Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 9.17

  (1)   A greenhouse gas 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 processing report and all processed survey data within:

  (i)   for a 2 - dimensional seismic survey--12   months after the day that the acquisition of the data is completed; or

  (ii)   for a 3 - dimensional seismic survey--18 months after the day that the acquisition of the data is completed; or

  (iii)   for any other type of survey--6 months after the day that acquisition of the data is completed; or

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

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (2)   In this regulation:

"processed survey data" means:

  (a)   for a 2 - dimensional seismic survey--each type of data mentioned in an item in Part   1 of Schedule   4:

  (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 greenhouse gas titleholder to use; or

  (b)   for a 3 - dimensional seismic survey--each type of data mentioned in an item in Part   2 of Schedule   4 and presented in accordance with subparagraph   (a)(i) or (ii); or

  (c)   for any other type of survey--each type of data mentioned in an item in Part   3 of Schedule   4 and presented in accordance with subparagraph   (a)(i) or (ii).

"survey processing 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 dates on which processing of the survey started and ended; and

  (e)   the name of the processing contractor; and

  (f)   the purpose of the processing; and

  (g)   a summary of the data acquisition parameters; and

  (h)   details of all the processing sequences and techniques used; and

  (i)   a sample Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) header from the final data set; and

  (j)   listings of all processed data; and

  (k)   for a 3 - dimensional survey:

  (i)   a description of the position of the survey polygon; and

  (ii)   a calculation for the 3 - dimensional line numbering convention.