Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:460
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 460
Character Range: 1257391–1258984

460  Interference with other rights

Scope
 (1) This section applies to the following:
 (a) a greenhouse gas assessment permit;
 (b) a greenhouse gas holding lease;
 (c) a greenhouse gas injection licence;
 (d) a greenhouse gas search authority;
 (e) a greenhouse gas special authority;
 (f) a greenhouse gas research consent.

Requirement
 (2) A person (the first person) carrying on activities in an offshore area under the permit, lease, licence, authority or consent must carry on those activities in a manner that does not interfere with:
 (a) navigation; or
 (b) fishing; or
 (c) the conservation of the resources of the sea and seabed; or
 (d) any activities of another person being lawfully carried on by way of:
 (i) exploration for, recovery of or conveyance of a mineral (other than petroleum); or
 (ii) construction or operation of a pipeline; or
 (iii) offshore infrastructure activities (within the meaning of the Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Act 2021); or
 (e) the enjoyment of native title rights and interests (within the meaning of the Native Title Act 1993);
to a greater extent than is necessary for the reasonable exercise of the rights and performance of the duties of the first person.

Offence
 (3) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (2); and
 (b) the person engages in conduct; and
 (c) the person's conduct breaches the requirement.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
 (4) An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.