3Interpretation

3 Interpretation (1) In these Regulations: access agreement, see regulation 3(2). ADR convenor, for Part 4, Division 4, Subdivision 2, see regulation 25(2). affected person, see regulation 41(2). airborne operations means: (a) flying over any part of a permit area or licence area by an aircraft (including a helicopter); or (b) causing a drone to fly over any part of a permit area or licence area. annual fee, for Part 5D, see regulation 66F. approved access agreement means an access agreement that has been approved, or that is taken to be approved, under Part 4 or 6. Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards means the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards published by the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards Board, as in force from time to time. designated person, in relation to land, means: (a) unless paragraph (b) applies – the owner of the land; or (b) if there is a separate occupier of the land and that occupier has, in the land, an interest registered on the land register – the occupier of the land. drilling rig means the equipment used in connection with rotary or other drilling, including a workover or well service rig, but does not include a seismic shot hole drilling rig. field, in relation to a field management plan, means an area within a production licence area, or contiguous production licence areas, that are subject to the plan.

Petroleum Regulations 2020 3 hydraulic fracturing means the underground gas and oil extraction process that involves the injection of fluids at high pressure into a geological formation to induce fractures that conduct hydrocarbons for extraction. independent competent person, in relation to a statement or plan to be provided by an interest holder relating to a sub-surface well barrier or petroleum surface infrastructure, means a person: (a) who: (i) is not an employee of the interest holder; and (ii) is not an employee of a contractor engaged by the interest holder for the design, construction, operation or management of the well or petroleum surface infrastructure (as the case may be); and (iii) has not been involved in the design, construction, operation or management of the well or petroleum surface infrastructure (as the case may be); and (b) who is, on account of training and experience, suitably qualified to verify (as the case requires): (i) a well barrier integrity validation report; or (ii) works executed during the design, construction, operation or decommissioning phases of the petroleum surface infrastructure. induced seismicity management plan means a plan that: (a) is designed to mitigate against any risk of damage from induced seismicity that may occur as a result of hydraulic fracturing by: (i) avoiding geohazards and faults; and (ii) monitoring for changes in peak ground acceleration during and following hydraulic fracturing activities; and (b) sets out management strategies if peak ground acceleration thresholds are triggered. infringement notice, see regulation 62. infringement notice offence, see regulation 61(1). interest holder means the holder of a petroleum interest.