Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsScope
(1) This section applies to the following applications:
(a) an application under subsection 100(1) for approval to carry on one or more key petroleum operations under a declared petroleum exploration permit;
(b) an application under section 137 for approval to carry on one or more key petroleum operations under a declared petroleum retention lease;
(c) an application under subsection 163(1) for approval to carry on one more key petroleum operations under a declared petroleum production licence;
(d) an application under subsection 292(1) or 292A(1) for approval to carry on one or more key greenhouse gas operations under a greenhouse gas assessment permit;
(e) an application under subsection 321(1) or 321A(1) for approval to carry on one or more key greenhouse gas operations under a greenhouse gas holding lease;
(f) an application under section 361 for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence;
(g) an application under section 369 for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence;
where either or both of the following are relevant to the responsible Commonwealth Minister's decision on the application:
(h) the existence or non - existence of a designated agreement;
(i) the terms of a designated agreement.
Requirement
(2) If the responsible Commonwealth Minister believes on reasonable grounds that a person has information or a document that is relevant to the responsible Commonwealth Minister's decision on the application, the responsible Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice given to the person, require the person:
(a) to give to the responsible Commonwealth Minister, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such information; or
(b) to produce to the responsible Commonwealth Minister, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or
(c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the responsible Commonwealth Minister, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies.
(3) A period specified under paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (c) must not be shorter than 14 days after the notice is given.
Offence
(4) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person has been given a notice under subsection (2); and
(b) the person omits to do an act; and
(c) the omission contravenes a requirement in the notice.
Civil penalty
(4A) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes a requirement in a notice under subsection (2).
Civil penalty: 150 penalty units.
Notice to set out the effect of offence and civil penalty provisions
(5) A notice under subsection (2) must set out the effect of the following provisions:
(a) subsection (4);
(aa) subsection (4A);
(b) section 764;
(c) section 765.
Note 1: Section 764 is about giving false or misleading information.
Note 2: Section 765 is about producing false or misleading documents.