Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person shall not
explore for petroleum in the State except —
(a)
under and in accordance with a petroleum exploration permit or a petroleum
drilling reservation; or
(b) as
otherwise permitted by this Act.
Penalty: a fine of $50 000 or imprisonment
for 5 years, or both.
(2) A person shall not
explore for geothermal energy resources in the State except —
(a)
under and in accordance with a geothermal exploration permit or a geothermal
drilling reservation; or
(b) as
otherwise permitted by this Act.
Penalty: a fine of $50 000 or imprisonment
for 5 years, or both.
(3) In this
section —
explore for , in relation to petroleum or
geothermal energy resources, includes to conduct any geophysical survey the
data from which are intended for use in the search for petroleum or geothermal
energy resources.
[Section 29 inserted by No. 12 of 1990
s. 20; amended by No. 78 of 1990 s. 7; No. 28 of 1994
s. 6; No. 35 of 2007 s. 19; No. 42 of 2010 s. 62(15).]