Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A regulation, or the chief executive, may, for the services of the State, require a 1923 Act petroleum tenure holder to—
(a) keep stated information, or types of information, about authorised activities carried out under the tenure; or
Example of a way of keeping information—
in a stated digital format
(b) lodge a notice giving stated information, or types of information, or stated reports at stated times or intervals about authorised activities carried out under the tenure.
Example of a stated time—
for a report about a well, 6 months after its completion
(2) For subsection (1), the information or report required to be given or kept may be—
(a) basic exploration data; or
Examples of basic exploration data—
seismic acquisition, processing and interpretation reports
information obtained from airborne geophysical surveying
other information about petroleum or other materials at or below ground level
a well completion report for an exploration or appraisal well
(b) opinions, conclusions, technical consolidations and advanced interpretations based on basic exploration data.
(3) A notice under subsection (1)(b)—
(a) may state—
(i) a format required for giving the information; and
(ii) a degree of precision required for the giving of the information; and
(b) must be lodged at—
(i) the office of the department for lodging reports under this section, as stated in a gazette notice by the chief executive; or
(ii) if no office is gazetted under subparagraph (i)—the office of the chief executive.
(4) A copy of a notice under subsection (1)(b) must be given to both the owners and occupiers of affected land in the way and at the times prescribed under a regulation.
(5) A person of whom a requirement under subsection (1) has been made must comply with the requirement.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(6) In this section—
affected land means land on which an authorised activity is, or has been, carried out.
information includes documents, records and samples.