Report on operations under access authority
57AA Report on operations under access authority
A person must comply with subsection (2) if:
the person is the holder of an access authority; and
(b) the access authority is in force in respect of an area that consists of, or includes, an exploration permit area, licence area, lease area or the area over which a petroleum title is granted; and
(c) the person is not the permittee, licensee, lessee or the holder of the petroleum title.
(2) The person must, not later than 28 days after the end of each month during which the access authority is in force, provide the permittee, licensee, lessee or holder of the petroleum title with a report, in writing, of:
(a) the operations carried on in the permit area, licence area, lease area or the area over which a petroleum title is granted during that month; and
a summary of the facts ascertained from those operations.
(3) A person commits an offence if the person is required to provide a report under subsection (2) and the person contravenes that requirement.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.
(4) An offence against subsection (3) is an offence of strict liability.
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