Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00011:front:0:p41
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Character Range: 104356–107131

Regulator must deal with the plan under Division 3 of this Part of the new regulations.
 (2) If the Regulator is not reasonably satisfied that the plan meets the criteria set out in regulation 5.08 of the new regulations, the Regulator must give at least one notice under subregulation 5.07(2), regardless of the extent to which the plan was assessed under the old regulations before the commencement time.

5.33  Variation not dealt with before commencement time

Application for acceptance of variation
 (1) If:
 (a) before the commencement time, a titleholder has applied under regulation 5.11 of the old regulations for acceptance by the Regulator of a variation of an accepted well operations management plan; and
 (b) at the commencement time, the Regulator has not decided under regulation 5.13 of the old regulations whether to accept or reject the variation;
the Regulator must deal with the variation under regulation 5.13 of the old regulations.
 (2) If the variation is accepted, the transitional plan that corresponds to the accepted well operations management plan has effect as varied.

Notice from Regulator requiring variation
 (3) If:
 (a) before the commencement time, the Regulator has given a titleholder a notice under regulation 5.14 of the old regulations requiring the titleholder to vary a well operations management plan; and
 (b) at the commencement time, the titleholder has not applied under regulation 5.11 of the old regulations for acceptance by the Regulator of a variation;
the notice is taken to be a notice under regulation 5.11 of the new regulations.

5.34  Existing well without well operations management plan
 (1) This regulation applies in relation to a well in a title area if:
 (a) immediately before the commencement time, there was no accepted well operations management plan in force for any activity relating to the well; and
 (b) immediately before the commencement time, the well was not permanently abandoned; and
 (c) subregulation 5.32(1) does not apply.
 (2) The titleholder must make an application under regulation 5.06 for acceptance of a well operations management plan for the well no later than 12 months after the commencement time.
 (3) Despite the amending regulation:
 (a) regulation 5.03A and Divisions 2 and 7 of this Part of the new regulations do not apply in relation to the well until a well operations management plan has been accepted; and
 (b) Divisions 2, 7 and 8, and regulations 5.31 and 5.31A, of Part 5 of the old regulations apply in relation to the well until a well operations management plan has been accepted.
 (4) To avoid doubt, Division 8 of this Part of the new regulations has effect in relation to the well.

5.35  New well operations management plan to replace transitional plan

When