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Petroleum Act 1984
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61B Review of plan
(1) An approved plan may be reviewed at any time by the permittee or
licensee (but a revised plan does not have effect unless approved
by the Minister).
(2) An approved plan must be reviewed:
(a) in the case of a well operations management plan:
(i) before the permittee or licensee commences an activity
not covered by the plan or inconsistent with the plan; or
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(ii) before the permittee or licensee makes a significant
change to the manner in which risks to the integrity of a
well covered by the plan are managed so as to be as low
as is reasonably practicable; or
(iii) as soon as practicable after the integrity of a well
covered by the plan becomes subject to a significant
new risk or a significantly increased level of risk; or
(b) in the case of a field management plan:
(i) before the licensee makes a significant change to the
development strategy or management strategy of the
field covered by the plan; or
(ii) before the licensee makes a significant change to the
equipment or procedures used to determine the quantity
or composition of petroleum or water produced during
operations; or
(iii) before ceasing production for a material period of time;
or
(c) in the case of a petroleum surface infrastructure plan:
(i) before the licensee commences an activity not covered
by the plan or inconsistent with the plan; or
(ii) before the licensee makes a significant change to the
manner in which risks to the integrity of any surface
infrastructure covered by the plan are managed so as to
be as low as is reasonably practicable; or
(iii) as soon as practicable after the integrity of any surface
infrastructure covered by the plan becomes subject to a
significant new risk or a significantly increased level of
risk; or
(d) if the plan has been in operation for 5 years since it was
approved without review, or since it was last reviewed; or
(e) if the Minister directs that the plan must be reviewed; or
(f) if a review is required in prescribed circumstances.
(3) A review must be conducted:
(a) in accordance with prescribed requirements; and
(b) within a prescribed period.
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(4) A copy of a plan revised after being reviewed under this section
must be given to the Minister in accordance with any prescribed
requirements.
(5) A revised plan given to the Minister under subsection (4) must be
accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(6) The Minister may on the receipt of a revised plan:
(a) approve the revised plan; or
(b) not approve the revised plan on the basis that the revisions
are inappropriate or would not allow the plan to be approved
as an original plan under this Act.