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Contents (1991 - 84)
Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991 No 84Status informationLong title
1 Name of Act 2 Commencement 3 Definitions 3A Notes 4 Graticulation of the Earth’s surface 5 Points to be ascertained by reference to Geocentric Datum
of Australia Part 2 Rights of the Crown as to petroleum, helium and carbon
6 These substances are the property of the Crown 7 Offence of prospecting or mining without
authority Part 3 Petroleum titles
Division 1 Provisions relating to titles generally
8 Invitation of applications 9 Grant of petroleum titles 10 Applications to relate to one area only 11 Making of applications for petroleum titles 12 Fee for processing applications 13 Applications to be supported by plans 14 Applications to be supported by proposed work
program 15 Applications to be supported by evidence of financial
standing 16 Security required to be given 16A Forfeiture of security 17 Form of titles 18 Title to nominee 19 Renewal of title 19A Withdrawal of application for grant or renewal of
petroleum title 20 Continuation of title pending renewal 20A Waiver of minor procedural matters 21 Grounds on which application may be refused 22 Cancellation or operational suspension of
titles 23 Conditions of titles 24 Suspension of conditions of petroleum title 25 Limitation on challenges to validity of titles 26 Title taken to be personal property 27 Discovery of petroleum to be notified 28 Directions by Director-General on discovery of
petroleum 28A Right to explore for natural reservoirs Division 2 Exploration licences
29 Rights of holders of exploration licences 30 Area of exploration licence 31 Term of exploration licence 32 Direction to holder of exploration licence to apply for
lease Division 3 Assessment leases
33 Rights of holders of assessment leases 34 Area of assessment lease 35 Term of petroleum assessment lease 36 Notice to be given of application for assessment
lease 37 Direction to holder of assessment lease to apply for
production lease Division 4 Special prospecting authorities
38 Rights of holders of special prospecting
authorities 39 Area of special prospecting authority 40 Term of special prospecting authority Division 5 Production leases
41 Rights of holders of production leases 42 Grant of production lease 43 Notice of application for production lease to be
published 44 Area of production lease 45 Term of production lease Division 6 Low-impact prospecting titles—special
45A Object of Division 45B Special low-impact class of prospecting title 45C Authority conferred by low-impact prospecting
title 45D Provisions relating to applications for low-impact
prospecting titles 45E Change of class of prospecting title—additional
prospecting operations 45F Access arrangement required for prospecting operations
under low-impact prospecting titles 45G Renewal of low-impact prospecting titles Part 4 Consent of other government authorities
Division 1 Titles other than production leases
46 (Repealed) 47 Application of epis Division 2 Objections by government agencies to granting of
production leases
48 Application of this Division to Government bodies where
development consent etc not required 49 Notice of application for production lease to be sent to
Government Departments 50 Notice to be sent to Director of Planning 51 Objection to grant of production lease 52 Resolution of objections 53 Grant of production lease after objection or
proposal 54 Power to refuse grant of title not affected Division 3 Objections by local councils to granting of
54A Division applies only where development consent etc not
required 55 Definitions 56 Notice of application to be sent to councils in certain
cases 57 Objection by council 58 Consideration of objection 59 Granting of petroleum title after objection or
proposal 60 Consent still required for certain works 61 Power to refuse grant of title not affected Division 4 Development consents under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
62 Definitions 63 (Repealed) 64 Consent of landowner not necessary in application required
by this Division 65, 66 (Repealed) 67 Development consent under Environmental Planning and Assessment Act
1979 68 (Repealed) 69 Power to refuse grant of title not affected Part 4A Access arrangements for prospecting titles
69A Application of Part 69B Arbitration Panel 69C Prospecting to be carried out in accordance with access
arrangement 69D Matters for which access arrangement to
provide 69E Holder of prospecting title to seek access
arrangement 69EA Notice to mortgagees of access arrangements 69F Appointment of arbitrator by agreement 69G Appointment of arbitrator in default of
agreement 69H Arbitration 69I Right of appearance 69J Conciliation 69K Procedure 69L Interim determination by arbitrator 69M Further arbitration 69N Final determination by arbitrator 69O Costs 69P Withdrawal from arbitration 69Q Liability 69R Review of determination 69S Effect of access arrangement 69T Variation of access arrangements 69U Change in landholders etc Part 5 Restrictions on titles
70 Exempted areas 71 Restrictions on rights of holders of leases over
cultivated land 72 Restrictions on rights of holders of titles over other
land 73 Disputes between holders of petroleum titles and other
persons carrying on operations on the land Part 6 Protection of the environment
petroleum titles
74 Need to protect natural resources etc to be taken into
75 Inclusion of conditions for protecting the
environment 76 Rehabilitation etc of area damaged by
operations Division 3 Directions to rehabilitate land
77 Direction to comply with conditions of petroleum
title 78 Rehabilitation by Minister at holder’s
expense 79 Recovery of costs of rehabilitation Division 4 Directions to remove petroleum plant
80 Application of Division 81 Definitions 82 Clearing away of petroleum plant 83 Sale of petroleum plant Part 7 Royalties and fees
84 Royalty periods 85 Royalty 86 Reduction of royalty in certain cases 87 Royalty not payable in certain cases 88 Ascertainment of well-head 89 Ascertainment of value 90 Ascertainment of quantity of petroleum
recovered 91 Payment of royalty 92 Penalty for late payment 93 Title fees 94 Recovery of royalties, fees and penalties Part 8 Registration of titles and dealings
95 Records of titles 96 Applications for transfer of title 96A Registration of transfers 96B Caveats 97 Registration of certain interests Part 9 Inspection and control
98 Inspection of land, accounts etc 99 Survey 100 Sampling 101 Notice to landholder 102 Compensation for damage 103 Residential premises 104 Search warrant Part 10 Easements and rights of way
105 Easements and rights of way over lands under petroleum
title 106 Rights of way over land Part 11 Compensation
107 Compensation 108 Parties to agree as to compensation 109 Measure of compensation 110 Manner of assessment 111 Additional assessment 112 Appeals from assessments 112A Native title compensation payable by holders of
petroleum titles Part 12 Administration
113 Officers 114 (Repealed) 115 Jurisdiction of Land and Environment Court 116 (Repealed) Part 13 Release of information
117 Definitions 118 Release of certain data 119 Release of samples 120 Release of assessments 121 Invitation of objections to release of
assessments 122 Objector to state ground 123 Who may object 124 Consideration of objections 125 Information to be otherwise confidential Part 14 Miscellaneous
126 Delegation of functions by Minister 126A Delegation of functions by Director-General 127 Minister or officer not to be interested in petroleum
title 128 Work practices 129 Notice to be given of cause of danger 130 Saving of powers to dispose of land 131 Records to be furnished 132 Samples of strata, petroleum and water 133 Furnishing of statistics, returns etc 134 Service of documents 134A Service of documents on native title holders 134B Consents of landholders 135 False returns 136 Other offences 136A Contravention of conditions of title 137 Proceedings for offences 137A Penalty notices for offences under section
136A 138 Regulations 138A Minister to determine certain fees 138B References to certain officers in petroleum
titles 139 Repeals 140 Savings and transitional provisions 141 General immunity of landholders Schedule 1 Savings and transitional provisions