Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) This section applies to the following—
(a) a petroleum exploration permit;
(b) a petroleum retention lease;
(c) a petroleum production licence;
(d) an infrastructure licence;
(e) a pipeline licence;
(f) a petroleum special prospecting authority;
(g) a petroleum access authority;
(h) a petroleum scientific investigation consent.
(2) A person (the first person ) carrying on activities in the offshore area under the permit, lease, licence, authority or consent must carry on those activities in a manner that does not interfere with—
(a) navigation; or
(b) fishing; or
(c) the conservation of the resources of the sea and seabed; or
(d) any activities of another person being lawfully carried on by way of—
(i) exploration for, recovery of or conveyance of a mineral (whether petroleum or not); or
(ii) construction or operation of a pipeline; or
(e) the enjoyment of native title rights and interests (within the meaning of the Native Title Act 1993 of the Commonwealth)—
to a greater extent than is necessary for the reasonable exercise of the rights and performance of the duties of the first person.
(3) A person who is subject to a requirement under subsection (2) must comply with that requirement.
Penalty: 120 penalty units.