Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 12.07

  (1)   A petroleum titleholder or greenhouse gas titleholder commits an offence if:

  (a)   the titleholder undertakes a geophysical or geological survey in the title area; and

  (b)   the titleholder does not notify the Titles Administrator, at least 48   hours before the proposed start of the survey, of the following:

  (i)   the proposed date and time that the survey will start;

  (ii)   the duration of the survey;

  (iii)   the survey area coordinates;

  (iv)   in the case of a seismic survey--the length of the streamers to be towed by the survey vessel.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (2)   Subregulation   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .