PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 587 Minister’s power to ensure compliance by petroleum authority holder

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 587

587 Minister’s power to ensure compliance by petroleum authority holder

(1) This section applies if—

(a) the holder of a petroleum authority has not complied with a requirement, under this Act, of the holder; and

(b) no other provision of this Act allows someone other than the holder to ensure compliance with the requirement.

(2) The Minister may take any action the Minister considers appropriate to ensure all or part of the requirement is complied with if—

(a) subsections (3) and (4) have been complied with; or

(b) the holder has agreed to the Minister taking the action.

(3) The Minister must give the holder notice—

(a) stating the requirement and the action the Minister proposes to take; and

(b) inviting the holder to lodge, within a stated reasonable period, submissions about the proposed action.

(4) Any submissions lodged by the holder within the stated period must be considered before deciding to take the action.

(5) A decision to take the action does not take effect until the holder is given an information notice about the decision.

(6) The State may recover from the holder as a debt any reasonable costs it incurs in the exercise of the power under subsection (2) .

Note—

See also section 841 .