29Withdrawal of acceptance of environment plan

29 Withdrawal of acceptance of environment plan

(1)  Subject to regulation 30 , the Minister, by notice in writing to an operator, may withdraw the acceptance of an environment plan for a petroleum activity on any one or more of the grounds set out in subregulation (2) .

(2)  For subregulation (1) , the grounds are that –

(a) the operator or petroleum instrument holder has not complied with –

(i) the Act or any other regulations made under the Act relating to environmental requirements; or

(ii) a direction given by the Minister under the Act; or

(b) the operator has not complied with regulation 7 , 8 , 23 , 24 or 25 ; or

(c) the Minister has refused to accept a proposed revision of the environment plan.

(3)  A notice under subregulation (1) to withdraw the acceptance of an environment plan for a petroleum activity must set out the reasons for the decision.