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(pb) access to land to comply with a direction or notice given by the Minister, the Environment Minister, the CEO, the Environment CEO or an inspector under this Act; and
(pc) environmental securities and petroleum infrastructure decommissioning securities; and
(pd) the giving of notice before a prescribed class of activity or work is commenced; and
(pe) the keeping and inspection of records in connection with any activity or work undertaken under an approved plan or an approved environment management plan; and
(pf) the reporting of incidents arising from operations or activities carried out under a permit or licence; and
(2) Section 118(2)(q), after "fees"
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or charges
(3) Section 118(2)(ra) and (s)
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(s) the creation of offences including offences of strict or absolute liability; and
(t) maximum penalties for an offence against a regulation, other than an offence of strict liability or absolute liability, of 2 000 penalty units; and
(u) maximum penalties for an offence against a regulation that is an offence of strict liability or absolute liability of 200 penalty units; and
(v) the imposition of interest to be payable, and the rate and method of calculating interest, on amounts due and payable under this Act, but unpaid, to the Territory; and
(w) the recovery of interest and the ability of the Minister to waive, in whole or in part, interest that is otherwise payable in a particular case; and
(x) circumstances where the Minister may, on conditions specified by the Minister:
(i) determine that particular operations do not need to be covered by an approved plan; or
(ii) exempt an interest holder from the requirement to comply with an approved plan in a particular respect; or
(iii) agree to the modification of a requirement under an approved plan.
(4) Section 118(6B) and (7)
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(7) In regulations for or in relation to access to land under subsection (2)(pb), the Administrator may provide for any of the following:
(a) the persons who may gain access;
(b) the requirement to give notice to an owner or occupier of land, and to any other specified person, before access occurs;
(c) the action that may be taken after entering land;
(d) the extent to which equipment, machinery and materials may be brought on to land;
(e) the right to leave monitoring and other equipment on land;
(f) any requirement or duty in connection with being on land;
(g) an entitlement to compensation for loss or damage incurred by an owner or occupier of land;
(h) the provision of information and reports in connection with entry on to land or undertaking work or activities in relation to the land.
(8) A regulation may, in relation to fees or charges mentioned in subsection (2)(q):
(a) prescribe differential fees or charges; or
(b) provide for fees or charges to be determined according to prescribed factors or circumstances or by applying any prescribed methodology.
(9) The regulations may apply or adopt the following as in force at a particular time or as in force from time to time:
(a) an approved code of practice;
(b) a national standard, guideline, code of practice or other similar instrument;
(c) a standard published by Standards Australia.