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GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2009 No. 3 - SECT 356

356 Power of authorised person to ensure compliance

(1) This section applies if the holder, or former holder, of a GHG authority has not complied with section 267, 252 or 334 in relation to land (the primary land).

Editor's note--
section 252 (Obligation to decommission pipelines on cessation or reduction of tenure), 267 (Obligation to decommission) or 334 (Obligation to remove equipment and improvements)

(2) A person authorised (the authorised person) by the chief executive may by complying with section 357 exercise the following powers (remedial powers)--

(a) enter the primary land and do all things necessary to ensure the requirement is complied with;
(b) enter any other land (secondary land) necessary or desirable to cross for access to the primary land.

(3) However, remedial powers do not include power to enter a structure or a part of a structure used for residential purposes without the consent of the occupier of the structure or part of the structure.

(4) The authorisation--

(a) must be written; and
(b) may be given on conditions the Minister considers appropriate.


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