79Decision on well operations management plan

79  Decision on well operations management plan

Initial consideration

 (1) Within 30 days after a titleholder applies to NOPSEMA under section 78 for acceptance of a well operations management plan, NOPSEMA must:

 (a) if NOPSEMA is reasonably satisfied that the plan meets the criteria in section 81—accept the plan; or

 (b) if NOPSEMA is not reasonably satisfied that the plan meets those criteria—give the titleholder written notice under subsection (2) of this section; or

 (c) if NOPSEMA is unable to make a decision on the plan within the 30 day period—give the titleholder written notice of that fact and a proposed timetable for NOPSEMA’s consideration of the plan.

Notice that titleholder must resubmit plan

 (2) A notice under this subsection must:

 (a) state that NOPSEMA is not reasonably satisfied that the well operations management plan submitted or resubmitted by the titleholder meets the criteria in section 81; and

 (b) identify the criteria about which NOPSEMA is not so satisfied; and

 (c) specify a day by which the titleholder may modify and resubmit the plan.

 (3) The day specified under paragraph (2)(c) must give the titleholder a reasonable opportunity to modify and resubmit the plan.

Consideration after opportunity for resubmission

 (4) Within 30 days after the titleholder has resubmitted a modified well operations management plan (the resubmitted plan):

 (a) if NOPSEMA is reasonably satisfied that the resubmitted plan meets the criteria in section 81—NOPSEMA must accept the resubmitted plan; or

 (b) if NOPSEMA is still not reasonably satisfied that the resubmitted plan meets those criteria—NOPSEMA must:

 (i) give the titleholder a further notice under subsection (2) of this section; or

 (ii) refuse to accept the resubmitted plan; or

 (iii) accept the resubmitted plan, subject to such conditions as NOPSEMA considers appropriate; or

 (iv) accept the resubmitted plan in part, subject to such conditions (if any) as NOPSEMA considers appropriate; or

 (c) if NOPSEMA is unable to make a decision on the resubmitted plan within the 30 day period—NOPSEMA must give the titleholder written notice of that fact and a proposed timetable for NOPSEMA’s consideration of the resubmitted plan.

Note: For the purposes of subparagraph (b)(iv), NOPSEMA may accept the plan as applying only to certain well activities or certain stages of well activities.

NOPSEMA decision where titleholder fails to resubmit modified plan

 (5) If the titleholder does not resubmit a modified well operations management plan by the day referred to in paragraph (2)(c), or a later day agreed to by NOPSEMA in writing, NOPSEMA must: