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Petroleum Act 1984
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61 Application for approval
(1) A permittee or licensee who proposes to commence any
well-related operations under the permit or licence, or the
production of petroleum under a licence, must first submit to the
Minister, for approval:
(a) a well operations management plan; and
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(b) in the case of a production licence:
(i) a field management plan; and
(ii) a petroleum surface infrastructure plan.
(2) A plan submitted under subsection (1) must be:
(a) in the approved form; and
(b) accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) A plan submitted under subsection (1) must include the prescribed
information and comply with any guidelines published by the
(4) The Minister may give the permittee or licensee a written notice
requiring further information about any matter required by regulation
or guidelines to be included in the plan.
(5) A permittee or licensee must comply with a notice under
subsection (4) within 14 days after the notice is given or within a
longer period allowed by the Minister.
(6) A well operations management plan or petroleum surface
infrastructure plan submitted under this section must be
accompanied by a proposal for the petroleum infrastructure
decommissioning security to be provided in connection with the
plan.
(7) A field management plan submitted under this section must be
accompanied by an application for the approval of a rate of
recovery.
(8) A proposal or application under subsection (6) or (7) must be in the
approved form.