Licence Register

Provision of this public register is part of a strategy to demonstrate that there is transparency and accountability in decision-making processes.

Section 115 and Section 116 of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 require that a Public Register of Licences be established for public inspection. These sections are intended to provide the means that will aid stakeholders in determining whether the regulatory objectives of the Act have been met.

Section 115 of the Act specifies that the following data will be contained in the Public Register:

• the terms and conditions of each licence issued under this Act;
• the name of the licensee;
• an accurate description of the licence area or in the case of a pipeline licence, the route of the pipeline;
• a note of any registrable dealing affecting the licence; and
• any other information (other than commercially sensitive information) the Minister considers appropriate to the public register.