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Regulation Page
1 Objective 1
2 Authorising provision 1
3 Commencement 2
4 Principal Regulations 2
5 Definitions 2
6 Accepted environment plan required for an activity 2
7 Operations must comply with the accepted environment plan 2
8 Operations must not continue if new or increased environmental
risk identified 3
9 Notifying reportable incidents 3
10 Written report of reportable incidents 3
11 Reporting recordable incidents 4
12 Storage of records 4
13 Making records available 4
14 Operator to give details 4
15 Variation of a safety case because of a change of circumstances
or operations 5
16 Facility must have operator 5
17 Safety case required for the relevant stage in the life of a facility 6
18 Work on a facility must comply with the safety case 6
19 New health and safety risk 6
20 Maintaining records 7
21 Person on a facility must comply with safety case 7
22 Interference with accident sites 7
23 Avoiding fatigue 7
24 Possession or control of drugs or intoxicants 8
25 Person must leave the facility when instructed to do so 8
26 Prohibition on the use of certain hazardous substances 8
27 Limitations on exposure to certain hazardous substances 8
28 Exposure to noise 9
29 No diving without DSMS 9
30 No diving without approved diving project plan 10
31 Safety responsibilities of diving contractors 10
32 Safety in the diving area 10
33 Diving depths 11
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34 Appointment of diving supervisors 12
35 Duties of diving supervisors 12
36 Start-up notice 13
37 Divers in diving operations 13
38 Diving operations record 14
39 Site plans—obligations 15
40 Site plans—review of approved site plan 15
41 Site plans—variation of approved site plan 16
42 Notifying reportable incidents 16
43 Written report of reportable incident 17
44 Decommissioning of structures, equipment and other items
of property 17
45 Requirement to provide discovery assessment report 17
46 Requirement to provide petroleum discovery report 18
47 Requirement to provide annual title assessment report 18
48 Title assessment report for part of a year 18
49 Requirement to have an accepted field development plan 18
50 Requirement to undertake activities in accordance with
accepted field development plan 19
51 Application must be made at least 90 days before major change 19
52 Requirement to obtain approval of rate of recovery of
petroleum 19
53 Requirement to notify significant event to Minister 19
54 Application 20
55 Requirement to have accepted well operations management
plan 20
56 Requirement to undertake activities in accordance with
accepted well operations management plan 20
57 Application for acceptance of well operations management
plan 20
58 Requirement for approval of certain well activities that change
well bore 21
59 Requirement to control well integrity hazard or risk 21
60 Requirement to notify about authorised activity in title area 21
61 Requirement to securely retain information 22
62 Requirement to retain information so that retrieval is reasonably
practicable 22
63 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample 22
64 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample in Australia 22
65 Requirement to return core, cutting or sample to Australia 23
66 Requirement to provide report about overseas analysis of core,
cutting or sample 23
67 Requirement to securely retain core, cutting or sample 23
68 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample so that retrieval
is reasonably practicable 23
69 Requirement for daily drilling report 24
70 Requirement for initial well completion report and data 24
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71 Requirement for final well completion report and data 24
72 Requirement for weekly survey report 24
73 Requirement for survey acquisition report and data 25
74 Requirement for survey processing report and data 25
75 Requirement for survey interpretation report and data 25
76 Requirement for monthly report from petroleum production
licensee 25
77 Requirement to give core, cutting or sample 26
78 Requirement to securely retain information 26
79 Requirement to retain information so that retrieval is
reasonably practicable 26
80 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample 26
81 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample in Australia 27
82 Requirement to return core, cutting or sample to Australia 27
83 Requirement to provide report about overseas analysis of core,
cutting or sample 27
84 Requirement to securely retain core, cutting or sample 27
85 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample so that retrieval
is reasonably practicable 28
86 Requirement for daily drilling report 28
87 Requirement for initial well completion report and data 28
88 Requirement for final well completion report and data 28
89 Requirement for weekly survey report 29
90 Requirement for survey acquisition report and data 29
91 Requirement for survey processing report and data 29
92 Requirement for survey interpretation report and data 29
93 Requirement for greenhouse gas injection monthly report—
greenhouse gas injection licensee 30
94 Requirement for greenhouse gas injection annual report—
greenhouse gas injection licensee 30
95 Requirement for monthly greenhouse gas accounting report—
greenhouse gas injection licensee 30
96 Requirement for annual greenhouse gas accounting report
greenhouse gas injection licensee 31
97 Requirement to give core, cutting or sample 31
98 Survey of wells, structures or equipment 31
99 Notice of route followed by pipeline 31
100 Requirement to give notice of pipeline incident 32
101 Requirement to provide written report about pipeline incident 32
102 Requirement for notice of geophysical or geological survey 32
103 Requirement to give notice of actions for royalty purposes 32
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STATUTORY RULES 2012
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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage
Amendment Regulations 2012
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 27 November 2012
Responsible Minister:
MICHAEL O'BRIEN
Minister for Energy and Resources
MATTHEW McBEATH
Clerk of the Executive Council
1 Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage
Regulations 2011 to—
(a) increase the maximum penalty for certain
offences to align with regulations made
under the Commonwealth Act;
(b) apply Part 5.5 of those Regulations to
holders of petroleum access authorities and
greenhouse gas special authorities;
(c) make other minor and consequential
amendments.
