Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) AMENDMENT ACT 1980 No. 80, 1980 - SECT 39

39. Section 101 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section
substituted: Directions

"101. (1) The Designated Authority may, by instrument in writing served on a
person referred to in sub-section (2), give to that person a direction as to
any matter with respect to which regulations may be made under section 157.



"(2) Directions under sub-section (1) may be given to the following persons:

   (a)  a permittee, licensee, pipeline licensee, or the holder of a special
        prospecting authority or access authority;

   (b)  a servant, agent or person acting on behalf of a person referred to in
        paragraph (a);

   (c)  a person performing work or services under a contract with a person
        referred to in paragraph (a);

   (d)  a servant or agent of a person referred to in paragraph (c).



"(3) The Designated Authority shall not give a direction under sub-section (1)
of a standing or permanent nature except with the approval of the Joint
Authority, but the validity of a direction of the Designated Authority shall
not be called in question by reason of this sub-section.



"(4) A direction under this section has effect and shall be complied with
notwithstanding any previous direction under this section.



"(5) A direction under this section has effect and shall be complied with
notwithstanding anything in the regulations or the applied provisions.



"(6) A direction under this section may be expressed to apply to every person
included in a specified class of persons referred to in sub-section (2) and
the instrument by which a direction so expressed is given shall be deemed to
be served on a person included in that class if a copy of the instrument was,
at the time of the alleged failure of that person to comply with the
direction, exhibited in a prominent position at a place in an adjacent area
frequented by that person.



"(7) A person to whom a direction in force under sub-section (1) is applicable
shall comply with the direction.

Penalty: $10,000.".