Review of plan
61B Review of plan
(1) An approved plan may be reviewed at any time by the permittee or licensee (but a revised plan does not have effect unless approved by the Minister).
An approved plan must be reviewed:
in the case of a well operations management plan:
(i) before the permittee or licensee commences an activity not covered by the plan or inconsistent with the plan; or
(ii) before the permittee or licensee makes a significant change to the manner in which risks to the integrity of a well covered by the plan are managed so as to be as low as is reasonably practicable; or
(iii) as soon as practicable after the integrity of a well covered by the plan becomes subject to a significant new risk or a significantly increased level of risk; or
in the case of a field management plan:
(i) before the licensee makes a significant change to the development strategy or management strategy of the field covered by the plan; or
(ii) before the licensee makes a significant change to the equipment or procedures used to determine the quantity or composition of petroleum or water produced during operations; or
before ceasing production for a material period of time; or
in the case of a petroleum surface infrastructure plan:
(i) before the licensee commences an activity not covered by the plan or inconsistent with the plan; or
(ii) before the licensee makes a significant change to the manner in which risks to the integrity of any surface infrastructure covered by the plan are managed so as to be as low as is reasonably practicable; or
(iii) as soon as practicable after the integrity of any surface infrastructure covered by the plan becomes subject to a significant new risk or a significantly increased level of risk; or
(d) if the plan has been in operation for 5 years since it was approved without review, or since it was last reviewed; or
if the Minister directs that the plan must be reviewed; or
(f) if a review is required in prescribed circumstances.
A review must be conducted:
in accordance with prescribed requirements; and
within a prescribed period.
(4) A copy of a plan revised after being reviewed under this section must be given to the Minister in accordance with any prescribed requirements.
(5) A revised plan given to the Minister under subsection (4) must be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
The Minister may on the receipt of a revised plan:
approve the revised plan; or
(b) not approve the revised plan on the basis that the revisions are inappropriate or would not allow the plan to be approved as an original plan under this Act.
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