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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ACT 2010 No. 31 - SECT 201

201 Right of entry to facilitate decommissioning

(1) This section applies if--

(a) the geothermal tenure has ended or the land on which the geothermal well is located is no longer in the tenure's area; and
(b) the geothermal tenure holder or former holder has not carried out decommissioning as required under section 200.

(2) The holder or former holder may enter the following land to carry out the decommissioning--

(a) land (the primary land) on which the decommissioning must be or was required to be carried out;
(b) any other land (the access land) it is reasonably necessary to cross for access to the primary land.

(3) Parts 5, 6 and 8 apply to the holder or former holder in the following way--

(a) if the geothermal tenure has ended, as if--
(i) it were still in force; and
(ii) the former holder were still its holder;
(b) as if the primary land and access land is in the geothermal tenure's area;
(c) as if the decommissioning is an authorised activity for the geothermal tenure.
Editor's note--
parts 5 (Private land), 6 (Public land) and 8 (Compensation and negotiated access)


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