PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 1967 - SECT 136

PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 1967 - SECT 136

136 .         Certain petroleum exploration or recovery activities not prohibited by s. 29 or 49

                It is not an offence against —

            (a)         section 29 for the holder of a prescribed instrument to explore for petroleum in the State in accordance with the instrument and with the former provisions;

            (b)         section 49 for the lessee to carry on operations for the recovery of petroleum in the State before the coming into operation of clause 6 of the variation agreement in accordance with the Barrow Island lease and with the former provisions;

            (c)         section 49 for the lessee to carry on operations for the recovery of petroleum in the State after the coming into operation of clause 6 of the variation agreement in accordance with the Barrow Island lease as varied and affected by the variation agreement and with the former provisions as modified by section 134A.

        [Section 136 amended: No. 113 of 1985 s. 8.]