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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Permits, access to land, and title notations - Notice of expected cessation and notice of cessation of petroleum fields

42C: Notice of expected cessation and notice of cessation

You could also call this:

"Telling the government when you plan to stop and when you've stopped mining for petroleum"

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If you have a petroleum mining permit or licence, you must tell the chief executive when you expect to stop production. You do this by submitting a notice of expected cessation at certain times, such as when asked by the Minister or when certain events happen. You must also include information about when you think the field will stop producing and any other required details.

When you actually stop production, you must notify the chief executive as soon as possible, and no later than 20 working days after you stop. This is called a notice of cessation. You can find more information about the rules for petroleum mining permits and licences in the Crown Minerals Act 1991 and the Petroleum Act 1937.

You must follow these rules if you have a permit or licence granted under these Acts, and you must give the chief executive the required notices at the right times.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Permits, access to land, and title notations: Notice of expected cessation and notice of cessation of petroleum fields

42CNotice of expected cessation and notice of cessation

  1. The holder of a petroleum mining permit granted under this Act or a petroleum mining licence granted under the Petroleum Act 1937 (A) must submit a notice of expected cessation to the chief executive—

  2. at the prescribed times (if any); and
    1. within a specified time of the occurrence of prescribed events (if any); and
      1. on request from the Minister, within any reasonable time specified in the request.

        1. The notice of expected cessation must—

        2. specify when A currently expects the field to permanently cease production; and
          1. contain the prescribed information (if any); and
            1. meet any further prescribed requirements.

              1. If the field permanently ceases production, A must give the chief executive notice of that cessation as soon as practicable and not later than 20 working days after cessation.

              Notes
              • Section 42C: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 53).