Northern Territory Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2022 (NO 33 OF 2022)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENT OF PETROLEUM ACT 1984

   3.      Act amended  
   4.      Section 3 amended (Objective)  
   5.      Section 5 amended (Interpretation)  
   6.      Section 5A inserted  
   7.      Section 6 amended (Petroleum property of Crown)  
   8.      Section 6AA inserted  
   9.      Section 7 repealed (Delegation)  
   10.     Section 16 amended (Release of blocks and application for exploration permit)  
   11.     Section 17 amended (More than one application for same block or blocks)  
   12.     Section 18 amended (Notice of application for exploration permit)  
   13.     Section 19 amended (Objections)  
   14.     Section 20 amended (Determination of application for exploration permit)  
   15.     Section 21E repealed (Guidelines)  
   16.     Section 23 amended (Application for renewal of exploration permit)  
   17.     Sections 24 and 24A repealed  
   18.     Section 25 amended (Grant or refusal of exploration permit)  
   19.     Section 25A inserted  
   20.     Section 26 replaced  
   21.     Section 27 amended (Conditions of exploration permit)  
   22.     Section 28 amended (Variation etc. of condition of exploration permit)  
   23.     Section 29 amended (Rights conferred by exploration permit)  
   24.     Section 32 amended (Application for retention licence)  
   25.     Section 33 amended (Size of retention licence area)  
   26.     Section 34 amended (Grant or refusal of retention licence)  
   27.     Section 37 amended (Application for renewal of retention licence)  
   28.     Section 38 amended (Grant or refusal of renewal of retention licence)  
   29.     Section 39 replaced  
   30.     Section 40 amended (Conditions of retention licence)  
   31.     Section 41 replaced  
   32.     Section 42 amended (Rights conferred by retention licence)  
   33.     Section 45 amended (Application for production licence)  
   34.     Section 46 amended (Size of production licence)  
   35.     Section 47 amended (Grant of production licence)  
   36.     Section 48 amended (Refusal to grant production licence)  
   37.     Section 51 amended (Application for renewal of production licence)  
   38.     Section 52 amended (Grant or refusal of renewal of production licence)  
   39.     Section 53 replaced  
   40.     Section 54 amended (Conditions of production licence)  
   41.     Section 55 replaced  
   42.     Section 57A amended (Access authorities)  
   43.     Section 57AA and Part II, Division 5A inserted  
   44.     Part II, Division 6, Subdivision 2 replaced  
   45.     Parts IIA and IIB repealed  
   46.     Part III heading replaced  
   47.     Part III, Division 1, Subdivision 1 heading inserted  

              Subdivision 1--Conditions

   48.     Section 58 amended (General conditions)  
   49.     Sections 58A to 61 replaced  

              Subdivision 2--Resource management, activity and infrastructure plans

              Subdivision 3--Reports and samples

   50.     Section 62 amended (Project reports)  
   51.     Part III, Division 1, Subdivision 4 and Subdivision 5 heading inserted  

              Subdivision 4--Management of information

   52.     Section 63 amended (Payment of first year's annual fee in respect of exploration permit or licence)  
   53.     Section 64 replaced  
   54.     Section 67 repealed (Drilling and seismic surveys)  
   55.     Section 69 amended (Unit development)  
   56.     Section 69A inserted  
   57.     Section 70A repealed (Notification of conditions relating to native title)  
   58.     Section 71 amended (Directions by Minister)  
   59.     Section 72 replaced  
   60.     Section 73 replaced  
   61.     Section 74 amended (Cancellation)  
   62.     Sections 75 and 76 replaced  
   63.     Section 77 amended (Removal of property on surrender, expiry or cancellation)  
   64.     Part III, Division 4 heading replaced  
   65.     Sections 79 and 80 repealed  
   66.     Section 81 amended (Compensation to owners)  
   67.     Section 83 repealed (Conditions about compensation for effect on native title)  
   68.     Section 84 amended (Royalties)  
   69.     Section 86 amended (Suspension etc. of annual fee or royalty)  
   70.     Part III, Division 6 replaced  

