Petroleum law in Australia / Tina Hunter [and] John Chandler.

Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis Butterworths, 2013.

1st edition

83601

Petroleum law and legislation -- Australia.

1. Introduction to petroleum

2. Development of petroleum resources and policy in Australia

3. Overview of petroleum in Australia

4. Offshore petroleum licensing

5. Regulation of offshore petroleum activities

6. Regulation of offshore petroleum safety

7. Regulation of onshore petroleum activities

8. Petroleum activities and the environment

9. Commercial arrangements for exploration and production (including joint ventures)

10. New horizons of petroleum in Australia.

Tina Hunter is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the TC Beirne School of Law at the University of Queensland. In this new work, the authors seek to provide a detailed analysis of the complex legislative regimes which impact the exploration and production of petroleum and gas in all parts of Australia. Description: Petroleum Law in Australia will assist practitioners and students to understand the underlying principles of this area. It contains useful commentary on the laws applying to both onshore and offshore oil and gas activities. Essential legal issues that impact on the petroleum industry are also addressed, including: licencing; native title; safety; and joint venture agreements. It will incorporate topical issues such as Coal Seam Gas and LNG Plant Development onshore, as well as the Varanus Island and Montara Oil Spill incidents in Australia. - Publisher's blurb.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Petroleum Law and Policy in Australia 2013

9780409333206

xxxvii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm