Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 5.33

Application for acceptance of variation

  (1)   If:

  (a)   before the commencement time, a titleholder has applied under regulation   5.11 of the old regulations for acceptance by the Regulator of a variation of an accepted well operations management plan; and

  (b)   at the commencement time, the Regulator has not decided under regulation   5.13 of the old regulations whether to accept or reject the variation;

the Regulator must deal with the variation under regulation   5.13 of the old regulations.

  (2)   If the variation is accepted, the transitional plan that corresponds to the accepted well operations management plan has effect as varied.

Notice from Regulator requiring variation

  (3)   If:

  (a)   before the commencement time, the Regulator has given a titleholder a notice under regulation   5.14 of the old regulations requiring the titleholder to vary a well operations management plan; and

  (b)   at the commencement time, the titleholder has not applied under regulation   5.11 of the old regulations for acceptance by the Regulator of a variation;

the notice is taken to be a notice under regulation   5.11 of the new regulations.