Div 9Record keeping and reporting requirements

Division 9—Record keeping and reporting requirements 84—Records to be kept by licensee (1) A licensee must maintain— (a) a record of all regulated activities carried out under the licence including, where appropriate, maps and plans; and (b) a record of the results of regulated activities carried out under the licence, including the results of the analysis of geological samples; and (c) a record of compliance audits by internal or external auditors required under the regulations; and (ca) a record of their approved statement of environmental objectives under section 99; and (d) other records as required by the regulations. (2) The licensee must provide the Minister with a copy of the records kept under this section at the times required by the regulations or by the Minister by written notice given to the licensee. 85—Reporting of certain incidents (1) A licensee must report an immediately reportable incident to the Minister as follows: (a) an initial report must be provided to the Minister, in a manner and form prescribed by the regulations, within 24 hours after the licensee becomes aware of the occurrence of the incident; (b) a comprehensive report must be provided to the Minister, in a manner and form prescribed by the regulations— (i) unless subparagraph (ii) applies—within 3 months after the licensee becomes aware of the occurrence of the incident; or (ii) within a period specified by the Minister and notified to the licensee in a particular case. (2) A licensee must, in a manner and form, and within the period, prescribed by the regulations, report a reportable incident to the Minister. immediately reportable incident means— (a) an incident arising from activities conducted under a licence specified in the relevant statement of environmental objectives to be an immediately reportable incident; or (b) any other matter brought within the ambit of this definition by the regulations; reportable incident means— (a) an incident (not being an immediately reportable incident) arising from activities conducted under a licence specified in the statement of environmental objectives to be a reportable incident; or (b) any other matter brought within the ambit of this definition by the regulations. 86—Information to be provided by licensee (1) A licensee must, if requested to do so by the Minister by written notice, in the manner specified in the notice, provide to the Minister information or material relevant to carrying out regulated activities under this Act as specified in the notice. (2) A licensee must provide the Minister with any other information reasonably requested by the Minister within the time specified in the request. (3) If the Minister considers the provision of the information requested under subsection (2) essential in the public interest, and gives an intimation to that effect in the request, non-compliance with the request is a summary offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding $120,000. (4) A licensee must, if requested to do so by the Minister, provide the Minister with an expert report, within the time specified in the request, verifying information provided to the Minister by the licensee. (5) A request under subsection (4) must either nominate the person by whom the expert report is to be prepared or state the nature of the qualifications and experience that the person who prepares the report must possess. (5a) Any cost associated with complying with a requirement under this section is to be borne by the licensee. (6) A reference in this section to a licensee extends to a former licensee. (7) A requirement under any other provision of this Act to provide any information or report extends to a former licensee to the extent that the information or report is reasonably required in connection with the operation or administration of this Act.