Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2025
8Meaning of excluded information
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8 Meaning of excluded information
(1) This section sets out the type of information that is excluded information.
(2) Information about the following is excluded information:
(a) the technical qualifications of a titleholder or an applicant for a title;
(b) the technical advice available to a titleholder or an applicant for a title;
(c) the financial resources available to a titleholder or an applicant for a title.
(3) Information contained in the following documents is excluded information:
(a) an application for a petroleum exploration permit under section 104, 110 or 115 of the Act;
(b) an application for renewal of a petroleum exploration permit under section 119 of the Act;
(c) an application for a petroleum retention lease under section 141 or 147 of the Act;
(d) an application for renewal of a petroleum retention lease under section 153 of the Act;
(e) the results of a re‑evaluation of the commercial viability of petroleum production in a lease area under subsection 136(5) of the Act;
(f) an application for a petroleum production licence under section 168, 170 or 178 of the Act or under clause 2 or 4 of Schedule 4 to the Act;
(g) an application for renewal of a petroleum production licence under section 184 of the Act;
(h) an application for a greenhouse gas assessment permit under section 296, 302A, 303 or 307A of the Act;
(i) an application for renewal of a greenhouse gas assessment permit under section 308 or 311A of the Act;
(j) an application for a greenhouse gas holding lease under section 324, 329A, 330, 335A, 336, 342A or 343 of the Act;
(k) an application for renewal of a greenhouse gas holding lease under section 347 or 350A of the Act;
(l) an application for a greenhouse gas injection licence under section 361, 368A or 369 of the Act;
(m) a report given under Part 2 or Part 3 of this instrument;
(n) a field development plan submitted under section 41 of this instrument;
(o) a varied field development plan submitted under section 46 of this instrument.
(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), it does not matter whether a document was prepared or submitted before or after the commencement of this instrument.
(5) However, subsection (3) does not apply to information that is also contained in a document not listed in subsection (3) that is given to the Titles Administrator or responsible Commonwealth Minister.