PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1982 - SECT 130
PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1982 - SECT 130
(1) Where an offence
is committed by a person by reason of his failure to comply, within the period
specified in a direction given to him under this Act, with the requirements
specified in the direction, the offence, for the purposes of
subsection (3), shall be deemed to continue so long as any requirement
specified in the direction remains undone, notwithstanding that the period has
elapsed.
(2) Where an offence
is committed by a person by reason of his failure to comply with a requirement
made by this Act, the offence, for the purposes of subsection (3), shall
be deemed to continue so long as that failure continues, notwithstanding that
any period within which the requirement was to be complied with has elapsed.
(3) Where, under
subsection (1) or (2), an offence is to be deemed to continue, the person
who committed the offence commits an additional offence against this Act on
each day during which the offence is to be deemed to continue and is liable,
upon conviction for such an additional offence, to a fine not exceeding
$10 000.