43Requirement for survey processing report and data

43 Requirement for survey processing report and data

(1) For the purposes of section 179(c) of the Act, the holder of an authority who undertakes a geophysical, geological or geochemical survey in the authority area must give the Minister a survey processing report and all processed survey data within—

(a) in the case of a 2-dimensional seismic survey—12 months after the day on which the acquisition of the data is completed; or

(b) in the case of a 3-dimensional seismic survey—18 months after the day on which the acquisition of the data is completed; or

(c) if the Minister authorises the holder of the authority to give the report and data within another period—that other period; or

(d) in any other case—6 months after the day on which the acquisition of the data is completed.

Note

Under section 179 of the Act, a person who contravenes this subregulation is liable to a penalty not exceeding 60 penalty units.

(2) A survey processing report under subregulation (1) must include—

(a) the name of the survey; and

(b) the authority under which the survey was conducted; and

(c) the name of the holder of the authority; and

(d) the dates on which processing of the survey started and ended; and

(e) the name of the processing contractor; and

(f) the purpose of the processing; and

(g) a summary of the data acquisition parameters; and

(h) details of all the processing sequences and techniques used; and

(i) a sample Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code header from the final data set; and

(j) listings of all processed data; and

(k) in the case of a 3-dimensional survey—

(i) a description of the position of the survey polygon; and

(ii) a calculation for the 3-dimensional line numbering convention.

(3) A survey processing report under subregulation (1) must—

(a) be in the form approved by the Minister; and

(b) in the case of a 2-dimensional seismic survey—include each type of the following data—

(i) raw and final stacked data, including near, mid and far sub stacks if generated;

(ii) raw and final migrated data, including—

(A) pre-stack time migration; and

(B) pre-stack depth migration; and

(C) near, mid and far sub stacks;

(iii) final processed navigation and elevation data;

(iv) shotpoint to common depth point relationship;

(v) data for both stacked and migrated velocities, including—