Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Where petroleum is
discovered in a petroleum lease area, the Minister may, by instrument in
writing served on the lessee, direct the lessee to do, within the period
specified in the instrument, such things as the Minister thinks necessary and
specifies in the instrument to determine the chemical composition and physical
properties of that petroleum and to determine the quantity of petroleum in the
petroleum pool to which the discovery relates or, if part only of that
petroleum pool is within the lease area, in such part of that petroleum pool
as is within the lease area.
(1a) If geothermal
energy resources are discovered in a geothermal lease area, the Minister may,
by instrument in writing served on the lessee, direct the lessee to do, within
the period specified in the instrument, such things as the Minister thinks
necessary and specifies in the instrument to determine the properties of the
geothermal energy resources and to determine the quantity of geothermal energy
resources in the geothermal resources area to which the discovery relates or,
if part only of that geothermal resources area is within the lease area, in
such part of that geothermal resources area as is within the lease area.
(2) A person to whom a
direction is given under subsection (1) or (1a) shall comply with the
direction.
Penalty for an offence under subsection (2):
a fine of $10 000.
[Section 48K inserted by No. 12 of 1990
s. 34; amended by No. 35 of 2007 s. 43; No. 42 of 2010
s. 62(1).]
[Heading amended by No. 35 of 2007
s. 44.]