              Subdivision 4--Directions by inspectors

   71.     Section 93 amended (Approval of transfers)  
   72.     Section 93A amended (Registration of transfers)  
   73.     Section 96 amended (Approval of instruments creating, &c., interests)  
   74.     Section 98 amended (Power of Minister to require information as to proposed dealings)  
   75.     Section 99 amended (Production and inspection of documents)  
   76.     Part IVA inserted  
   77.     Part V heading replaced  
   78.     Sections 105 to 117 replaced  
   79.     Sections 117AAB to 117AAE, Part V, Division 3 and Part VA replaced  
   80.     Parts VC to VF inserted  
   81.     Section 117C replaced  
   82.     Section 118 amended (Regulations)  
   83.     Section 119 amended (Application, savings and transitional)  
   84.     Part VII, Division 5 inserted  
   85.     Schedule 1 amended (Decisions subject to principles of ecologically sustainable development)  
   86.     Schedule 2 amended (Judicial review of decision or determination)  
   87.     Schedule 3 inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENT OF PETROLEUM REGULATIONS 2020

   88.     Regulations amended  
   89.     Regulation 3 amended (Interpretation)  
   90.     Regulation 4 amended (Prescribed fees and amounts)  
   91.     Regulation 5 replaced  
   92.     Regulation 13 amended (Parties)  
   93.     Regulation 21 amended (Appointment to Mediators Panel and term of appointment)  
   94.     Regulation 23 amended (Appointment of member for mediation)  
   95.     Regulation 42 amended (Appointment of authorised officers)  
   96.     Regulations 47, 48 and 49 replaced  
   97.     Regulation 50 amended (CEO to be notified of certain steps and occurrences)  
   98.     Regulation 51 amended (Owner to be notified of determination, approval or variation of agreement)  
   99.     Regulation 52 amended (Preliminary activities – notification)  
   100.    Regulation 53 amended (Responsibilities associated with preliminary activities)  
   101.    Regulation 54 amended (Airborne surveys – notification)  
   102.    Regulation 55 amended (Airborne surveys to minimise disturbances)  
   103.    Parts 5A to 5D inserted  
   104.    Regulation 69 amended (Transitional period – access agreements)  
   105.    Schedule 1 replaced  
   106.    Schedule 4 amended (Infringement notice offences and prescribed amounts)  
   107.    Schedule 4A inserted  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF PETROLEUM (ENVIRONMENT) REGULATIONS 2016

   108.    Regulations amended  
   109.    Regulation 3 amended (Definitions)  
   110.    Regulation 4A replaced  
   111.    Regulation 5 amended (Regulated activity)  
   112.    Regulation 6 amended (Submission of plan for approval)  
   113.    Regulation 14A inserted  
   114.    Regulation 17 amended (Revision required for new or increased environmental impact or environmental risk)  
   115.    Regulation 18 amended (Revision required at end of each 5 year period)  
   116.    Regulation 19 amended (Minister may require variation)  
   117.    Regulation 20 amended (Submission by interest holder about revision required by Minister)  
   118.    Regulation 22 amended (Modification to regulated activity)  
   119.    Regulation 23 amended (Change in existing environment)  
   120.    Regulation 27 amended (Decision to revoke approval)  
   121.    Regulation 29 replaced  
   122.    Regulations 30 and 31 replaced  
   123.    Regulations 32A inserted  
   124.    Regulation 33 amended (Notice of reportable incident)  
   125.    Regulation 34 amended (Report about reportable incident)  
   126.    Regulation 35 amended (Report about recordable incident)  
   127.    Regulation 36 amended (Records to be kept)  
   128.    Regulation 37 amended (Making prescribed records available)  
   129.    Regulation 37A amended (Report about flowback fluid)  
   130.    Regulation 37B amended (Report about produced water)  
   131.    Regulation 41 replaced  
   132.    Schedule 1 amended (Information to be included in environment management plan)  
   133.    Schedule 2 replaced  
   134.    Schedule 3 replaced  

   PART 5--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT

   135.    Consequential amendment  

   PART 6--REPEAL OF ACT

   136.    Repeal of Act  
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