South Australian Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ACT 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

           Division 1--Formal

   1.      Short title

           Division 2--Objects of Act

   3.      Objects of Act

           Division 3--Interpretation

   4.      Interpretation

           Division 4--Rights of the Crown

   5.      Rights of the Crown

   PART 2--Administration

           Division 1--The Minister

   6.      Administration
   6A.     Interaction with other legislation
   7.      Delegation

           Division 2--Authorised officers

   8.      Appointment of authorised officers
   9.      Identity cards

   PART 3--Licensing regulated activities

           Division 1--Requirement for licence

   10.     Regulated activities
   11.     Requirement for licence

           Division 2--Grant of licence

   12.     General authority to grant licence
   13.     Licence classes

           Division 3--Preliminary survey licence

   14.     Preliminary survey licence
   15.     Term of preliminary survey licence

   PART 4--Exploration

           Division 1--Competitive tender regions

   16.     Competitive tender regions

           Division 2--Speculative survey

   17.     Speculative survey licence
   18.     Area of speculative survey licence
   19.     Term of speculative survey licence
   20.     Consultation preceding grant or renewal of speculative survey licence

           Division 3--Exploration licences

   21.     Exploration licences
   22.     Call for tenders
   23.     Criteria to be considered for granting exploration licence
   24.     Areas for which licence may be granted
   25.     Work program to be carried out by exploration licensee
   26.     Term and renewal of exploration licence
   27.     Production of regulated resource under exploration licence

   PART 5--Retention

   28.     Retention licences
   30.     Grant of retention licence
   31.     Area of retention licence
   32.     Term of retention licence
   33.     Work program to be carried out by retention licensee

   PART 6--Production

   34.     Production licences
   35.     Grant of production licence
   36.     Power to require holder of exploration licence or retention licence to apply for production licence
   37.     Area of production licence
   38.     Work program to be carried out by production licensee
   39.     Requirement to proceed with production
   40.     Term of production licence
   41.     Cancellation or conversion of production licence where commercial operations in abeyance
   42.     Unitisation of production

   PART 7--Royalty

   43.     Royalty on regulated resources
   44.     Penalty for late payment
   45.     Recovery of royalty

   PART 8--Transmission pipelines

           Division 1--Pipeline licence

   46.     Rights conferred by pipeline licence
   47.     Term and renewal of pipeline licence
   48.     Alteration of pipeline

           Division 2--Access to pipeline

   49.     Ministerial power to require access to pipeline

           Division 3--Special provisions about pipelines

   50.     Acquisition of land by holder of pipeline licence
   51.     Pipeline easements
   52.     Compulsory acquisition of land for pipeline
   53.     Pipeline to be chattel
   54.     Inseparability of dealings with pipeline and pipeline land
   55.     Resumption of pipeline
   55A.    Liability to council rates

   PART 9--Associated activities

   56.     Associated activities licence
   57.     Area of associated activities licence
   58.     Term of associated activities licence
   59.     Relationship with other licences

   PART 9A--Special facilities

   59A.    Application of Part
   59B.    Special facilities licence
   59C.    Area of special facilities licence
   59D.    Term of special facilities licence
   59E.    Relationship with other licences

   PART 10--Entry to and use of land

   60.     Right of entry to land
   61.     Notice of entry on land
   62.     Disputed entry
   63.     Right to compensation
   64.     Right to require acquisition of land

   PART 11--General provisions about licences

           Division 1--General provision about applications

   65.     Application for licence
   66.     Preconditions of grant or renewal of licence

           Division 2--Extent of licence exclusivity

   67.     Application of Division
   68.     Extent to which same area may be subject to different licences
   69.     Grant of compatible licence to area already under licence
   70.     Interrelationship between rights of licensees under compatible licences
   71.     Excision of licence areas

