152Release of basic disclosable information

152  Release of basic disclosable information

 (1) The Titles Administrator or responsible Commonwealth Minister may make documentary information publicly known or make documentary information available to a person if:

 (a) it is basic information; and

 (c) the relevant day specified in subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5) for the information has passed; and

 (d) if the documentary information is survey information—one of the following applies:

 (i) in relation to the Titles Administrator making the survey information available to a person—the requirements of subsection 155(1) are met;

 (ii) in relation to the Titles Administrator or the responsible Commonwealth Minister making the survey information publicly known—the survey information is covered by a notice under subsection 155(3);

 (iii) in relation to the responsible Commonwealth Minister making the survey information available to a person—the requirements of subsection 155(6) are met.

Note: For survey information, see subsection 155(8).

Relevant day—seismic surveys

 (2) Subject to subsection (3), the relevant day for a type of documentary information related to a seismic survey described in column 1 of an item of the following table is the day specified in column 2 of the item.

 

• Relevant day for documentary information related to seismic surveys
• 1 Documentary information related to a survey that collected exclusive data, if the survey was conducted under a petroleum title that is still in force The day that is 3 years after the day that the acquisition of the data is completed
• 2 Documentary information related to a survey that collected exclusive data, if the survey was conducted under a petroleum title that:(a) has expired; or(b) has been surrendered, cancelled, revoked or terminated before the expiry date of the title The day of the expiry, surrender, cancellation, revocation or termination of the petroleum title
• 3 Documentary information related to a survey that collected 2D seismic data as non‑exclusive data The day that is 10 years after the day that the acquisition of the data is completed
• 4 Documentary information related to a survey that collected 3D seismic data as non‑exclusive data For the 3D data—the day that is 10 years after the acquisition of the data was completedFor 2D data extracted from the 3D data—the day that is 5 years after the day that the acquisition of the 3D data is completed

 

Relevant day—geophysical and geological surveys (other than seismic surveys)

 (3) The relevant day for a type of documentary information relating to geophysical and geological surveys (other than seismic surveys) described in column 1 of an item of the following table is the day specified in column 2 of the item.