sec.196Public release of required information

### sec.196 Public release of required information The mere fact of the existence of a geothermal tenure is taken to be an authorisation from the holder of the tenure to the chief executive to do the following in relation to required information for the tenure— to publish, in the way prescribed by regulation, the information for public use; to make the information available to a person on payment of the fee prescribed by regulation. Subsections (3) to (6) apply if a confidentiality period is prescribed by regulation for the required information. Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the required information until the confidentiality period ends. Subsection (5) applies if— the required information is about an authorised activity carried out only in an area that stops being in the area of the geothermal tenure; and immediately before the area stops being in the area of the geothermal tenure, the confidentiality period has not ended. The confidentiality period ends when the area stops being in the area of the geothermal tenure. The required information is a well completion report about a geothermal well drilled on particular land in the area of a geothermal permit. The land is relinquished under the relinquishment condition for the permit. A confidentiality period for the required information ends when the land is relinquished. However, subsection (5) does not apply if— the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit; and after the commencement of this subsection, the area stops being in the geothermal permit’s area under section 189 (1) or (2) . An authorisation under subsection (1) is not affected by the ending of the geothermal tenure. s 196 sub 2024 No. 33 s 34 (sec.196-ssec.1) The mere fact of the existence of a geothermal tenure is taken to be an authorisation from the holder of the tenure to the chief executive to do the following in relation to required information for the tenure— to publish, in the way prescribed by regulation, the information for public use; to make the information available to a person on payment of the fee prescribed by regulation. (sec.196-ssec.2) Subsections (3) to (6) apply if a confidentiality period is prescribed by regulation for the required information. (sec.196-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the required information until the confidentiality period ends. (sec.196-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if— the required information is about an authorised activity carried out only in an area that stops being in the area of the geothermal tenure; and immediately before the area stops being in the area of the geothermal tenure, the confidentiality period has not ended. (sec.196-ssec.5) The confidentiality period ends when the area stops being in the area of the geothermal tenure. The required information is a well completion report about a geothermal well drilled on particular land in the area of a geothermal permit. The land is relinquished under the relinquishment condition for the permit. A confidentiality period for the required information ends when the land is relinquished. (sec.196-ssec.6) However, subsection (5) does not apply if— the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit; and after the commencement of this subsection, the area stops being in the geothermal permit’s area under section 189 (1) or (2) . (sec.196-ssec.7) An authorisation under subsection (1) is not affected by the ending of the geothermal tenure. - (a) to publish, in the way prescribed by regulation, the information for public use; - (b) to make the information available to a person on payment of the fee prescribed by regulation. - (a) the required information is about an authorised activity carried out only in an area that stops being in the area of the geothermal tenure; and - (b) immediately before the area stops being in the area of the geothermal tenure, the confidentiality period has not ended. - (a) the geothermal tenure is a geothermal permit; and - (b) after the commencement of this subsection, the area stops being in the geothermal permit’s area under section 189 (1) or (2) .