Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
187Meaning of *excluded information*
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187 Meaning of *excluded information*
(1) For the purposes of this Chapter, excluded information is information about the following—
(a) the technical qualifications of a titleholder or an applicant for a title;
(b) the technical advice available to a titleholder or an applicant for a title;
(c) the financial resources available to a titleholder or an applicant for a title.
(2) In addition, information contained in the following documents is excluded information—
(a) an application for a petroleum exploration permit under section 86, 93 or 98 of the Act;
(b) an application for renewal of a petroleum exploration permit under section 102 of the Act;
(c) an application for a petroleum retention lease under section 130 or 136 of the Act;
(d) an application for renewal of a petroleum retention lease under section 142 of the Act;
(e) the results of a re-evaluation of the commercial viability of petroleum production in a lease area under section 120 of the Act;
(f) an application for a petroleum production licence under section 164, 166 or 173 of the Act;
(g) an application for a greenhouse gas assessment permit under section 297 or 306 of the Act;
(h) an application for renewal of a greenhouse gas assessment permit under section 311 of the Act;
(i) an application for a greenhouse gas holding lease under section 334, 342, 349 or 357 of the Act;
(j) an application for renewal of a greenhouse gas holding lease under section 362 of the Act;
(k) an application for a greenhouse gas injection licence under section 379 or 392 of the Act;
(l) a report given under Part 5.2 or Part 5.3;
(m) a field development plan submitted under regulation 206;
(n) a variation of a field development plan submitted under regulation 210.
(3) For the purposes of subregulation (2), it does not matter whether a document was prepared or submitted before or after the commencement of this Chapter.
(4) However, subregulation (2) does not apply to information that is also contained in a document not listed in subregulation (2) that is given to the Minister.
Part 5.2—Notification and reporting of discovery of petroleum
Division 1—Petroleum titleholders
188 Application
This Division applies to a petroleum exploration permittee or petroleum retention lessee who is required, under section 279 of the Act, to notify the Minister of a discovery of petroleum.