Petroleum Act 1984

(1) If a person is found guilty of an offence against this Act, the court may make an order (an adverse publicity order) requiring the person to do any of the following:

to publicise, in the manner specified in the order, the offence, its consequences, the penalty imposed and any other related matter;

to notify a specified person or specified class of person, in the manner specified in the order, of the offence, its consequences, the penalty imposed and any other related matter.

A person subject to an adverse order must give the CEO evidence of compliance with the order within 7 days after the end of the period specified in the order.

The court may make an adverse publicity order on its own motion or on the application of the person prosecuting the offence.

The court must, in determining whether to make an adverse publicity order, take into account any material before the court relating to the effect of the taking of action or actions that the court proposes to specify in the order is likely to have on a person other than the person found guilty of the offence.

(5) If the CEO does not receive evidence in accordance with subsection (2), the CEO, or a person authorised in writing by the CEO, may take the action or actions specified in the order.

If the CEO is not satisfied that the person complied with the order, the CEO may apply to the court for an order authorising the

CEO, or a person authorised in writing by the CEO, to take action.

(7) The CEO is entitled to recover from the person subject to the order an amount equal to the reasonable costs and expenses of taking the action or actions as a debt due and payable to the Territory.