Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 7.16

  (1)   A petroleum titleholder commits an offence if the titleholder:

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

  (b)   does not give the Titles Administrator a survey acquisition report and all survey acquisition data within:

  (i)   18 months after the day that the acquisition of the data is completed; or

  (ii)   if the Titles Administrator authorises the titleholder to give the report and data within another period--the other period.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (2)   In this regulation:

"survey acquisition data" means:

  (a)   for a seismic survey--each type of data mentioned in an item in Part   1 of Schedule   3:

  (i)   presented on a medium and in a format specified in the item; or

  (ii)   presented on another medium or in another format that the Titles Administrator has authorised the petroleum titleholder to use; or

  (b)   for any other type of survey--each type of data mentioned in an item in Part   2 of Schedule   3 and presented in accordance with subparagraph   (a)(i) or (ii).

"survey acquisition report" means a report that includes:

  (a)   the name of the survey; and

  (b)   the title under which the survey was conducted; and

  (c)   the name of the titleholder; and

  (d)   the name of the contractor that conducted the survey; and

  (e)   the name of the vessel or aircraft that conducted the survey; and

  (f)   a map of where the survey was conducted; and

  (g)   the dates on which the survey started and ended; and

  (h)   details of all data acquisition equipment and systems used; and

  (i)   details of all positioning and navigation equipment and systems used; and

  (j)   the number of lines of data acquired in the survey and the number of data acquisition points along each line; and

  (k)   navigation data for the survey, in the form of:

  (i)   for a 2 - dimensional survey--line ends and bends; or

  (ii)   for a 3 - dimensional seismic survey--a full fold polygon outline; or

  (iii)   for other 3 - dimensional surveys--a polygon outline; and

  (l)   the geometry of the acquisition parameters; and

  (m)   the results of any onboard data processing; and

  (n)   the results of any system tests, calibrations and diagnostics.