Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009

A person who under section 258, is required to keep a record or sample must for the services of the State give a copy of the record and a part of the sample to the chief executive within 6 months after the earlier of the following (the required time)—

the day the record or sample was acquired or made;

the day the relevant GHG tenure ends.

The copy of the record must be given in the required way for giving reports to the chief executive.

If the chief executive gives the person a notice asking the person for more of the sample, the person must give it to the chief executive at the address stated in the notice within the reasonable time stated in the notice (also the required time) unless the holder has a reasonable excuse.

The chief executive may extend the required time by up to 1 year if—

the person asks for the extension before the required time ends; and

the chief executive is satisfied the extension is necessary.

However, the extension must not end later than—

for subsection (1)—6 months after the required time ends; or

for subsection (3)—1 year after the required time ends.

Without limiting subsection (1), the uses to which the State may put the copy of the record and the part of the sample may include—

the building of a publicly available database to facilitate petroleum exploration for the services of the State; and

GHG exploration.