Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) The Designated Authority or responsible Commonwealth Minister may make documentary information publicly known or make the documentary information available to a person if:
(a) it is basic information; and
(b) it is disclosable information; and
(c) the relevant day for the information has passed.
Relevant day for seismic surveys
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), the relevant days for information relating to seismic surveys are set out in the following table.
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Item |
Type of seismic survey |
Relevant day |
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1 |
A survey that collected exclusive data, if the survey was conducted under a petroleum production licence that is still in force |
The day 2 years after the acquisition of the data was completed |
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2 |
A survey that collected exclusive data, if the survey was conducted under a petroleum title, other than a petroleum production licence, that is still in force |
The day 3 years after the acquisition of the data was completed |
|
3 |
A survey that collected exclusive data, if the survey was conducted under a petroleum title that: (a) has expired; or (b) has been surrendered, cancelled, revoked or terminated before the expiry date of the title |
The day of the expiry, surrender, cancellation, revocation or termination |
|
4 |
A survey that collected 2D seismic data as non-exclusive data |
The day 15 years after the acquisition of the data was completed |
|
5 |
A survey that collected 3D seismic data as non-exclusive data if either: (a) the 3D data; or (b) 2D data extracted from the 3D data, contained in a seismic extracted data grid; was required to be produced as a condition of the grant of a petroleum title |
For the 3D data -- the day 15 years after the acquisition of the data was completed For the extracted 2D data -- the day 5 years after the acquisition of the 3D data was completed |
|
6 |
A survey that collected 3D seismic data as non-exclusive data if neither: (a) the 3D data; nor (b) 2D data extracted from the 3D data, contained in a seismic extracted data grid; was required to be produced as a condition of the grant of a petroleum title |
For the 3D data -- the day 15 years after the acquisition of the data was completed For the extracted 2D data -- the day 6 years after the acquisition of the 3D data was completed |
(3) If data from a seismic survey has been reprocessed as a condition of the grant of a petroleum title, the relevant day for the documentary information obtained from the reprocessing is the later of:
(a) the relevant day under subregulation (2) for the information relating to the original survey; and
(b) 3 years after the last day of the year of the term of the title during which the reprocessing was done.
Note Year of the term is defined in section 10 of the Act. A year of the term of a title commences on the day that the title comes into force or on any anniversary of that day.
Relevant day for other geophysical and geological surveys
(4) The relevant days for documentary information relating to geophysical and geological surveys (other than seismic surveys) are set out in the following table.
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Item |
Type of survey |
Relevant day |
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1 |
A survey that was conducted under a petroleum production licence that is still in force |
The day 2 years after the acquisition of the data was completed |
|
2 |
A survey that was conducted under a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease or scientific investigation consent that is still in force |
The day 3 years after the acquisition of the data was completed |
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3 |
A survey that was conducted under a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease, petroleum production licence or scientific investigation consent that: (a) has expired; or (b) has been surrendered, cancelled, revoked or terminated before the expiry date of the title |
The day of the expiry, surrender, cancellation, revocation or termination |
|
4 |
A survey conducted under a petroleum special prospecting authority or petroleum access authority that collected exclusive data, if the authority is still in force |
The day 3 years after the acquisition of the data was completed |
|
5 |
A survey conducted under a petroleum special prospecting authority or petroleum access authority that collected exclusive data, if the authority: (a) has expired; or (b) has been surrendered, cancelled, revoked or terminated before the expiry date of the authority |
The day of the expiry, surrender, cancellation, revocation or termination |
|
6 |
A survey conducted under a petroleum special prospecting authority or petroleum access authority that collected non-exclusive data |
The day 6 years after the acquisition of the data was completed |
Relevant day for well operations
(5) The relevant days for documentary information relating to wells are set out in the following table.
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Item |
If the regulated operation to which the information relates was conducted under ... |
the relevant day is ... |
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1 |
a petroleum production licence that is still in force |
the day 1 year after the end of the operation |
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2 |
a petroleum title, other than a petroleum production licence, that is still in force |
the day 2 years after the end of the operation |
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3 |
a petroleum title that: (a) has expired; or (b) has been surrendered, cancelled, revoked or terminated before the expiry date of the title |
the day of the expiry, surrender, cancellation, revocation or termination |
Note End of the operation is defined in regulation 1.05.