Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 4.17

  (1)   A petroleum production licensee commits an offence if:

  (a)   the licensee undertakes the recovery of petroleum from a petroleum pool in a licence area; and

  (b)   the licensee has not obtained from the Joint Authority written approval of the rate of recovery of petroleum from the pool; and

  (c)   the rate of recovery of petroleum from the pool is not subject to a direction under section   190 of the Act.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (2)   An offence against subregulation   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .