil jurisdiction
- 117ABZC Contravention of 2 or more provisions
- 117ABZD Stay of proceeding
- 117ABZE Inadmissibility of evidence in criminal proceedings
- 117ABZF Orders as to costs
- 117ABZG Recovery of amounts ordered to be paid to Territory
- 117ABZH Civil proceedings not to affect compliance directions
PART VB--DATUMS
- 117AD Object of Part
- 117AE Definitions
- 117AF Australian Geodetic Datum
- 117AG Current datum and previous datum
- 117AH Use of current datum
- 117AI Use of previous datum
- 117AJ Variation of petroleum interests etc.
- 117AK Variation of applications for petroleum interests
- 117AL No change to actual position of point, line or area
- 117AM Transitional Regulations
PART VC--FINANCIAL ASSURANCE FRAMEWORK
Division 1--Preliminary matters
Division 2--Environmental securities
- 117AQ General provisions
- 117AR Assessment
- 117AS Review
- 117AT Release and extension
- 117AU Claim on security
Division 3--Petroleum infrastructure decommissioning securities
- 117AV General provisions
- 117AW Assessment
- 117AX Review
- 117AY Release and extension
- 117AZ Claim on security
Division 4--Common provisions
- 117AZA Administration of securities
- 117AZB Mandatory condition
- 117AZC Action if interest holder in default
- 117AZD Information about securities
PART VD--MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE LEVY
- 117AZE Definition
- 117AZF Monitoring and compliance levy
- 117AZG Liability for monitoring and compliance levy
- 117AZH Amount and imposition of levy
- 117AZJ Returns
PART VE--ORPHAN WELL LEVY
- 117AZK Definitions
- 117AZL Meaning of orphan well
- 117AZM Orphan well levy
- 117AZN Liability for orphan well levy
- 117AZP Basis and calculation of levy
- 117AZQ Payment of levy
- 117AZR Returns
- 117AZS Payment into Fund
- 117AZT Establishment of Fund
- 117AZU Publication of information
PART VF--CODES OF PRACTICE
PART VI--MISCELLANEOUS
- 117AMA Licence etc. not personal property
- 117A Compensation: time limit on claims
- 117B Service of documents
- 117C Guidelines
- 117D Costs, undertakings and security for costs
- 117E Publication of decisions and provision of reasons
- 117F Evidentiary
- 117G Certificates of evidence
- 117H Contravention of certain provisions not offence
- 117J Approved forms
- 117K Electronic processes
- 117L Acquisition of advice
- 117M Cost recovery
- 117N Protection from liability
- 117P Authorised analysts
- 117Q Parallel powers and functions
- 117R Delegation by Minister
- 117S Delegation by CEO
- 117T Application to Tribunal in relation to infrastructure facilities
- 118 Regulations
- 119 Application, savings and transitional
PART VII--TRANSITIONAL MATTERS
Division 1--Petroleum Amendment and Related Matters Act 2010
- 120 Definitions
- 121 Determination of competing applications
- 122 Minister's powers and functions
- 123 Inspector's powers and functions
Division 2--Petroleum Amendment Act 2013
- 124 Existing applications for grant of exploration permit
Division 3--Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Conferral of Jurisdiction Amendments) (No. 2) Act 2014
Division 4--Petroleum Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2020
- 126 Definitions
- 127 Application made for exploration permit before commencement
- 128 Decision in relation to renewal of exploration permit
- 129 Decision in relation to variation of condition of exploration permit
- 130 Decision in relation to renewal of retention licence
- 131 Decision in relation to variation of condition of retention licence
- 132 Decision in relation to renewal of production licence
- 133 Decision in relation to variation of condition of production licence
- 134 Application of section 108A
- 135 Construction undertaken before commencement