Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 (SLI NO 54 OF 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 responsible Commonwealth Minister 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 Minister 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 responsible Commonwealth Minister 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.