           Division 3--Licence conditions

   72.     Mandatory conditions
   73.     Mandatory condition as to use of information etc
   74.     Classification of activities to be conducted under licence
   75.     Mandatory condition about resources required for compliance with environmental obligations
   76.     Discretionary conditions
   76A.    Suspension of conditions of licence by agreement
   77.     Non-compliance with licence conditions

           Division 4--Annual fees

   78.     Annual fees

           Division 5--Reservoir access

   79.     Access to natural reservoir

           Division 6--Grant, resumption etc of land

   80.     Grant, resumption etc of Crown and pastoral land

           Division 7--Multiple licensees

   81.     Multiple licensees

           Division 8--Consolidation and division of licence areas etc

   82.     Consolidation of licence areas
   83.     Division of licence areas

           Division 9--Record keeping and reporting requirements

   84.     Records to be kept by licensee
   85.     Reporting of certain incidents
   86.     Information to be provided by licensee

           Division 10--General requirements for operations

   86A.    Fitness-for-purpose assessment
   87.     Activities to be carried out with due care and in accordance with good industry practice

           Division 11--Minister's power to carry out work

   88.     Ministerial direction

           Division 12--Surrender, suspension or cancellation of licence

   89.     Surrender
   90.     Suspension of licence by agreement
   91.     Disciplinary power to suspend or cancel licence

           Division 13--Notice of grant etc of licence

   92.     Notice to be published in Gazette

           Division 14--Interference with regulated activities

   93.     Obligation not to interfere with regulated activities

           Division 15--Safety net

   94.     Safety net

   PART 12--Environment protection

           Division 1--Objects

   95.     Objects

           Division 2--Environmental prerequisites

   96.     Pre-conditions of regulated activities

           Division 3--Environmental impact report and classification of regulated activities

   97.     Environmental impact report
   98.     Classification of regulated activities

           Division 4--Statements of environmental objectives

   99.     Preparation of statement of environmental objectives
   100.    Content of statement of environmental objectives
   101.    Approval of statement of environmental objectives for low impact activities
   102.    Statement of environmental objectives for medium impact activities
   103.    Statement of environmental objectives for high impact activities
   103A.   Specially protected areas
   104.    Commencement of statement of environmental objectives
   105.    Enforcement of requirements etc of statement of environmental objectives

           Division 5--The environmental register

   106.    Environmental register
   107.    Environmental register to be available for inspection

           Division 6--General provisions for environmental protection

   108.    Power to direct licensee to take action to prevent or minimise environmental damage
   109.    Power to direct rehabilitation of land
   110.    Application for review of environmental direction
   111.    Liability for damage caused by authorised activities

   PART 13--Registrable dealings

           Division 1--Registrable dealings

   112.    Registrable dealings
   113.    Requirement for approval and registration of registrable dealings
   114.    Application for approval

           Division 2--The public register

   115.    Public register
   116.    Public register to be available for inspection

           Division 3--The commercial register

   117.    Commercial register
   118.    Authority to search register

   PART 14--Investigation and enforcement

   119.    Authorised investigations
   120.    Powers of entry and inspection
   121.    Power to gather information
   122.    Production of records
   123.    Publication of results of investigation

   PART 15--Reconsideration and appeal

           Division 1--Application of thisPART

   124.    Decisions etc subject to review and appeal

           Division 2--Reconsideration

   125.    Application for reconsideration
   126.    Constitution of advisory committee
   127.    Minister's decision on application for reconsideration

           Division 3--Appeal

   128.    Right of appeal

   PART 16--Miscellaneous

   129.    Giving of notices
   130.    Verification of information
   130A.   Avoidance of duplication of procedures etc
   131.    Saving of powers with respect to Crown land etc
   132.    Immunity from liability
   133.    Proof of administrative acts
   134.    Extension of time limits
   135.    Secrecy
   136.    Administrative penalties
   137.    Preservation of rights under Cooper Basin (Ratification) Act 1975
   138.    Regulations
           SCHEDULE--Transitional provisions
           Legislative history