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Table of provisions
5A Meaning
of reporting
period
6AA Application
of Criminal
Code
25A Requirement
to reduce exploration permit
area
26 Annual
fee
39 Annual
fee
41 Variation
of condition of retention
licence
53 Annual
fee
55 Variation
of condition of production
licence
57AA Report
on operations under access authority
Division 5A Common and related provisions
57AAA Recovery of petroleum on appraisal basis
57AAB Transfer of interest in application for petroleum interest
57AAC Grant relating to Aboriginal land or native title land
57AAD Ability of Minister to vary conditions of petroleum interest
57AAE Insurance
Subdivision
2 Review by
Tribunal
57AB Review
by Tribunal
Subdivision
2 Resource management,
activity and infrastructure plans
59 Definitions
60 Types of plans
61 Application for approval
61A Approval
61B Review of plan
61C Variation of conditions
61D Transfer of permit or licence
61E Offences relating to plans
61F Specific duty relating to well and surface infrastructure integrity
61G Specific provision for rate of recovery
Subdivision 3 Reports and samples
61H Annual reports
61J Survey and other reports
61K Well completion reports
61L Samples
Subdivision
4 Management of
information
62A Release of information by Minister
Subdivision
5 Other requirements
and related
provisions
64 Discovery
to be
notified
69A Ability
to waive, suspend or reduce annual fee or
levy
72 Compliance
with
direction
73 Surrender
75 Report
on ceasing to hold exploration permit or licence
area
86 Ability
to waive, suspend or reduce royalty
Division
6 Inspectors
Subdivision 1 Appointment of inspectors
87 Appointment
88 Identity card
89 Return of identity card
Subdivision 2 Functions and general powers
89A Functions
89B General powers of inspectors
89C Duty of inspector in relation to seized thing
89D Forfeiture of seized thing
89E Offence to contravene requirement
89F Obstruction of inspector
89G Self-incrimination
89H Entry on Aboriginal land
Subdivision 3 Search warrants
89J Search warrants
89K Announcement before entry and provision of authority
Subdivision 4 Directions by inspectors
89L Directions by inspectors
89M Offence to contravene direction
Division 7 Compliance directions
89N Compliance directions
89P Effect of compliance direction on need for further authorisation
89Q Offence to contravene direction
Division 8 Stop work notices
89R Stop work notices
89S Offence to contravene stop work notice
Division 9 Audits
89T Preliminary matters
89U Nature of audit
89V Accreditation and regulation of auditors
89W Audit directions
89X Declarations
89Y Self-incriminatory information
89Z Offences relating to audits
89ZA Retention
and production of information
Part
IVA Change in control
of corporation holding permit or licence
104A Definitions
104B Meaning of change in control
104C Meaning of related
104D Acquisition of interest in shares
104E Approval of change in control
104F Offence
to fail to apply for
approval
105 Permit
and licences required to explore and recover petroleum
106 Interference with activities or work
107 Misleading information
108 False representations
109 Operations near residence or other area
110 Operations near cemetery
111 Construction near habitable building
112 Construction of well or well pad near designated bore
113 Continuing offences
114 Conduct of employee or agent
115 Criminal liability of executive officer of body corporate
116 Commencement
of criminal
proceedings
117AAB Environmental
offences
117AAC Additional defences for environmental offences
Division 3 Alternative verdicts
117AAD Alternative verdict
Division 4 Additional orders available on finding of guilt
117AAE Adverse publicity orders
117AAF Order to remedy breach
117AAG Recovery of costs
Part VA Civil enforcement, penalties and other proceedings
Division 1 Injunctions and other orders
117AA Who may bring proceedings
117AB Prohibitory injunctions
117ABA Mandatory injunctions
117ABB Interim injunctions
117ABC Certain considerations for granting injunctions not relevant
117ABD Discharge of injunctions
117ABE Other orders
117ABF Supreme Court may vary or revoke order
117ABG Time for commencing proceedings under this Division
117ABH Security and undertakings
117ABJ Orders as to damages on application of respondent
117ABK Orders as to costs
