Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015.

The objects of these regulations are (a) to ensure that operations relating to the exploration for petroleum or the recovery of petroleum in the State are carried out in a proper and workmanlike manner and in accordance with good oil-field practice; and (ii) compatible with the optimum long-term recovery of petroleum; and (iii) carried out in a way that reduces the risk of aquifer contamination; and (b) to ensure that the Minister is informed, in a timely and consistent manner, of (i) the exploration for petroleum; and (ii) the discovery of petroleum; and (iii) the appraisal of discoveries; and (iv) operations relating to the recovery of petroleum; and (v) the results of those operations; and (c) to provide a framework for encouraging the adequate collection, retention and timely dissemination of petroleum data; and (d) to assist in ensuring the adequacy of the data acquired; and (e) to allow for the efficient management of data confidentiality and the disclosure of data on completion of the relevant confidentiality periods.
Part 2 lays down surveys discipline providing for requirements for approval, application process, etc. Part 3 regulates well management plans, this includes plan requirements, approval, review, termination and withdraw process. Part 4 applies to a title holder who is required, under section 34 or 38J of the Act, to furnish to the Minister particulars of a discovery through an assessment report. Part 5 requires a title holder to give the Minister a report (an annual assessment report). Part 6 requires field management plans to be approved for petroleum recovery. Part 8 is on data management and Part 9 concerns release of technical information about petroleum.