OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006
Table of Provisions
CHAPTER 1--Introduction
PART 1.1----LEGISLATIVE FORMALITIES AND BACKGROUND
- 1 Short title
- 2 Commencement
- 3 Object
- 4 Simplified outline
- 5 Commonwealth - State agreement (the Offshore Constitutional Settlement)
- 6 Simplified maps
PART 1.2----INTERPRETATION
Division 1--General
- 7 Definitions
- 8 Offshore areas of the States and Territories
- 8A Pipeline international offshore areas treated as offshore areas
- 9 Spaces above and below offshore areas
- 10 Term of titles
- 11 Renewal of titles
- 12 Variation of titles
- 13 Tied titles
- 14 Vacated area for a permit, lease, licence or authority
- 15 Infrastructure facilities
- 16 Terminal station
- 17 Terminal point
- 18 Declared greenhouse gas facility
- 19 Extended meaning of explore
- 20 Potential greenhouse gas storage formation
- 21 Eligible greenhouse gas storage formation
- 22 Potential greenhouse gas injection site
- 23 Incidental greenhouse gas - related substance
- 24 Site plan--identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 24A Compatible cross - boundary law
- 25 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact--approval of key petroleum operations
- 26 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact--grant of petroleum production licence
- 27 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact--approval of key greenhouse gas operations (general)
- 27A Significant risk of a significant adverse impact--approval of key greenhouse gas operations (cross - boundary)
- 28 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact--grant of greenhouse gas injection licence (general)
- 28A Significant risk of a significant adverse impact--grant of greenhouse gas injection licence (cross - boundary)
- 29 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact--power of responsible Commonwealth Minister to protect petroleum
- 30 Direction given by the responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 30A State/Territory greenhouse gas storage administrator
- 31 Securities
- 32 Designated agreements
- 33 Graticulation of Earth's surface and constitution of blocks
- 33A Designated public official
- 34 External Territories
- 35 Application of Act
- 36 Certain pipelines provisions to apply subject to international obligations
Division 2--Datum provisions
Subdivision A--Datum for ascertaining the position of points etc.- 37 Objects
- 38 Definitions
- 39 Australian Geodetic Datum
- 40 Geocentric Datum of Australia
- 41 Current datum, previous datum and changeover time
- 42 Use of current datum
- 43 Use of previous datum
- 44 Variation of titles and instruments
- 45 Variation of applications for titles
- 46 No change to actual position of point, line or area
- 47 Transitional regulations
- 48 International Seabed Agreements Subdivision B--Certain points etc. specified in an International Seabed Agreement to be ascertained by other means
- 49 Certain points etc. specified in an International Seabed Agreement to be ascertained by other means
Division 3--Apportionment of petroleum recovered from adjoining title areas
- 50 Title
- 51 Titleholder and title area
- 52 Petroleum recovered through inclined well
- 53 Petroleum pool straddling 2 title areas etc.
- 54 Petroleum pool straddling Commonwealth title area and State title area etc.
