Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) Within
30 days after a title holder makes an application under
regulation 12(1) for approval of a well management plan, the Minister
must —
(a)
approve the plan, or one or more parts of the plan, as a well management plan;
or
(b)
refuse to approve the plan; or
(c) give
the title holder a written notice stating that the Minister is unable to make
a decision without further assessment of the plan.
(2) The approval of
one or more parts of a well management plan is taken to be the rejection of
any other parts of the well management plan that are not approved by the
Minister.
(3) A notice given
under subregulation (1)(c) must specify —
(a) any
further information the Minister requires to be included in the plan; and
(b) the
date after which the Minister will commence further assessment of the plan.
(4) The date specified
under subregulation (3)(b) must give the title holder a reasonable
opportunity to modify or resubmit the plan.
(5) After commencing
further assessment of the plan, the Minister may on one or more occasions give
the title holder a written notice requiring the title holder —
(a) to
provide further information to the Minister; or
(b) to
modify or resubmit the plan,
on or before a date
specified in the notice.
(6) A date specified
under subregulation (5) must give the title holder a reasonable
opportunity to provide the information or to modify or resubmit the plan, as
the case requires.
(7) As soon as
practicable after completing further assessment of the plan, the Minister
must —
(a)
approve the plan, or one or more parts of the plan, as a well management plan;
or
(b)
refuse to approve the plan.
(8) The Minister may
approve the plan subject to conditions.