121Survey plan to be provided to regulator

121 Survey plan to be provided to regulator

121 Survey plan to be provided to regulator

(1) The operator of a mine or petroleum site must provide a copy of the survey plan of the mine or petroleum site to the regulator in the approved way and form—

(a) if required to do so by the regulator by notice published in the Gazette or by notice given to the operator, or

(b) for a closed mine—as soon as reasonably practicable after the closure of the mine, or

(c) for a decommissioned petroleum site—as soon as reasonably practicable after the decommissioning of the last well at the petroleum site.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—60 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—300 penalty units.

(2) A survey plan of a closed mine must show the status of the mine workings immediately before the closure.

(3) A survey plan of a decommissioned petroleum site must show all decommissioned wells at the site.

(4) The regulator must keep a copy of each survey plan provided to the regulator under subsection (1)(b) or (c).

(5) The regulator may make a copy of a survey plan available to a person for the purposes of the administration of the Dams Safety Act 2015, the Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Act 2017, the Mining Act 1992 or the Petroleum (Onshore) Act 1991.

(6) The regulator may make a copy of a survey plan available to a person if the regulator is satisfied—

(a) the person has a legitimate concern about a risk to the health and safety of a person and making the survey plan available is likely to lessen the risk, or

(b) making the plan available is in the public interest.

(7) The regulator may impose conditions about a survey plan being examined by, or provided to, a person under subsection (5) or (6).