328Release of eligible samples—prior availability or consent

328 Release of eligible samples—prior availability or consent

(1) Subject to subregulation (2), the Minister may make publicly known any details of an eligible sample or permit a person to inspect the sample if—

(a) the greenhouse gas titleholder who gave the sample to the Minister has made publicly known those details of the sample; or

(b) the greenhouse gas titleholder who gave the sample to the Minister has caused to be made publicly known those details of the sample; or

(c) the greenhouse gas titleholder who gave the sample to the Minister has consented in writing to details of the sample being made publicly known or to the sample being made available for inspection, as the case may be.

(2) If an eligible sample from a block was given to the Minister under a greenhouse gas search authority, a greenhouse gas special authority or a greenhouse gas research consent, subregulation (1) only applies if the sample was obtained during a period when no permit, lease or licence was in force over the block.

(3) Before a person is permitted to inspect the sample, the fee worked out under regulation 353 is payable by the person.

Part 5.11—Miscellaneous