text: **6. Environmental Regulation**
  
  The consolidated entity’s Australian operations are subject to various environmental regulations under Commonwealth, State and Territory legislation, 
  including under applicable petroleum legislation and in respect to its South Australian operations, licences (numbers EPA 2569, 1259, 14145, 888 
  and 2164) issued under the Environment Protection Act 1993, and its Queensland operations, licence no. 150029 issued under the Environmental 
  Protection Act 1994. Applicable legislation and requisite environmental licences are specified in the entity’s Environmental, Health and Safety 
  Compliance Database, which forms part of the consolidated entity’s overall Environmental Management System. Compliance performance is monitored 
  on a regular basis and in various forms, including environmental audits conducted by regulatory authorities and by the Company, either through 
  internal or external resources. During the financial year, except as mentioned below, no fines were imposed, no prosecutions were instituted and no 
  notice of non-compliance with the above referenced regulations was received from a regulatory body. A directive was issued by the Northern Territory 
  Department of Business, Industry and Resource Development in December 2004 in relation to flaring of gas at Mereenie under Clause 619 of the 
  Schedule of Onshore Petroleum Exploration and Production Requirements 1993 issued under the Northern Territory Petroleum Act 1984. A report was 
  submitted to the Department regarding this incident. A show cause notice was received from the Department of Primary Industries and Resources, 
  South Australia, in June 2004 in relation to the Keleary to Merrimelia oil pipeline under the South Australian Petroleum Act 2000. The pipeline has 
  been assessed and a management strategy has been agreed with the Department. 