PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 1967 - SECT 92
PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 1967 - SECT 92
92 . Maintenance etc. of property
(1) In this section
—
operations area —
(a) in
relation to an operator who is a permittee, holder of a drilling reservation,
lessee or licensee — means the permit area, drilling reservation, lease
area or licence area, as the case may be; and
(b) in
relation to an operator who is the holder of a special prospecting authority
or access authority — means the area in respect of which that authority
is in force;
operator means a permittee, holder of a drilling
reservation, lessee, licensee or holder of a special prospecting authority or
access authority.
(2) An operator shall
maintain in good condition and repair all structures, equipment and other
property in the operations area and used in connection with the operations in
which he is engaged.
(3) An operator shall
remove from the operations area all structures, equipment and other property
that are not either used or to be used in connection with the operations in
which he is engaged.
(4) Subsections (2)
and (3) do not apply in relation to any structure, equipment or other property
that was not brought into the operations area by or with the authority of the
operator.
Penalty for an offence under subsection (2) or
(3): a fine of $10 000.
[Section 92 amended: No. 12 of 1990 s. 74; No. 78
of 1990 s. 7; No. 28 of 1994 s. 42; No. 42 of 2010 s. 62(9).]