Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) AMENDMENT ACT 1980 No. 80, 1980 - SECT 46

46. Section 118 of the Principal Act is amended-

   (a)  by inserting after sub-section (1) the following sub-section:



"(1A) The Designated Authority shall, as and when required by the Commonwealth
Minister, make available to the Commonwealth Minister any information or thing
referred to in sub-section (1) and copies of any correspondence with, or
document received or issued by, the Designated Authority in connection with
this Act."; and

   (b)  by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:



"(8) For the purposes of this section-

   (a)  cores and cuttings, and well data, logs, sample descriptions and other
        documents, relating to the drilling of a well, shall be deemed to have
        been furnished to the Designated Authority not later than one month
        after the drilling of the well was, in the opinion of
        the Designated Authority, substantially completed; and

   (b)  geophysical or geochemical data relating to geophysical or geochemical
        surveys shall be deemed to have been furnished to
        the Designated Authority not later than one year after the geophysical
        or geochemical field work was, in the opinion of
        the Designated Authority, substantially completed.".