Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00011:front:0:p18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00011
Segment Type: other
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Character Range: 45969–48847

the licence is granted.
major change, in relation to the recovery of petroleum from a field, includes the following:
 (a) the petroleum production licensee changes the development strategy or management strategy of a field or a petroleum pool;
 (b) the petroleum production licensee changes the plan for the development of additional pools in the field;
 (c) the petroleum production licensee ceases production, permanently or for the long term, before the date proposed in the field development plan;
 (d) the petroleum production licensee introduces new methods for the petroleum recovery, such as enhanced recovery and injection of fluids.
significant event includes the following:
 (a) a change in the understanding of the characteristics of the geology or reservoir that may have a significant impact on the optimum recovery of petroleum;
 (b) a new or increased risk to the recovery of petroleum within the licence area;
 (c) a new or increased risk to the recovery of petroleum outside the licence area caused by the development of pools in the licence area;
 (d) a new or increased risk of activities in the licence area causing effects outside the licence area (for example aquifer depletion caused by hydrocarbon extraction);
 (e) change to the proposed option for development of pools in the licence area, including any tie‑in opportunity with nearby licence areas.

Division 2—Field development plan requirements for petroleum production licensees

4.02  Requirement to have an accepted field development plan
 (1) A petroleum production licensee commits an offence if:
 (a) the licensee undertakes the recovery of petroleum from a petroleum pool in the licence area; and
 (b) the recovery is not on an appraisal basis; and
 (c) at the time of the recovery of the petroleum, the licensee does not have:
  (i) an accepted field development plan in force for a field that includes the petroleum pool; or
 (ii) an approval, under regulation 4.15, to undertake the recovery of petroleum without an accepted field development plan; or
 (iii) an exemption under the transitional provisions of regulation 4.16.
Penalty: 80 penalty units.
Note 1: The Act also requires a licensee to undertake the recovery operation in accordance with good oilfield practice—see section 569.
Note 2: This offence applies to a petroleum production licensee.  Recovery of petroleum in an offshore area without a petroleum production licence or other authorisation under the Act is an offence under section 160 of the Act.
 (2) An offence against subregulation (1) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

4.03  Requirement to undertake activities in accordance with accepted field development plan
  A petroleum production licensee commits an offence if:
 (a) the licensee has an accepted field development plan in force for a field