Petroleum Act 1923

The Minister must give the tenure holder a notice stating each of the following—

that the Minister proposes to take noncompliance action against the holder;

the types of noncompliance action that may be taken against the holder and the type likely to be taken;

the grounds for taking noncompliance action against the holder;

the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the grounds;

that the holder may, within a stated period, lodge submissions about the proposal to take noncompliance action.

The notice may state—

if the noncompliance action is likely to include amending the tenure—the likely amendment; and

the amount of any likely reduction of the area of the tenure.

The stated period must be at least 20 business days after the holder is given the notice.