Queensland Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM ACT 1923 - SECT 76

76 End of tenure report

If a 1923 Act petroleum tenure ends, the person who held the tenure immediately before it ended must, within 6 months, lodge a report—

(a) including each of the following—

(i) a summary of all authorised activities for the tenure that have been carried out since it took effect;

(ii) a summary of the results of the activities;

(iii) an index of all reports lodged, as required under this Act, in relation to the activities;

(iv) a summary of all significant hazards created to future safe and efficient mining that, under the 2004 Act section 690 (1) (g) or 706 or a regulation under that Act, are required to be reported;

(v) for each hazard mentioned in the summary under subparagraph (iv) —a reference to the report that contains details of the hazard;

(vi) data on the amount and location of all petroleum and water produced from the area of the tenure;

(vii) any data related to data mentioned in subparagraph (vi) that may help the understanding of the amount and location of any remaining petroleum (including areas of ‘free gas’) and water from reservoirs produced;

(viii) any data required to be reported under this Act that has not been previously reported; and

(b) stating any other information prescribed under a regulation.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—150 penalty units.