Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) The licensee must, no later than the reporting deadline mentioned in column 3 of the table in subsection 49(2) for the incident, give a written report to the responsible Commonwealth Minister that contains the following:
(a) all material facts and circumstances concerning the incident that the licensee knows or is able, by reasonable search or enquiry, to find out;
(b) details of any action taken to avoid or mitigate any adverse environmental impacts of the incident;
(c) details of corrective action that has been, or is proposed to be, taken to prevent the occurrence of a similar incident;
(d) for an incident mentioned in paragraph 49(1)(b) or (c), the following:
(i) an estimate of how much greenhouse gas substance has leaked, or is likely to leak, to the seabed;
(ii) an estimate of how much greenhouse gas substance would leak to the seabed as a result of the incident if action were taken to avoid or mitigate any adverse environmental impacts of the incident;
(iii) an estimate of how much greenhouse gas substance would leak to the seabed as a result of the incident if no action were taken to avoid or mitigate any adverse environmental impacts of the incident;
(iv) an explanation of how the estimates mentioned in subparagraphs (i) to (iii) were made.
(2) The licensee must, within 7 days beginning on the day the report is given under subsection (1), give a copy of the report to the responsible State/Territory Minister for the incident.
Strict liability offences
(3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Note: Subsection (3) is a continuing offence under section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914 . See section 62 of this instrument for the maximum penalty for each day that an offence under subsection (3) continues.
(4) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (2).
Note: Subsection (4) is a continuing offence under section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914 . See section 62 of this instrument for the maximum penalty for each day that an offence under subsection (4) continues.
Civil penalty provisions
(5) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Note: Subsection (5) is a continuing civil penalty provision under section 93 of the Regulatory Powers Act. See section 62 of this instrument for the maximum civil penalty for each day that a contravention referred to in subsection (5) continues.
Civil penalty: 500 penalty units.
(6) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (2).
Note: Subsection (6) is a continuing civil penalty provision under section 93 of the Regulatory Powers Act. See section 62 of this instrument for the maximum civil penalty for each day that a contravention referred to in subsection (6) continues.
Civil penalty: 500 penalty units.