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transitional 2‑year period—when the operation of the transitional plan ends; or
 (d) in any other case—at the end of the transitional 2‑year period.

Part 6—Authorisation of petroleum titleholders to conduct greenhouse gas exploration

6.01  Application of Part
  This Part applies to a petroleum titleholder who is:
 (a) a petroleum exploration permittee; or
 (b) a petroleum retention lessee; or
 (c) a petroleum production licensee.

6.02  Definitions
  In this Part:
authorised activity means:
 (a) an activity by a petroleum exploration permittee that is authorised by regulation 6.04; or
 (b) an activity by a petroleum retention lessee that is authorised by regulation 6.05; or
 (c) an activity by a petroleum production licensee that is authorised by regulation 6.06.

6.03  Requirement to notify about authorised activity in title area
 (1) A petroleum titleholder commits an offence if:
 (a) the titleholder undertakes an authorised activity in a title area; and
 (b) the titleholder does not notify the responsible Commonwealth Minister, in writing, within 7 days after the day that the titleholder began the activity.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
 (2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

6.04  Authorisation of petroleum exploration permittee
  For subsection 98(3) of the Act, a petroleum exploration permittee is authorised in accordance with the conditions (if any) to which the permit is subject:
 (a) to explore in the permit area for a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; and
 (b) to explore in the permit area for a potential greenhouse gas injection site; and
 (c) to carry out such operations and execute such works in the permit area as are necessary for those purposes.

6.05  Authorisation of petroleum retention lessee
  For subsection 135(3) of the Act, a petroleum retention lessee is authorised in accordance with the conditions (if any) to which the lease is subject:
 (a) to explore in the lease area for a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; and
 (b) to explore in the lease area for a potential greenhouse gas injection site; and
 (c) to carry out such operations and execute such works in the lease area as are necessary for those purposes.

6.06  Authorisation of petroleum production licensee
  For subsection 161(3) of the Act, a petroleum production licensee is authorised in accordance with the conditions (if any) to which the licence is subject:
 (a) to explore in the licence area for a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; and
 (b) to explore in the licence area for a potential greenhouse gas injection site; and
 (c) to carry out such operations and execute such works in the licence area as are necessary for those purposes.

Part 7—Data management—petroleum titleholders

Division 1—Requirements for keeping information

7.01  Purpose