Petroleum Regulations 2020

On 1 January 2021, land access laws for petroleum activities in the Northern Territory (NT) changed.

All petroleum titleholders must follow the Petroleum Regulations 2020.

They include:

• requirements to notify landholders about preliminary activities and aerial surveys
• requiring a land access agreement to be reached before conducting regulated petroleum operations
• how parties can reach an agreement including tools, like mediation, to assist parties.

What you need to know

Find out how to:

• reach a land access to carry out petroleum operations
• carry out preliminary activities and aerial surveys

You can also find out how to:

• get approval for your land access agreement
• what to do if you can't agree on land access.

In some cases, you may need to request a mediator to negotiate an agreement or apply to the NTCAT.

Contact

To find out more, contact Land Access.