Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982

The Minister may, by instrument in writing served on a person referred to in subsection (2), give to that person a direction as to any matter with respect to which regulations may be made under section 152.

Directions under subsection (1) may be given to the following persons—

a permittee, licensee, pipeline licensee or the holder of a special prospecting authority or access authority;

a servant, agent or person acting on behalf of a person referred to in paragraph (a);

a person performing work or services under a contract with a person referred to in paragraph (a);

a servant or agent of a person referred to in paragraph (c).

The Minister shall not give a direction of a standing or permanent nature except after consultation with the Minister of State for the time being administering the Commonwealth Act, but the validity of a direction of the Minister shall not be called in question by reason only of a failure to comply with this subsection.

A direction under this section has effect and shall be complied with notwithstanding any previous direction under this section.

A direction under this section has effect and shall be complied with notwithstanding anything in the regulations or the applied provisions.

A direction under this section may be expressed to apply to every person included in a specified class of persons referred to in subsection (2) and the instrument by which a direction so expressed is given shall be deemed to be served on a person included in that class if a copy of the instrument was, at the time of the alleged failure of that person to comply with the direction, exhibited in a prominent position at a place in the adjacent area frequented by that person.

A person to whom a direction in force under subsection (1) is applicable shall comply with the direction.Maximum penalty in respect of subsection (7)—135 penalty units.