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43Withdrawing acceptance of environment plan
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43 Withdrawing acceptance of environment plan
(1) NOPSEMA may, by written notice given to the titleholder, withdraw the acceptance of the environment plan for an activity under a title on any of the following grounds:
(a) the titleholder has not complied with:
(i) a provision of the Act relating to environmental requirements; or
(ii) a direction given by NOPSEMA under section 574, 576B, 579A, 586 or 591B of the Act; or
(iii) a direction given by the responsible Commonwealth Minister under section 580 or 592 of the Act;
(b) the titleholder has not complied with section 18, 19, 39, 40 or 41 or subsection 51(1) of this instrument;
(c) NOPSEMA has refused to accept a revised environment plan for the activity;
(d) NOPSEMA is not reasonably satisfied, after 2 or more requests under subsection 51(2) of this instrument for the titleholder to modify a report on environmental performance, that the titleholder has given NOPSEMA sufficient information to enable NOPSEMA to determine whether the environmental performance outcomes and environmental performance standards in the environment plan have been met;
(e) if the activity is a petroleum activity—the titleholder has failed to maintain compliance with subsection 571(2) of the Act, in a form acceptable to NOPSEMA, in relation to the activity.
(2) A notice under subsection (1) must set out the reasons for the withdrawal.