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the Joint Authority.
 (3) In making a decision about the rate of recovery of petroleum from the pool, the Joint Authority must ensure that the rate is consistent with the accepted field development plan for the field that includes the pool.

Division 8—Requirement to notify significant event

4.19  Requirement to notify significant event to Joint Authority
 (1) A petroleum production licensee commits an offence if:
 (a) a significant event occurs in, or in relation to, the licence area; and
 (b) the licensee becomes aware of the significant event; and
 (c) the licensee does not provide a written notification of the significant event to the Titles Administrator within 7 days after becoming aware of the event.
Penalty: 60 penalty units.
 (2) The notification must include:
 (a) all the material facts and circumstances about the significant event that the licensee is aware of or is able, by reasonable search and inquiry, to find out, including:
 (i) when the event occurred or was first detected; and
 (ii) the implications of the event for the reservoir and the optimum long‑term recovery of petroleum; and
 (b) the action the licensee proposes to take in response to the significant event.
 (3) The notification may include any other facts the licensee considers relevant.

Part 5—Well operations management plans and well activities

Division 1—Preliminary

5.01  Application
 (1) This Part applies to the following titleholders:
 (a) a petroleum exploration permittee;
 (b) a petroleum retention lessee;
 (c) a petroleum production licensee;
 (d) an infrastructure licensee;
 (e) a greenhouse gas assessment permittee;
 (f) a greenhouse gas holding lessee;
 (g) a greenhouse gas injection licensee.
 (2) This Part does not apply in relation to a well that is drilled for the purpose of geotechnical drilling or construction of a facility.

5.02  Definitions
  In this Part:
facility has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to the Act.
in force, in relation to a well operations management plan (including any accepted revisions), means that:
 (a) the plan has been accepted; and
 (b) the acceptance of the plan has not been withdrawn; and
 (c) the operation of the plan has not ended.
integrity, in relation to a well, means the capacity of the well to contain petroleum, a greenhouse gas substance, or any other substance.
operator, in relation to a facility, has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to the Act.
Regulator means NOPSEMA.
reportable incident, in relation to a well, means any of the following:
 (a) a loss of integrity of the well, including a well kick, resulting in a release of more than:
 (i) 1 kilogram of gas; or
 (ii) 80 litres of liquid;
 (b) a failure of hydrostatic pressure as a primary barrier, leading to:
 (i) a build‑up of pressure