PETROLEUM ACT 1984 - SECT 117AAF Order to remedy breach

PETROLEUM ACT 1984 - SECT 117AAF

    (1)     If a person is found guilty of an offence against this Act, the court may, in addition to any sanction that it may impose, make an order requiring the person to take specified steps, within a specified period, to remedy any matter caused by the commission of the offence that appears to the court to be within the person's power to remedy.

    (2)     The period in which an order under this section must be complied with may be extended, or further extended, by order of the court if an application for the extension is made before the period expires.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if:

        (a)     the person is subject to an order under this section; and

        (b)     the person contravenes the order.

Maximum penalty:     500 penalty units.

    (4)     An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.