103Requirement for ongoing reporting after reportable incident

103  Requirement for ongoing reporting after reportable incident

 (a) a titleholder has given NOPSEMA a written report (the initial report) under section 102 about a reportable incident in relation to a well; and

 (b) at the time that the initial report was given to NOPSEMA, the reportable incident had not been resolved.

Reporting requirement

 (2) The titleholder must, in accordance with subsection (3), give NOPSEMA a written report for each reporting period mentioned in subsection (4).

 (3) A report for a reporting period:

 (a) must be given to NOPSEMA within:

 (i) 3 days after the end of the reporting period; or

 (ii) if NOPSEMA agrees, in writing, to a longer period within which the report must be provided—that period; and

 (b) must include:

 (i) all material facts and circumstances concerning the incident that the titleholder knows or is able, by reasonable search or enquiry, to find out; and

 (ii) details of any action taken, or proposed to be taken, to stop, control or remedy the incident; and

 (iii) details of any action taken, or proposed to be taken, to prevent a similar incident occurring in the future; and

 (iv) details of any temporary control measures taken to minimise risks to well integrity to as low as practicable; and

 (v) an estimate of when the control measures set out in the well operations management plan for the well will be reinstated.

Reporting periods

 (4) For the purposes of this section, each of the following is a reporting period:

 (a) the period of 30 days starting on the day the initial report is given to NOPSEMA;

 (b) each subsequent 30 day period, if the period includes at least one day, or part of a day, on which the reportable incident had not been resolved.

 (5) A titleholder commits an offence of strict liability if the titleholder contravenes subsection (2).

Note: This subsection is a continuing offence under section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914. See section 237 of this instrument for the maximum penalty for each day that an offence under this subsection continues.

 (6) A titleholder is liable to a civil penalty if the titleholder contravenes subsection (2).

Note: This subsection is a continuing civil penalty provision under section 93 of the Regulatory Powers Act. See section 237 of this instrument for the maximum civil penalty for each day that a contravention referred to in this subsection continues.