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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ACT 2010 No. 31 - SECT 174

174 Condition to notify particular other authority holders of proposed start of particular authorised activities

(1) This section applies to a geothermal tenure holder if--

(a) there is any of the following (the other authority) for the geothermal tenure--
(i) an overlapping resource authority;
(ii) a GHG authority, a mining lease or a petroleum tenure sharing a common boundary with the geothermal tenure; or
(b) land in the geothermal tenure's area is in the area of any of the following (also the other authority)--
(i) a GHG data acquisition authority under the GHG storage Act;
(ii) a data acquisition authority under the P&G Act.

(2) Before the geothermal tenure holder first starts a designated activity in the other authority's area, the geothermal tenure holder must give the other authority holder at least 30 business days notice of the activity.

(3) A notice under subsection (2) must state--

(a) when the designated activity is to start; and
(b) where the designated activity is to be carried out; and
(c) the nature of the activity.

(4) Before changing the land on which the designated activity is being carried out, the geothermal tenure holder must give the other authority holder at least 30 business days notice stating where the activity is to be carried out.

(5) Compliance with this section is a condition of the geothermal tenure.

(6) In this section--

designated activity means any authorised activity for the geothermal tenure other than--

(a) an incidental activity under section 32 or 76; or
(b) an activity only involving selecting places where other authorised activities for the geothermal tenure may be carried out.


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