Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
221Requirement to notify significant event to Minister
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221 Requirement to notify significant event to Minister
(1) A petroleum production licensee must provide to the Minister a written notification of a significant event that occurs in, or in relation to, the licence area within 7 days after becoming aware of the event.
(2) The notification must include—
(a) all the material facts and circumstances about the significant event that the licensee is aware of or is able, by reasonable search and inquiry, to find out, including—
(i) when the event occurred or was first detected; and
(ii) the implications of the event for the reservoir and the optimum long-term recovery of petroleum; and
(b) the action the licensee proposes to take in response to the significant event.
(3) The notification may include any other facts the licensee considers relevant.
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