14Titles Administrator may request information to be included in discovery assessment report

14  Titles Administrator may request information to be included in discovery assessment report

 (1) The Titles Administrator may, within 7 days after being informed by a petroleum titleholder of a discovery of petroleum under section 284 of the Act, request the titleholder to include additional information about the discovery in the titleholder’s discovery assessment report under section 15 of this instrument.

Note: Section 284 of the Act requires certain petroleum titleholders to inform the Titles Administrator of a petroleum discovery within 30 days after completion of the discovery well. Section 15 of this instrument requires a further report about the discovery within 90 days after completion of the discovery well.

 (b) specify the information sought and the reasons for the request.

 (3) After receiving the request, the titleholder may give the Titles Administrator a written statement that:

 (b) the titleholder is unable to obtain the information.

 (4) If the Titles Administrator is satisfied (whether or not because of a statement under subsection (3)) that the titleholder cannot comply with the request because:

 (b) the titleholder is unable to obtain the information;

the Titles Administrator must, as soon as practicable, give the titleholder a written notice withdrawing the request.