Buildings incidental to exploiting petroleum and other resources
73 Buildings incidental to exploiting petroleum and other resources
A permit is not required for a building or an incidental structure that is, or is proposed to be, used —
in connection with the exploration for, or exploitation of, petroleum resources, regulated substances, geothermal energy resources and other resources to which the Petroleum, Geothermal Energy and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 1967 or Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 applies; or
in connection with the carrying on of a GHG operation as defined in —
the Petroleum, Geothermal Energy and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 1967 section 5(1); or
the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 section 4(1);
or
in the construction, modification, reconstruction, operation or maintenance of a pipeline as defined in the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Pipelines Act 1969 section 4(1).
However, the permit requirement provisions apply to a building or an incidental structure of a kind mentioned in subsection (1) —
that is, or is proposed to be, a residential facility or a recreational facility; or
that members of the public normally use; or
to which members of the public are permitted access.
[Section 73 amended: No. 17 of 2024 s. 375(2).]
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