36Making documents and other records available

36 Making documents and other records available

(1)  An operator must make available, in accordance with this regulation, copies of the documents or other records mentioned in regulation 35 .

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 30 penalty units.

(2)  The operator must make copies of the documents and other records available to any of the following persons, on request in writing by the person:

(a) the Minister;

(b) a delegate, under section 15 of the Act, of the Minister;

(c) an inspector.

(3)  If a person referred to in subregulation (2) requests that copies of the documents or other records be made available to an agent of the person, the operator must make the copies available to the agent.

(4)  An operator is not required to make copies of records available to a person referred to in subregulation (2)(b) or (c) unless that person can produce written evidence of his or her delegation or appointment as an inspector or agent.

(5)  Copies of documents or other records must be made available –

(a) in the case of an emergency relating to a petroleum activity, as soon as possible at any time of the day or night on any day during the emergency; or

(b) in any other case, during normal business hours on any day, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a statutory holiday as defined in the Statutory Holidays Act 2000 , at the place where the records are kept.

(6)  Copies of the documents or other records must be made available at –

(a) the address of the operator of which notice has been given under regulation 42(3)(a) ; or

(b) if agreed between the operator and the person making the request (or the person’s agent), at any other place (including by means of electronic transmission to the person or agent at that place).