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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 4.19

Requirement to notify significant event to Joint Authority

  (1)   A petroleum production licensee commits an offence if:

  (a)   a significant event occurs in, or in relation to, the licence area; and

  (b)   the licensee becomes aware of the significant event; and

  (c)   the licensee does not provide a written notification of the significant event to the Titles Administrator within 7   days after becoming aware of the event.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (2)   The notification must include:

  (a)   all the material facts and circumstances about the significant event that the licensee is aware of or is able, by reasonable search and inquiry, to find out, including:

  (i)   when the event occurred or was first detected; and

  (ii)   the implications of the event for the reservoir and the optimum long - term recovery of petroleum; and

  (b)   the action the licensee proposes to take in response to the significant event.

  (3)   The notification may include any other facts the licensee considers relevant.



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