(1)  The Minister may, by instrument in writing served on a person carrying on operations in the adjacent area under a permit, lease, licence, pipeline licence, special prospecting authority, access authority, or instrument of consent under section 123 , direct that person to do any one or more of the following things:

(a) to keep such accounts, records, and other documents in connection with those operations as are specified in the instrument;

(b) to collect and retain such cores, cuttings, and samples in connection with those operations as are so specified;

(c) to furnish to the Minister, or to such person as is so specified, in the manner so specified, such reports, returns, other documents, cores, cuttings, and samples in connection with those operations as are so specified.

(2)  If a person to whom a direction is given under subsection (1) fails to comply with the direction, he is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.