Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 691

Reports

  (1)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister or a State or Northern Territory Petroleum Minister may, by written notice given to NOPSEMA, require NOPSEMA:

  (a)   to prepare a report about one or more specified matters relating to the performance of NOPSEMA's functions or the exercise of NOPSEMA's powers; and

  (b)   give a copy of the report to:

  (i)   the responsible Commonwealth Minister; and

  (ii)   each State Petroleum Minister; and

  (iii)   the Northern Territory Petroleum Minister;

    within the period specified in the notice.

Information

  (2)   The responsible Commonwealth Minister or a State or Northern Territory Petroleum Minister may, by written notice given to NOPSEMA, require NOPSEMA to:

  (a)   prepare a document setting out specified information relating to the performance of NOPSEMA's functions or the exercise of NOPSEMA's powers; and

  (b)   give a copy of the document to:

  (i)   the responsible Commonwealth Minister; and

  (ii)   each State Petroleum Minister; and

  (iii)   the Northern Territory Petroleum Minister;

    within the period specified in the notice.

Compliance with requirement

  (3)   NOPSEMA must comply with a requirement under subsection   (1) or (2).

Reports and documents

  (4)   A report under subsection   (1) is not a legislative instrument.

  (5)   A document under subsection   (2) is not a legislative instrument.