Western Australian Current Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2015 - REG 90

90 .         Release of basic disclosable information

        (1)         The Minister may make documentary information publicly known or make 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, as determined under subregulation (2), (3), (4) or (5), has passed.

        (2)         Subject to subregulation (3), the relevant day for documentary information relating to a seismic survey described in an item in the Table is the day specified in that item.

Table

Item	Seismic survey	Relevant day
1.	A survey that collected exclusive data if the survey was conducted under an instrument that is still in force.	The day 3 years after the acquisition of the data was completed.
2.	A survey that collected exclusive data if the survey was conducted under an instrument that —             (a)         has expired; or             (b)         has been surrendered, cancelled, revoked or terminated before the expiry date of the instrument.	The day of the expiry, surrender, cancellation, revocation or termination.
3.	A survey that collected 2D seismic data as non‑exclusive data.	The day 15 years after the acquisition of the data was completed.
4.	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 an instrument.	For the 3D data —             (a)         if extracted 2D data was not produced despite a requirement to do so, the day 3 years after the acquisition of the 3D data was completed;             (b)         otherwise, the day 15 years after the acquisition of the 3D data was completed.
		For the extracted 2D data — the day 5 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 an instrument, the relevant day for the documentary information obtained from the reprocessing is the later of the following —

            (a)         the relevant day under subregulation (2) for the information relating to the original survey;

            (b)         the day 3 years after the last day of the year of the term of the instrument during which the reprocessing was done.

        (4)         The relevant day for documentary information relating to a survey (other than a seismic survey) described in an item in the Table is the day specified in that item.

Table

Item	Survey	Relevant day
1.	A survey (other than a survey to which item 3 applies) conducted under an instrument that is still in force.	The day 3 years after the acquisition of the data was completed.
2.	A survey (other than a survey to which item 3 applies) conducted under an instrument that —             (a)         has expired; or             (b)         has been surrendered, cancelled, revoked or terminated before the expiry date of the instrument.	The day of the expiry, surrender, cancellation, revocation or termination.
3.	A survey conducted under a special prospecting authority or access authority that collected non‑exclusive data.	The day 15 years after the acquisition of the data was completed.

        (5)         The relevant day for documentary information relating to a well is the day specified in the item of the Table that describes the instrument under which the well activity to which the information relates was conducted.

Table

Item	Instrument	Relevant day
1.	An instrument that is still in force.	The day 2 years after the day on which, in the opinion of the Minister, the well activity was substantially completed.
2.	An instrument that —             (a)         has expired; or             (b)         has been surrendered, cancelled, revoked or terminated before the expiry date of the instrument.	The day of the expiry, surrender, cancellation, revocation or termination.