Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:452
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 452
Character Range: 1240096–1241160

452  Notification of discovery of petroleum in greenhouse gas assessment permit area etc.

Scope
 (1) This section applies if petroleum is discovered in:
 (a) a greenhouse gas assessment permit area; or
 (b) a greenhouse gas holding lease area; or
 (c) a greenhouse gas injection licence area.

Notification
 (2) The permittee, lessee or licensee must inform the responsible Commonwealth Minister of the discovery before the end of the 30‑day period that began on the day of completion of the well that resulted in the discovery.
 (4) Subsection (2) does not apply if the petroleum is discovered by a petroleum exploration permittee, petroleum retention lessee or petroleum production licensee.

Offence
 (5) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (2); and
 (b) the person omits to do an act; and
 (c) the omission breaches the requirement.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
 (6) An offence against subsection (5) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.