117ABL Powers conferred are in addition to other powers of Supreme Court
Division 2 Enforceable undertakings
117ABM Enforceable undertaking
117ABN Enforcement orders
117ABP Power of CEO to take action
117ABQ Variation or withdrawal of enforceable undertaking by interest holder
117ABR No criminal proceedings while enforceable undertaking in force
117ABS No further proceedings if enforceable undertaking complied with
Division 3 Civil orders
117ABT Application for civil orders
117ABU Time for making application
117ABV CEO to have regard to certain matters
117ABW Notice of proposed application to Local Court
117ABX Civil orders
117ABY Local Court to have regard to certain matters
117ABZ Civil orders under section 117ABX(1)(b)
117ABZA Power to take remedial measures
117ABZB Civil jurisdiction
117ABZC Contravention of 2 or more provisions
117ABZD Stay of proceeding
117ABZE Inadmissibility of evidence in criminal proceedings
117ABZF Orders as to costs
117ABZG Recovery of amounts ordered to be paid to Territory
117ABZH Civil
proceedings not to affect compliance
directions
Part
VC Financial assurance
framework
Division 1 Preliminary matters
117AN Types of security
117AP Requirement for security
Division 2 Environmental securities
117AQ General provisions
117AR Assessment
117AS Review
117AT Release and extension
117AU Claim on security
Division 3 Petroleum infrastructure decommissioning securities
117AV General provisions
117AW Assessment
117AX Review
117AY Release and extension
117AZ Claim on security
Division 4 Common provisions
117AZA Administration of securities
117AZB Mandatory condition
117AZC Action if interest holder in default
117AZD Information about securities
Part VD Monitoring and compliance levy
117AZE Definition
117AZF Monitoring and compliance levy
117AZG Liability for monitoring and compliance levy
117AZH Amount and imposition of levy
117AZJ Returns
Part VE Orphan well levy
117AZK Definitions
117AZL Meaning of orphan well
117AZM Orphan well levy
117AZN Liability for orphan well levy
117AZP Basis and calculation of levy
117AZQ Payment of levy
117AZR Returns
117AZS Payment into Fund
117AZT Establishment of Fund
117AZU Publication of information
Part VF Codes of practice
117AZV Codes of practice
117AZW Use
of codes of practice in
proceedings
117C Guidelines
117D Costs, undertakings and security for costs
117E Publication of decisions and provision of reasons
117F Evidentiary
117G Certificates of evidence
117H Contravention of certain provisions not offence
117J Approved forms
117K Electronic processes
117L Acquisition of advice
117M Cost recovery
117N Protection from liability
117P Authorised analysts
117Q Parallel powers and functions
117R Delegation by Minister
117S Delegation by CEO
117T Application
to Tribunal in relation to infrastructure
facilities
Division
5 Petroleum
Legislation Amendment Act 2022
136 Offence provisions – before and after commencement
137 Transitional
regulations
5 Current
datum
5A Variation of petroleum interests and other instruments
5B Variation of applications for petroleum interests
5C Transitional
provision
47 Requirement
for access agreement
48 Compliance with access agreement
49 Other
or additional operations
Part
5A Reports
66A Late lodgement fee
Part 5B Monitoring and compliance levy
66B Liability for levy
66C Amount of levy
66D Payment of levy
Part 5C Orphan well levy
66E Increase in rate of levy
Part 5D Interest
66F Definitions
66G Application of Part
66H Imposition of interest
66J Related
provisions
Schedule
1 Fees and amounts for
Act and Regulations
Schedule 1A Fees for resource management, activity and infrastructure plans
Schedule
1B Fees for
environment management plans
Schedule
4A Monitoring and
compliance levy
4A Human
health risk
assessments
14A Transfer
of petroleum
interest
29 Review
by
Tribunal
30 Requirement
for current plan
31 Compliance
with current
plan
32A Criminal
liability of executive officer of body
corporate
41 Electronic
payment and payment by cheque
Schedule
2 Reviewable decisions
and interested persons
Schedule 3 Infringement notice offences and prescribed amounts
NORTHERN
TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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Act No. 33 of 2022
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[Assented to 16 December 2022]
[Introduced 12 October 2022]