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well operations management plan

5.18  Reasons for withdrawal of acceptance
  The Regulator may withdraw its acceptance of a titleholder's well operations management plan if:
 (a) the titleholder has not complied with the Act, this Part or a direction given under section 574, 576B, 579A, 586, 586A, 591B or 592 of the Act; or
 (b) the titleholder has not complied with the well operations management plan; or
 (c) the Regulator is satisfied for any other reason that its acceptance of the well operations management plan should be withdrawn.

5.19  Notice of proposal to withdraw acceptance
 (1) If the Regulator believes it may be necessary to withdraw its acceptance of a well operations management plan, the Regulator must, at least 30 days before the Regulator would withdraw its acceptance:
 (a) notify the titleholder in writing that the Regulator is considering the withdrawal of the acceptance; and
 (b) include in the notification:
 (i) an explanation of the reasons why the Regulator is considering withdrawing the acceptance; and
 (ii) a date by which the titleholder may give the Regulator any information that the Regulator may take into account before deciding whether to withdraw the acceptance; and
 (iii) any other information that the Regulator considers appropriate.
 (2) The Regulator may give a copy of the notice to a person other than the titleholder if the Regulator considers it appropriate.

5.20  Decision to withdraw acceptance
 (1) If the Regulator notifies a titleholder under subregulation 5.19(1), the Regulator must, as soon as practicable after the date mentioned in subparagraph 5.19(1)(b)(ii) has passed:
 (a) withdraw its acceptance of the well operations management plan; or
 (b) decide not to withdraw its acceptance.
 (2) The Regulator must not withdraw its acceptance unless the Regulator:
 (a) has taken any information given under subparagraph 5.19(1)(b)(ii) into account; and
 (b) is satisfied that a reason mentioned in regulation 5.18 exists.
 (3) The Regulator must notify the titleholder, in writing, of the following matters as soon as practicable after making a decision:
 (a)  the terms of the decision;
 (b) if the decision is to withdraw its acceptance of the well operations management plan—the reasons for the decision.

5.20A  Withdrawal decision has no effect in relation to well that is not operational
  A decision by the Regulator to withdraw its acceptance of a well operations management plan has no effect in relation to a well that is not operational at the time of the decision, to the extent that the plan deals with the period that the well is not operational.

5.21  Relationship between withdrawal and other provisions
 (1) The Regulator may withdraw its acceptance of a well operations management plan for the titleholder, even if the titleholder has been convicted of an offence, because