177Requirement for survey interpretation report and data

177  Requirement for survey interpretation report and data

 (a) a greenhouse gas titleholder conducts a geophysical or geological survey in the title area; or

 (b) in compliance with a condition of the title, a greenhouse gas titleholder licenses geophysical or geological survey data, from another person, that was collected from a geophysical or geological survey conducted in the title area.

 (2) The greenhouse gas titleholder must give the Titles Administrator a report (a survey interpretation report), that includes the information specified in subsection (3), and all interpretative survey data within:

 (a) if the titleholder conducts a geophysical or geological survey—30 months after the day that the acquisition of the data is completed; or

 (b) if the titleholder licences data from another person—30 months after the day that the data is licensed; or

 (c) if the Titles Administrator agrees, in writing, to another period—that other period.

 (3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a survey interpretation report must include the following information:

 (d) a description of the objectives of the interpretation of the interpretive survey data;

 (e) for a seismic survey:

 (iii) a description of the velocity field used to convert domain and the basis for the velocity field; and

 (f) a bathymetric map of the survey area;

 (g) an index of the maps created during the interpretation.

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.

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.

Interpretative survey data

 (6) For the purposes of this section, interpretative survey data means the following types of data, presented on the medium and in the format specified for the type of data by the Titles Administrator under section 188: