Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011

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Department of Industry, Science and Resources

This item is authorised by the following title:

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

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F2011L00647

28 April 2011 - 28 April 2011

Table of contents

1.01 Name of Regulations
1.02 Commencement
1.03 Repeal
1.04 Object of Regulations
1.05 Definitions
1.06 Meaning of excluded information
2.01 Application
2.02 Requirement to provide information with notification of discovery of petroleum
2.03 Designated Authority may request information to be included in discovery assessment report
2.04 Requirement to provide discovery assessment report
2.05 Application
2.06 Requirement to provide petroleum discovery report
3.01 Application
3.02 Definition
3.03 Requirement to provide annual title assessment report
3.04 Reports may be combined with permission
3.05 Title assessment report for part of a year
3.06 Information to be provided in annual title assessment report — petroleum exploration permit
3.07 Information to be provided in annual title assessment report — petroleum retention lease
3.08 Information to be provided in annual title assessment report — petroleum production licence
3.09 Information to be provided in annual title assessment report — greenhouse gas assessment permit
3.10 Information to be provided in annual title assessment report — greenhouse gas holding lease
4.01 Definitions
4.02 Requirement to have an accepted field development plan
4.03 Requirement to undertake activities in accordance with accepted field development plan
4.04 Application for acceptance of field development plan
4.05 Joint Authority decision on field development plan
4.06 Criteria for acceptance of field development plan
4.07 Contents of field development plan
4.08 Requirement to apply for variation of field development plan
4.09 Application must be made at least 90 days before major change
4.10 Joint Authority decision on variation of field development plan
4.11 Variation required by Joint Authority
4.12 Objection to requirement to vary field development plan
4.13 Decision on objection
4.14 Application for approval to undertake recovery of petroleum without accepted field development plan
4.15 Decision on application
4.16 Recovering petroleum on or before the commencement of these Regulations
4.17 Requirement to obtain approval of rate of recovery of petroleum
4.18 Application for approval of rate of recovery from pool in licence area
4.19 Requirement to notify significant event to Joint Authority
5.01 Application
5.02 Definitions
5.03 Part is listed OHS law
5.04 Requirement to have accepted well operations management plan
5.05 Requirement to undertake activities in accordance with accepted well operations management plan
5.06 Application for acceptance of well operations management plan
5.07 Decision on well operations management plan
5.08 Criteria for acceptance of well operations management plan
5.09 Contents of well operations management plan
5.10 Status of well operations management plan
5.11 Application for acceptance of variation
5.12 Requirement to apply for variation of well operations management plan
5.13 Decision on request for acceptance of varied well operations management plan
5.14 Variation required by Regulator
5.15 Objection to requirement to vary
5.16 Decision on objection
5.17 Termination of well operations management plan
5.18 Reasons for withdrawal of acceptance
5.19 Notice of proposal to withdraw acceptance
5.20 Decision to withdraw acceptance
5.21 Relationship between withdrawal and other provisions
5.22 Requirement for approval of certain well activities that change well bore
5.23 Application for approval to undertake activity
5.24 Regulator may request more information
5.25 Decision on application
5.26 Requirement to control well integrity hazard or risk
5.27 Application
5.28 Requirement for titleholder and Safety Authority to give copies of documents to Designated Authority
5.29 Requirement for titleholder to give copy of direction to Safety Authority
5.30 Requirement to vary well operations management plan if inconsistent with Designated Authority direction
5.31 Well activity approval ceases if inconsistent with Designated Authority direction
5.32 Definition
5.33 Continuing operation of previously accepted plan
5.34 Continuing operation of activity approval
5.35 Applications not decided on commencement day
6.01 Application of Part
6.02 Definitions
6.03 Requirement to notify about authorised activity in title area
6.04 Authorisation of petroleum exploration permittee
6.05 Authorisation of petroleum retention lessee
6.06 Authorisation of petroleum production licensee
7.01 Purpose of Division
7.02 Requirement to securely retain information
7.03 Requirement to retain information so that retrieval is reasonably practicable
7.04 Purpose of Division
7.05 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample
7.06 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample in Australia
7.07 Requirement to return core, cutting or sample to Australia
7.08 Requirement to provide report about overseas analysis of core, cutting or sample
7.09 Requirement to securely retain core, cutting or sample
7.10 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample so that retrieval is reasonably practicable
7.11 Purpose of Division
7.12 Requirement for daily drilling report
7.13 Requirement for initial well completion report and data
7.14 Requirement for final well completion report and data
7.15 Requirement for weekly survey report
7.16 Requirement for survey acquisition report and data
7.17 Requirement for survey processing report and data
7.18 Requirement for survey interpretation report and data
7.19 Requirement for monthly report from petroleum production licensee
7.20 Requirement to give core, cutting or sample
8.01 Definitions
8.02 Meaning of permanently confidential information
8.03 Meaning of interpretative information
8.04 Classification dispute notice
8.05 Making an objection
8.06 Consideration of objection by Designated Authority
8.07 Review of Designated Authority’s decision by Minister
8.08 When objection ceases to be in force
8.09 Purpose of Division
8.10 Release of open information about wells and surveys
8.11 Release of basic disclosable information
8.12 Release of interpretative disclosable information
8.13 Release of documentary information — prior availability or consent
8.14 Purpose of Division
8.15 Release of petroleum mining samples after relevant day
8.16 Release of petroleum mining samples – prior availability or consent
9.01 Purpose of Division
9.02 Requirement to securely retain information
9.03 Requirement to retain information so that retrieval is reasonably practicable
9.04 Purpose of Division
9.05 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample
9.06 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample in Australia
9.07 Requirement to return core, cutting or sample to Australia
9.08 Requirement to provide report about overseas analysis of core, cutting or sample
9.09 Requirement to securely retain core, cutting or sample
9.10 Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample so that retrieval is reasonably practicable
9.11 Purpose of Division
9.12 Requirement for daily drilling report
9.13 Requirement for initial well completion report and data
9.14 Requirement for final well completion report and data
9.15 Requirement for weekly survey report
9.16 Requirement for survey acquisition report and data
9.17 Requirement for survey processing report and data
9.18 Requirement for survey interpretation report and data
9.19 Requirement for greenhouse gas injection monthly report — greenhouse gas injection licensee
9.20 Requirement for greenhouse gas injection annual report — greenhouse gas injection licensee
9.21 Requirement for monthly greenhouse gas accounting report — greenhouse gas injection licensee
9.22 Requirement for annual greenhouse gas accounting report — greenhouse gas injection licensee
9.23 Requirement to give core, cutting or sample
10.01 Definitions
10.02 Meaning of permanently confidential information
10.03 Meaning of interpretative information
10.04 Classification dispute notice
10.05 Making an objection
10.06 Consideration of objection by Minister
10.07 When objection ceases to be in force
10.08 Purpose of Division
10.09 Release of open information about wells and surveys
10.10 Release of information from greenhouse gas accounting reports
10.11 Release of basic disclosable information
10.12 Release of interpretative disclosable information
10.13 Release of documentary information — prior availability or consent
10.14 Purpose of Division
10.15 Release of eligible samples after relevant day
10.16 Release of eligible samples — prior availability or consent
11.01 Application fees
11.02 Registration fees
11.03 Register inspection fee
11.04 Document and certification fees
11.05 Information fees
11.06 Sample inspection fees
12.01 Form of instrument of transfer
12.02 Prescribed details for supplementary instrument for approval of dealing
12.03 Survey of wells, structures or equipment
12.04 Notice of route followed by pipeline
12.05 Requirement to give notice of pipeline incident
12.06 Requirement to provide written report about pipeline incident
12.07 Requirement for notice of geophysical or geological survey
12.08 Requirement to give notice of actions for Royalty Act purposes
- Schedule 1 Initial well completion data
- Schedule 2 Final well completion data
- Schedule 3 Survey acquisition data
  - Part 1 For seismic surveys
  - Part 2 For other surveys
- Schedule 4 Processed survey data
- Schedule 5 Interpretative survey data
- Schedule 6 Application fees
  - Part 1 Fees for petroleum applications
  - Part 2 Fees for greenhouse gas applications
- Schedule 7 Transfer of title

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