2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 794 of
the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas
Storage Act 2010.
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3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
1 December 2012.
4 Principal Regulations
In these Regulations, the Offshore Petroleum and
Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2011 1 are
called the Principal Regulations.
5 Definitions
In regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations, in
paragraph (a) of the definition of reportable
incident, for "environmental consequences; or"
substitute "environmental consequences; and".
6 Accepted environment plan required for an activity
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 8(1) of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
7 Operations must comply with the accepted
environment plan
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 9(1) of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
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8 Operations must not continue if new or increased
environmental risk identified
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 10(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 10(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
9 Notifying reportable incidents
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 29(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
200 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
40 penalty units.".
10 Written report of reportable incidents
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 30(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
200 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
40 penalty units.".
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11 Reporting recordable incidents
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 31(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
200 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
40 penalty units.".
12 Storage of records
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 32(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
13 Making records available
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 33(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
14 Operator to give details
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 36(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
200 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
40 penalty units.".
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(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 36(3) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
200 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
40 penalty units.".
(3) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 36(4) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
200 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
40 penalty units.".
15 Variation of a safety case because of a change of
circumstances or operations
In regulation 74(3) of the Principal Regulations,
for "variation of the proposal" substitute
"validation of the proposed modification or
decommissioning of the facility".
16 Facility must have operator
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 87 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
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17 Safety case required for the relevant stage in the life
of a facility
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 88 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
18 Work on a facility must comply with the safety case
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 89(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
19 New health and safety risk
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 90(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 90(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
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20 Maintaining records
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 91 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
21 Person on a facility must comply with safety case
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 92 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
50 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
10 penalty units.".
22 Interference with accident sites
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 93(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
23 Avoiding fatigue
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 95(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
50 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
10 penalty units.".
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24 Possession or control of drugs or intoxicants
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 96(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
50 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
10 penalty units.".
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so
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 97(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
50 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
10 penalty units.".
26 Prohibition on the use of certain hazardous
substances
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 98(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
27 Limitations on exposure to certain hazardous
substances
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 99(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
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28 Exposure to noise
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 100(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
29 No diving without DSMS
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 130(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 130(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
500 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
100 penalty units.".
(3) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 130(3) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
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30 No diving without approved diving project plan
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 144 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
31 Safety responsibilities of diving contractors
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 146(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 146(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
32 Safety in the diving area
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 147(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
50 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
10 penalty units.".
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(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 147(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
50 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
10 penalty units.".
33 Diving depths
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 148(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
500 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
100 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 148(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
(3) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 148(3) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
500 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
100 penalty units.".
(4) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 148(4) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
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34 Appointment of diving supervisors
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 149(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 149(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
35 Duties of diving supervisors
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 150(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 150(4) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
(3) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 150(5) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
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36 Start-up notice
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 151(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
500 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
100 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 151(3) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
37 Divers in diving operations
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 152(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 152(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
(3) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 152(3) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
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(4) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 152(4) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
(5) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 152(5) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
(6) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 152(6) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
100 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
20 penalty units.".
38 Diving operations record
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 154(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 154(4) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
50 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
10 penalty units.".
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(3) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 154(5) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
50 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
10 penalty units.".
(4) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 154(6) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
25 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
5 penalty units.".
39 Site plans—obligations
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 165(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
500 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
100 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 165(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
500 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
100 penalty units.".
40 Site plans—review of approved site plan
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 173(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
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(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 173(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
(3) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 173(4) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
41 Site plans—variation of approved site plan
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 174(4) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
42 Notifying reportable incidents
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 176(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
500 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
100 penalty units.".
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43 Written report of reportable incident
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 177(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
200 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
40 penalty units.".
44 Decommissioning of structures, equipment and
other items of property
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 182(5) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 182(7) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
45 Requirement to provide discovery assessment report
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 191(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
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46 Requirement to provide petroleum discovery report
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 193(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
47 Requirement to provide annual title assessment
report
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 195(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
48 Title assessment report for part of a year
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 197(4) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
49 Requirement to have an accepted field development
plan
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 204 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
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50 Requirement to undertake activities in accordance
with accepted field development plan
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 205 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
51 Application must be made at least 90 days before
major change
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 211 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
52 Requirement to obtain approval of rate of recovery
of petroleum
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 219 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
53 Requirement to notify significant event to Minister
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 221(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
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54 Application
(1) In regulation 222 of the Principal Regulations,
after paragraph (c), insert—
"(ca) a registered holder of a petroleum access
authority;".
