Effect of consent
26 Effect of consent
A consent under section 21 or 25 remains in force for 1 year after the day on which the consent is granted.
A proponent who obtains a consent under section 25 may, while the consent is in force, enter the land to which the consent applies.
Subject to subsection (4), a proponent who obtains a consent under section 21 may, while the consent is in force, enter the land to which the consent applies.
S. 26(4) amended by No. 68/2014 s. 75(a).
If there is a native title holder or occupier or both of Crown land to which a consent under section 21 applies, a proponent may only enter the land under this section if either—
S. 26(4)(a) amended by No. 68/2014 s. 75(b).
each native title holder and each occupier has agreed to that entry under section 20; or
a consent under section 25 is in force permitting that entry.
The proponent must produce the relevant consent to the owner or occupier of the land before first entering the land under that consent.
- In the case of a natural person, 10 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 60 penalty units.
An entry under this section is subject to—
the conditions of the consent; and
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
- Pipelines Regulations 2017 · under section 190
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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