PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 1967 - SECT 29

PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 1967 - SECT 29

29 .         Exploration for petroleum and geothermal energy resources restricted

        (1)         A person shall not explore for petroleum in the State except —

            (a)         under and in accordance with a petroleum exploration permit or a petroleum drilling reservation; or

            (b)         as otherwise permitted by this Act.

        Penalty: a fine of $50 000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both.

        (2)         A person shall not explore for geothermal energy resources in the State except —

            (a)         under and in accordance with a geothermal exploration permit or a geothermal drilling reservation; or

            (b)         as otherwise permitted by this Act.

        Penalty: a fine of $50 000 or imprisonment for 5 years, or both.

        (3)         In this section —

        explore for , in relation to petroleum or geothermal energy resources, includes to conduct any geophysical survey the data from which are intended for use in the search for petroleum or geothermal energy resources.

        [Section 29 inserted: No. 12 of 1990 s. 20; amended: No. 78 of 1990 s. 7; No. 28 of 1994 s. 6; No. 35 of 2007 s. 19; No. 42 of 2010 s. 62(15).]