Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (DATA MANAGEMENT) REGULATIONS 2004

- made under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement [see Note 1]  
   3.      Objects of Regulations  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      Protected confidential information  
   6.      Protected derivative information  
   7.      Contested information  
   8.      Notice inviting objections to the disclosure of information  
   9.      Application of Regulations  

   PART 2--HOLDER'S GENERAL DUTIES

   10.     Undertaking activity without DMP or permission  
   11.     Undertaking activity with DMP or permission  

   PART 3--INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS

   12.     Information -- general  
   13.     Information -- wells  
   14.     Information -- geophysical surveys  
   15.     Information -- geological and geochemical surveys  

   PART 4--DATA MANAGEMENT PLANS

           Division 1--Approval of DMP

   16.     Request for approval of DMP  
   17.     Contents of DMP  
   18.     Decision on DMP  
   19.     Status of DMP submitted or accepted in parts  

           Division 2--Variation of DMP

              Subdivision 1--Variation by holder

   20.     Request for variation of DMP  
   21.     Decision on request for variation  

              Subdivision 2--Variation at request of Designated Authority

   22.     Requirement to vary DMP  
   23.     Objection to requirement to vary  
   24.     Decision on objection  

           Division 3--Operation of DMP

   25.     Commencement of DMP and revisions of DMP  
   26.     Termination of DMP  

   PART 5--UNDERTAKING ACTIVITY WITHOUT ACCEPTED DMP

   27.     Application for approval to undertake activity without accepted DMP  
   28.     Decision on application  

   PART 6--ACCESS TO DOCUMENTARY INFORMATION AND PETROLEUM MINING SAMPLES

           Division 1--Documentary information

   29.     Making documentary information (other than excluded information) publicly known after relevant day  
   30.     Making details of petroleum mining samples publicly known after relevant day  
   31.     Making documentary information known -- prior availability  
   32.     Making details of petroleum mining samples known -- prior availability  
   33.     Making documentary information known -- non-confidential derivative information  

           Division 2--Contested information

   34.     Making documentary information known -- contested information  
   35.     Arrangements relating to objections  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   36.     Storage of documentary information and petroleum mining samples  

   PART 8--TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

   37.     Documentary information or petroleum mining sample given to the Designated Authority before the commencement of these Regulations  
           SCHEDULE 1 Requirements for DMP