sec.261Public release of required information

sec.261 Public release of required information

The mere fact of the existence of a GHG authority is taken to be an authorisation from the holder of the authority to the chief executive to do the following in relation to required information for the authority— 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 GHG authority; and immediately before the area stops being in the area of the GHG authority, the confidentiality period has not ended. The confidentiality period ends when the area stops being in the area of the GHG authority. The required information is a well completion report about a well drilled on particular land in the area of a GHG permit. The land has been 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 GHG authority is a GHG permit; and after the commencement of this subsection, the area stops being in the permit’s area under section 48 (1) or (2) . An authorisation under subsection (1) is not affected by the ending of the GHG authority. s 261 sub 2024 No. 33 s 37 (sec.261-ssec.1) The mere fact of the existence of a GHG authority is taken to be an authorisation from the holder of the authority to the chief executive to do the following in relation to required information for the authority— 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.261-ssec.2) Subsections (3) to (6) apply if a confidentiality period is prescribed by regulation for the required information. (sec.261-ssec.3) Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to the required information until the confidentiality period ends. (sec.261-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 GHG authority; and immediately before the area stops being in the area of the GHG authority, the confidentiality period has not ended. (sec.261-ssec.5) The confidentiality period ends when the area stops being in the area of the GHG authority. The required information is a well completion report about a well drilled on particular land in the area of a GHG permit. The land has been relinquished under the relinquishment condition for the permit. A confidentiality period for the required information ends when the land is relinquished. (sec.261-ssec.6) However, subsection (5) does not apply if— the GHG authority is a GHG permit; and after the commencement of this subsection, the area stops being in the permit’s area under section 48 (1) or (2) . (sec.261-ssec.7) An authorisation under subsection (1) is not affected by the ending of the GHG authority.