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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY ACT 2010 No. 31 - SECT 212

212 Required contents of entry notice

(1) An entry notice must state the following--

(a) the land proposed to be entered;
(b) the period during which the land will be entered (the entry period);
(c) the activities proposed to be carried out on the land;
(d) when and where the activities are proposed to be carried out;
(e) contact details for--
(i) the relevant geothermal tenure holder; or
(ii) another person the holder has authorised to discuss the matters stated in the notice.

(2) Also, the first entry notice from the geothermal tenure holder to a particular owner or occupier must be accompanied by or include a copy of--

(a) the geothermal tenure; and
(b) the land access code; and
(c) any code of practice made under this Act applying to authorised activities for the geothermal tenure; and
(d) the relevant environmental authority documentation.

(3) The entry period can not be longer than--

(a) generally--
(i) for a geothermal permit--6 months; or
(ii) for a geothermal lease--1 year; or
(b) if the relevant owner or occupier agrees in writing to a longer period--the longer period.

(4) Subject to subsections (1) to (3), an entry notice may state an entry period that is different to the entry period stated in another entry notice given by the geothermal tenure holder to another owner or occupier of the land.

(5) In this section--

relevant environmental authority documentation means--

(a) if, under the Environmental Protection Act, the relevant environmental authority for the geothermal tenure is a code compliant authority--the relevant code; or
(b) if, under the Environmental Protection Act, the relevant environmental authority for the geothermal tenure is a non-code compliant authority--
(i) the environmental authority; and
(ii) if the environmental authority imposes conditions by referring to a code--that code.


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