Petroleum (Timor Sea Treaty) Act 2003

Pt 2 repealed by No 57 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 142, effective 30 August 2019.

S 7 repealed by No 57 of 2019, s 3 and Sch 1 item 142, effective 30 August 2019. S 7 formerly read:

SECTION 7 Petroleum activities  
(1)
A person commits an offence if the person:

(a) undertakes activities to produce petroleum in or from the JPDA; and

(b) does so otherwise than:

(i) in accordance with a production sharing contract; or

(ii) with the approval of the Designated Authority.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years.

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S 7(1) amended by No 61 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 2 item 75, by substituting " Penalty " for " Maximum penalty " in the penalty, effective 21 October 2016.

(2)
In subsection (1):

activities to produce petroleum
includes exploration, development, initial processing, production, transportation, marketing, as well as planning and preparation for such activities.