Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A person shall not
explore for petroleum in the adjacent area except —
(a)
under and in accordance with a permit; or
(b) as
otherwise permitted by this Part.
Penalty: a fine of $50 000 or imprisonment
for 5 years, or both.
(2) In
subsection (1) to explore for petroleum includes to conduct any
geophysical survey, the data from which is intended for use in the search for
petroleum.
[Section 19 amended by No. 28 of 1994
s. 80; No. 42 of 2010 s. 171.]