PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 803 Restriction on petroleum facility construction or operation

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 803

803 Restriction on petroleum facility construction or operation

A person must not construct or operate a petroleum facility unless—

(a) the construction or operation is—

(i) carried out under this Act and under the authority of a petroleum authority; or

(ii) carried out under the Mineral Resources Act , section 318CN or 318CNA ; or

(iii) necessary to preserve life or property because of a dangerous situation or emergency that exists or may exist; or

(b) the petroleum facility is a facility constructed or operated under—

(i) the Amoco Australia Pty. Limited Agreement Act 1961 ; or

(ii) the Ampol Refineries Limited Agreement Act 1964 ; or

(c) the petroleum facility is a facility for the distillation, processing, refining, storage or transport of petroleum authorised under a 1923 Act petroleum tenure.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—2,000 penalty units.

Notes—

1 See however section 876 (Conversion on 2004 Act start day) and the Gas Supply Act 2003 , section 257AA (Exemption from Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act, ss 800 , 802 and 803 for person complying with direction).

2 If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence.