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Declaration of restricted area

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Part IIExploring and mining for petroleum
Division 4Production licences

57 Declaration of restricted area

(1)

A production licensee may, by notice in the Gazette and a newspaper circulating in that part of the Territory in which his production licence area is situated, declare his production licence area or part of that area to be a restricted area.

(2)

Where a production licensee has, under subsection (1), declared a restricted area, he shall, within 3 months of the date of the notice in the Gazette fence the area.

(3)

Where a production licensee fails to fence a restricted area within 3 months after the date of the notice in the Gazette, the declaration has no force or effect after the expiration of the 3 month period.

(4)

The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, repeal or vary a declaration under subsection (1).

(5)

The production licensee has all the powers, in relation to the restricted area, of a person in lawful occupation of that area.

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