18Responsible Commonwealth Minister may request information to be included in discovery assessment report

18  Responsible Commonwealth Minister may request information to be included in discovery assessment report

 (1) The responsible Commonwealth Minister may, within 7 days after being informed by a greenhouse gas titleholder of a discovery of petroleum under section 452 of the Act, request the titleholder to include additional information about the discovery in the titleholder’s discovery assessment report under section 19 of this instrument.

Note: Section 452 of the Act requires certain greenhouse gas titleholders to inform the responsible Commonwealth Minister of a petroleum discovery within 30 days after completion of the discovery well. Section 19 of this instrument requires a further report about the discovery within 60 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 responsible Commonwealth Minister a written statement that:

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

 (4) If the responsible Commonwealth Minister 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 Minister must, as soon as practicable, give the titleholder a written notice withdrawing the request.