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Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure and wells - Decommissioning obligations for petroleum infrastructure

89K: Obligations of licence holders: decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure

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"Clean up rules for people with petroleum licences"

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If you hold a licence to look for or use petroleum, you must clean up any infrastructure you put in place. This includes things like pipes and equipment. You have to pay for the cleanup too. You must do this for any infrastructure you used for activities allowed by your licence, and for any older infrastructure that is related to your licence. If you are giving up part of your licence area, you must clean up the infrastructure in the area you are giving up.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure and wells: Decommissioning obligations for petroleum infrastructure

89KObligations of licence holders: decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure

  1. A person who holds or will hold a licence at the time the obligation to decommission is required to be completed must carry out, and meet the costs of, the decommissioning of all petroleum infrastructure—

  2. put in place or used for the purpose of carrying out, or otherwise related to, activities authorised by the current licence (whenever granted), and all relevant older petroleum infrastructure; and
    1. in a case where only part of the licence area is to be surrendered, located in the area of the licence that is to be surrendered, and all relevant older petroleum infrastructure.

      1. Repealed

      2. Repealed

      3. Repealed

      4. Repealed
      Notes
      • Section 89K: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 53).
      • Section 89K heading: amended, on , by section 44(1) of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).
      • Section 89K(2): repealed, on , by section 44(2) of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).
      • Section 89K(3): repealed, on , by section 44(2) of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).
      • Section 89K(4): repealed, on , by section 44(2) of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).
      • Section 89K(5): repealed, on , by section 44(2) of the Crown Minerals Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 40).