Petroleum Act 1923

This section applies if—

a 1923 Act petroleum tenure holder has not complied with a requirement of the holder under this Act; and

no other provision of this Act allows someone other than the holder to ensure compliance with the requirement.

The Minister may take any action the Minister considers appropriate to ensure all or part of the requirement is complied with if—

subsections (3) and (4) have been complied with; or

the holder has agreed to the Minister taking the action.

The Minister must give the holder a notice—

stating the requirement and the action the Minister proposes to take; and

inviting the holder to lodge, within a stated reasonable period, submissions about the proposed action.

Any submissions lodged by the holder within the stated period must be considered before deciding to take the action.

A decision to take the action does not take effect until the holder is given an information notice about the decision.

The State may recover from the holder as a debt any reasonable costs it incurs in the exercise of the power under subsection (2).