Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1)
Section 29(1)(a) is amended by deleting “permit or drilling”
and inserting instead —
“ petroleum exploration permit or a petroleum drilling
”.
(2) Section 29(2)
is repealed and the following subsections are inserted instead —
“
(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: $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.
”.