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OFFSHORE MINERALS ACT 2003 - SECT 397

397 .         Defences to actions to recover debts

        (1)         It is a defence to an action to recover the debt from the licence holder, special purpose consent holder or the associate if —

            (a)         the holder or associate produces evidence that the holder or associate took all reasonable steps to comply with the direction; and

            (b)         the evidence is not rebutted.

        (2)         It is a defence to an action to recover the debt from the associate if —

            (a)         the associate produces evidence that the associate did not know of, and could not reasonably be expected to know of, the existence of the direction; and

            (b)         the evidence is not rebutted.



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