Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00011:reg:3:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00011
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 166486–169243

a core, cutting or sample in connection with an operation in an offshore area; and
 (b) does not securely retain the core, cutting or sample.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.

9.10  Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample so that retrieval is reasonably practicable
  A greenhouse gas titleholder commits an offence if the titleholder:
 (a) collects a core, cutting or sample in connection with an operation in an offshore area; and
 (b) does not retain the core, cutting or sample so that retrieval of the core, cutting or sample is reasonably practicable.
Penalty: 30 penalty units.

Division 3—Requirements for giving reports and samples

Subdivision 3.1—Preliminary

9.11  Purpose of Division
  For paragraph 724(1)(c) of the Act the purpose of this Division is to set out requirements for greenhouse gas titleholders to give reports and cores, cuttings or samples to the Titles Administrator.

Subdivision 3.2—Reports about drilling wells

9.12  Requirement for daily drilling report
 (1) A greenhouse gas titleholder commits an offence if the titleholder:
 (a) undertakes drilling operations in a title area on a day; and
 (b) does not give the Titles Administrator a daily drilling report by midday on the day after the day to which the report relates.
Penalty: 50 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.
 (3) In this regulation:
daily drilling report means a report that includes:
 (a) the name of the well; and
 (b) the location of the well by latitude and longitude; and
 (c) the water depth at the well; and
 (d) the drilled depth; and
 (e) the work carried out; and
 (f) the lithology of formations penetrated; and
 (g) details of any indication of hydrocarbons; and
 (h) a summary of the material used; and
 (i) drilling fluid losses; and
 (j) a leak off test summary; and
 (k) the geometry of the well bore; and
 (l) the results of surveys made in the well bore; and
 (m) the estimated daily and cumulative well costs.

9.13  Requirement for initial well completion report and data
 (1) A greenhouse gas titleholder commits an offence if the titleholder:
 (a) undertakes drilling operations in a title area; and
 (b) does not give the Titles Administrator an initial well completion report and all initial well completion data within:
 (i) 6 months after the rig release date; or
 (ii) if the Titles Administrator authorises the titleholder to give the report and data within another period—the other period.
Penalty: 50 penalty units.
 (2) In this regulation:
initial well completion data means each type of data mentioned in Schedule 1:
 (a) presented on a medium and in a format specified in the item; or
 (b) presented on