Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Prohibition of Drilling for Petroleum) Regulations
Made 1983-08-31 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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About this law
- Language
- English
- Kind
- Regulation
- Organisation
- European Union
- Country
- Australia
- Subjects
- Mineral resources, Wild species and ecosystems
- Keywords
- protected area, management/conservation, marine protected areas, mining, oil, offences/penalties
- Categories
- energy
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1. Citation
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. Oil drilling prohibited Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (Prohibition of Drilling for Petroleum) Regulations.*1* SEE NOTES TO FIRST ARTICLE OF THIS CHAPTER . Commencement
2. These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 September 1983. Interpretation
3. (1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears: "drill for petroleum" means: (a) drill to find petroleum; or (b) drill to recover petroleum; "petroleum" means: (a) any naturally occurring hydrocarbon, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; (b) any naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state; or (c) any naturally occurring mixture of one or more hydrocarbons, whether in a gaseous, liquid or solid state, and one or more of the following, that is to say, hydrogen sulphide, nitrogen, helium and carbon dioxide. Oil drilling prohibited
4. (1) A person shall not drill for petroleum in any part of the Great Barrier Reef Region that does not for the time being form part of the Marine Park. (2) A person who contravenes this regulation is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding $1,000 for each day during which the offence continues.