Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) A geothermal authority holder must notify the Minister if any of the following are discovered while geothermal activities are being conducted:
(a) geothermal energy resources;
(b) petroleum;
(c) a mineral;
(d) a significant underground water resource.
(2) As soon as practicable after the discovery, the geothermal authority holder must:
(a) give the Minister written notice of it; and
(b) take all reasonable actions to prevent the following:
(i) contamination between aquifers and hydrocarbon bearing formations;
(ii) leakage from, or pollution of, aquifers or hydrocarbon bearing formations.