Subdiv 10Reporting requirements

Subdivision 10—Reporting requirements 46—Licensee to provide reports, information or material (1) It is a condition of a licence that the licensee must— (a) at the prescribed times; and (b) at any other time on the written request of the Minister, provide a report, information or material that is relevant to authorised operations in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the regulations. (2) A licensee must keep all reports, information or material required to be provided under this section— (a) in a form prescribed by the regulations or approved by the Minister; and (b) in a place that complies with the requirements prescribed by the regulations or approved by the Minister; and (c) for a period prescribed by the regulations or approved by the Minister. (3) If a report, information or material is provided under this section, the Minister may retain, use or release the report, information or material in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the regulations. (4) It is a condition of a licence that the licensee must, on the written request of the Minister, provide a report verifying information or material provided to the Minister under this section. (5) A report under subsection (1) or (4), and any information or material required to be provided under this section must, if the Minister so requires, be verified by an independent person with qualifications, and in a manner, specified by the Minister. (6) Any cost associated with a requirement under this section will be borne by the licensee. (7) If a requirement under this section is not complied with, the Minister may take action to obtain the relevant information or material, or to obtain the verification, so required. (8) The reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Minister taking action under subsection (7) constitute a debt due to the Crown. 47—Licensee must report 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. (3) In this section— 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 and 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.