249Reporting obligations of holders of petroleum access authorities

#### 249 Reporting obligations of holders of petroleum access authorities (1) If: (a) at any time during a particular month, a petroleum access authority is in force in relation to an area that consists of, or includes, a block that is the subject of a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence; and (b) the registered holder of the petroleum access authority is not the registered holder of the permit, lease or licence; the registered holder of the petroleum access authority must, within 30 days after the end of that month, give the registered holder of the permit, lease or licence: (c) a written report about the operations carried on in that block during that month; and (d) a written summary of the facts ascertained from those operations. Offence (2) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (1); and (b) the person omits to do an act; and (c) the omission breaches the requirement. Penalty: 50 penalty units. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. Civil penalty (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes a requirement under subsection (1). Civil penalty: 90 penalty units. Continuing offences and continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions (5) The maximum penalty for each day that an offence under subsection (2) continues is 10% of the maximum penalty that can be imposed in respect of that offence. > Note: Subsection (2) is a continuing offence under section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914. (6) The maximum civil penalty for each day that a contravention of subsection (4) continues is 10% of the maximum civil penalty that can be imposed in respect of that contravention. > Note: Subsection (4) is a continuing civil penalty provision under section 93 of the Regulatory Powers Act.