(2) In regulation 222(g) of the Principal Regulations,
for "licensee." substitute "licensee;".
(3) In regulation 222 of the Principal Regulations,
after paragraph (g), insert—
"(h) a registered holder of a greenhouse gas
special authority.".
55 Requirement to have accepted well operations
management plan
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 225(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
56 Requirement to undertake activities in accordance
with accepted well operations management plan
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 226(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
57 Application for acceptance of well operations
management plan
(1) In regulation 227(3)(c) of the Principal
Regulations, for "the activity." substitute
"the activity; and".
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(2) In regulation 227(3) of the Principal Regulations,
after paragraph (c), insert—
"(d) if the plan is for undertaking a well activity
authorised by a petroleum access authority or
a greenhouse gas special authority relating to
a deviation well, must be the same as the
accepted well operations management plan
in force for undertaking that well activity in
a title area adjacent to the authority area.".
58 Requirement for approval of certain well activities
that change well bore
In regulation 243(1) of the Principal Regulations,
for "20 penalty units" substitute ", in the case of a
body corporate, 300 penalty units or, in the case of
a natural person, 60 penalty units".
59 Requirement to control well integrity hazard or risk
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 247 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
400 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
80 penalty units.".
60 Requirement to notify about authorised activity in
title area
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 250 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
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61 Requirement to securely retain information
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 255 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
62 Requirement to retain information so that retrieval
is reasonably practicable
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 256 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
63 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 258 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
64 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample in
Australia
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 259 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
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65 Requirement to return core, cutting or sample to
Australia
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 260 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
66 Requirement to provide report about overseas
analysis of core, cutting or sample
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 261 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
67 Requirement to securely retain core, cutting or
sample
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 262 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
68 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample so
that retrieval is reasonably practicable
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 263 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
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69 Requirement for daily drilling report
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 265(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
70 Requirement for initial well completion report and
data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 266(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
71 Requirement for final well completion report and
data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 267(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
72 Requirement for weekly survey report
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 268(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
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73 Requirement for survey acquisition report and data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 269(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
74 Requirement for survey processing report and data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 270(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
75 Requirement for survey interpretation report and
data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 271(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
76 Requirement for monthly report from petroleum
production licensee
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 272(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
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77 Requirement to give core, cutting or sample
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 273(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
78 Requirement to securely retain information
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 291 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
79 Requirement to retain information so that retrieval
is reasonably practicable
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 292 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
80 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 294 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
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81 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample in
Australia
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 295 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
82 Requirement to return core, cutting or sample to
Australia
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 296 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
83 Requirement to provide report about overseas
analysis of core, cutting or sample
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 297 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
84 Requirement to securely retain core, cutting or
sample
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 298 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
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85 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample so
that retrieval is reasonably practicable
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 299 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
150 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
30 penalty units.".
86 Requirement for daily drilling report
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 301(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
87 Requirement for initial well completion report and
data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 302(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
88 Requirement for final well completion report and
data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 303(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
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89 Requirement for weekly survey report
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 304(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
90 Requirement for survey acquisition report and data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 305(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
91 Requirement for survey processing report and data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 306(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
92 Requirement for survey interpretation report and
data
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 307(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
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93 Requirement for greenhouse gas injection monthly
report—greenhouse gas injection licensee
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 308(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
94 Requirement for greenhouse gas injection annual
report—greenhouse gas injection licensee
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 309(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
95 Requirement for monthly greenhouse gas
accounting report—greenhouse gas injection
licensee
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 310(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
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96 Requirement for annual greenhouse gas accounting
report greenhouse gas injection licensee
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 311(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
97 Requirement to give core, cutting or sample
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 312(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
98 Survey of wells, structures or equipment
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 331(3) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
99 Notice of route followed by pipeline
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 332 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
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100 Requirement to give notice of pipeline incident
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 333(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
101 Requirement to provide written report about
pipeline incident
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 334(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
250 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
50 penalty units.".
102 Requirement for notice of geophysical or geological
survey
For the penalty at the foot of regulation 335 of the
Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
103 Requirement to give notice of actions for royalty
purposes
(1) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 336(1) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
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(2) For the penalty at the foot of regulation 336(2) of
the Principal Regulations, substitute—
"Penalty: In the case of a body corporate,
300 penalty units;
In the case of a natural person,
60 penalty units.".
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ENDNOTES
1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 153/2011.
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