PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 780 Power to give compliance direction

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 780

780 Power to give compliance direction

(1) This section applies if an inspector or authorised officer reasonably believes a person—

(a) has contravened, or is contravening, any of the following (an
"enforced instrument" )—

(i) this Act;

(ii) the Geothermal Act ;

(iii) the GHG storage Act ;

(iv) a mandatory provision of the land access code; or

(b) is involved in an activity that is likely to result in a contravention of an enforced instrument.

(2) The inspector or authorised officer may give the person a written direction (a
"compliance direction" ) to take steps reasonably necessary to remedy the contravention or avoid the likely contravention.

(3) The direction may also state—

(a) the steps the inspector or authorised officer reasonably believes are necessary to remedy the contravention or avoid the likely contravention; or

(b) that the person must notify the inspector or authorised officer when the person has complied with the compliance direction; or

(c) that an inspector or authorised officer proposes, at a stated time or at stated intervals, to enter premises of which the person is the occupier to check compliance with the direction.