PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 553
Power to require information or reports about authorised activities to be kept or given
PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 553
Power to require information or reports about authorised activities to be kept or given
553 Power to require information or reports about authorised activities to be
kept or given
(1) A regulation, or the chief executive, may, for the
services of the State, require a petroleum authority holder to—
(a) keep
stated information, or types of information, about authorised activities
carried out under the petroleum authority; or
Example of a prescribed way of
keeping information—
in a stated digital format
(b) lodge a notice
giving stated information, or types of information, or stated reports at
stated times or intervals about authorised activities carried out under the
petroleum authority.
Example of a stated time—
for a report about a
petroleum well, 6 months after its completion
(2) For subsection (1) , the
information or report required to be given or kept may be—
(a) exploration
data; or
Examples of exploration data—
• seismic acquisition, processing
and interpretation reports
• information obtained from airborne geophysical
surveying
• other information about petroleum or other materials at or
below ground level
• a well completion report for an exploration or
appraisal well
(b) opinions, conclusions, technical consolidations and
advanced interpretations based on exploration data.
(3) A notice under
subsection (1) (b) may state—
(a) a format required for giving the
information; and
(b) a degree of precision required for the giving of the
information.
(4) A copy of a notice under subsection (1) (b) must be given to
both the owners and occupiers of affected land in the way and at the times
prescribed under a regulation.
(5) A person of whom a requirement under
subsection (1) has been made must comply with the requirement.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(6) In this section—
"affected land" means land on which an authorised activity is, or has been,
carried out.
"information" includes documents, records and samples.
"services of the State" has the same meaning that the term has in relation to
the State of Queensland under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cwlth) , section 183(1)
.
