12Notice of Minister’s decision

12 Notice of Minister’s decision

(1)  If an operator submits an environment plan under regulation 9 , the Minister must give the operator notice in writing of a decision by the Minister under regulation 11  –

(a) to accept the environment plan in full; or

(b) to refuse to accept the environment plan; or

(c) to accept the environment plan in part for a particular stage of the petroleum activity to be performed under the plan; or

(d) to accept the environment plan, in full or in part, subject to the imposition of limitations or conditions applying to operations for the petroleum activity to be performed under the plan.

(2)  The written notice of a decision by the Minister under subregulation (1)(b) , (c) or (d) must set out –

(a) the terms of the Minister's decision and the reasons for it; and

(b) if limitations or conditions are to apply to operations for the petroleum activity to be performed under the plan, those limitations or conditions.