286ANotification requirements—registered holders of titles

#### 286A Notification requirements—registered holders of titles Becoming a registered holder (2) If, at any time after the commencement of this section, a person becomes the registered holder, or one of the registered holders, of a petroleum title, the person must: (a) give the Titles Administrator and NOPSEMA notice of the following: (i) that the person is a registered holder of the petroleum title; (ii) the person’s contact details; and (b) do so within 30 days after so becoming a registered holder. > Note: For contact details, see subsection (9). Ceasing to be a registered holder otherwise than because of death (3) If, at any time after the commencement of this section, a person ceases to be the registered holder, or one of the registered holders, of a petroleum title otherwise than because of the death of the person, the person must, within 30 days after the cessation, notify the Titles Administrator and NOPSEMA, in writing, of the cessation. Death of a registered holder (4) If, at any time after the commencement of this section, a person who is the registered holder, or one of the registered holders, of a petroleum title dies, the person’s legal personal representative must, within 30 days after the death, notify the Titles Administrator and NOPSEMA, in writing, of the death. Change of contact details of registered holder (5) If: (a) a person is the registered holder, or one of the registered holders, of a petroleum title; and (b) the person has given notice under this section of one or more contact details of the person; and (c) any or all of those contact details have changed; the person must: (d) give the Titles Administrator and NOPSEMA notice of the following: (i) that the relevant contact details have changed; (ii) the changed contact details; and (e) do so within 30 days after the change. > Note: For contact details, see subsection (9). Approved form and manner (6) A notice under this section must be given in the approved form and in an approved manner. (6A) The Titles Administrator must publish on the Titles Administrator’s website: (a) the form approved for the purposes of subsection (6); and (b) a copy of the instrument approving a manner for the purposes of that subsection. Offence (7) A person commits an offence of strict liability if: (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5); 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 (8A) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes a requirement under subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5). Civil penalty: 90 penalty units. Continuing offences and continuing contraventions of civil penalty provisions (8B) The maximum penalty for each day that an offence under subsection (7) continues is 10% of the maximum penalty that can be imposed in respect of that offence. > Note: Subsection (7) is a continuing offence under section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914. (8C) The maximum civil penalty for each day that a contravention of subsection (8A) continues is 10% of the maximum civil penalty that can be imposed in respect of that contravention. > Note: Subsection (8A) is a continuing civil penalty provision under section 93 of the Regulatory Powers Act. Definitions (9) In this section: > approved means approved, in writing, by the Titles Administrator and the Chief Executive Officer of NOPSEMA. > contact details of a person includes the following: (a) the person’s name; (b) the address of: (i) the place of residence or business of the person; or (ii) if the person is a body corporate—the head office, a registered office or a principal office of the body corporate; (c) the person’s telephone number; (d) the person’s fax number (if any); (e) the person’s email address; (f) if the person is a body corporate that has an ACN (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001)—the ACN. > petroleum title means: (a) a petroleum exploration permit; or (b) a petroleum retention lease; or (c) a petroleum production licence; or (d) an infrastructure licence; or (e) a pipeline licence; or (f) a petroleum special prospecting authority; or (g) a petroleum access authority.