Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 5.04

  (1)   A titleholder commits an offence if:

  (a)   the titleholder undertakes a well activity in a title area; and

  (b)   there is not a well operations management plan in force for the well that applies to the well activity.

Penalty:   80 penalty units.

  (2)   An offence against subregulation   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note 1:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

Note 2:   NOPSEMA may give directions to titleholders that may relate to a well activity and must be complied with despite anything in these Regulations: see sections   574, 576B and 576C of the Act. NOPSEMA and the responsible Commonwealth Minister may also give remedial directions about plugging or closing off wells: see sections   586, 586A, 591B and 592 of the Act.