- 55 Unit development
PART 1.3----JOINT AUTHORITIES
Division 1--Joint Authorities
- 56 Joint Authorities
- 57 Functions and powers of Joint Authorities
- 58 Procedure of Joint Authority
- 59 Decision - making
- 60 Opinion or state of mind of Joint Authority
- 61 Records of decisions of Joint Authority
- 62 Signing of documents
- 63 Communications with Joint Authority
- 64 Judicial notice of signature of member of a Joint Authority
- 65 Issue of documents, and service of notices, on behalf of Joint Authority
- 66 Delegation by a Joint Authority for a State (other than Tasmania) or the Northern Territory
- 66A Delegation by Joint Authority for Tasmania
- 67 Delegation by Greater Sunrise Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority
- 68 Delegation by Joint Authority for an external Territory
- 68A Delegation by Joint Authority for pipeline international offshore area
- 69 Greater Sunrise Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority--consultations
- 70 Cooperation with Timorese Designated Authority by Joint Authority for pipeline international offshore area
Division 3--Finance
- 75 Payments by the Commonwealth to Western Australia--Royalty Act payments
PART 1.3A----CROSS-BOUNDARY AUTHORITIES
- 76 Simplified outline of this Part
- 76A Cross - boundary Authorities
- 76B Functions and powers of Cross - boundary Authorities
- 76C Procedure of Cross - boundary Authority
- 76D Decision - making
- 76E Opinion or state of mind of Cross - boundary Authority
- 76F Records of decisions of Cross - boundary Authority
- 76G Signing of documents
- 76H Communications with Cross - boundary Authority
- 76J Judicial notice of signature of member of a Cross - boundary Authority
- 76K Issue of documents, and service of notices, on behalf of Cross - boundary Authority
- 76L Delegation by a Cross - boundary Authority
PART 1.4----APPLICATION OF STATE AND TERRITORY LAWS IN OFFSHORE AREAS
- 78 Simplified outline
- 79 Meaning of laws
- 80 Application of State and Territory laws in offshore areas
- 81 Disapplication and modification of laws
- 82 Limit on application of laws
- 83 Inconsistent law not applied
- 84 Criminal laws not applied
- 85 Tax laws not applied
- 86 Appropriation law not applied
- 87 Applied laws not to confer Commonwealth judicial power
- 88 Applied laws not to contravene constitutional restrictions on conferral of powers on courts
- 89 State or Northern Territory occupational health and safety laws do not apply in relation to facilities
- 90 No limits on ordinary operation of law
- 91 Jurisdiction of State courts
- 92 Jurisdiction of Territory courts
- 93 Validation of certain acts
- 94 Certain provisions not affected by this Part
CHAPTER 2--Regulation of activities relating to petroleum
PART 2.1----INTRODUCTION
- 95 Simplified outline
PART 2.2----PETROLEUM EXPLORATION PERMITS
Division 1--General provisions
- 96 Simplified outline
- 97 Prohibition of unauthorised exploration for petroleum in offshore area
- 98 Rights conferred by petroleum exploration permit
- 99 Conditions of petroleum exploration permits
- 100 Declared petroleum exploration permit--approval by responsible Commonwealth Minister of key petroleum operations
- 101 Declared petroleum exploration permits
- 102 Duration of petroleum exploration permit
- 103 Extension of petroleum exploration permit if permittee applies for petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence
Division 2--Obtaining a work-bid petroleum exploration permit
- 104 Application for work - bid petroleum exploration permit--advertising of blocks
- 105 Grant of work - bid petroleum exploration permit--offer document
- 106 Ranking of multiple applicants for work - bid petroleum exploration permit
- 107 Grant of work - bid petroleum exploration permit
- 108 Withdrawal of application
- 109 Effect of withdrawal or lapse of application
Division 3--Obtaining a cash-bid petroleum exploration permit
- 110 Cash - bid petroleum exploration permit--application
- 111 Cash - bid petroleum exploration permit--cash bids
- 112 Cash - bid petroleum exploration permit--cash bids less than the reserve price
- 112A Cash - bid petroleum exploration permit--highest cash bids at or over the reserve price
- 112B Cash - bid petroleum exploration permit--tie - breaking invitation
- 113 Cash - bid petroleum exploration permit--grant
- 114 Extension of cash - bid petroleum exploration permit
Division 4--Obtaining a special petroleum exploration permit over a surrendered block or certain other blocks
- 115 Application for a special petroleum exploration permit over a surrendered block or certain other blocks
- 116 Grant of special petroleum exploration permit--only one application
- 117 Grant of special petroleum exploration permit--2 or more applications
- 118 Grant of special petroleum exploration permit
Division 4A--Obtaining a boundary-change petroleum exploration permit
- 118A Grant of boundary - change petroleum exploration permit
Division 5--Renewal of petroleum exploration permits
- 119 Application for renewal of petroleum exploration permit
- 120 Non - renewable cash - bid petroleum exploration permits
- 121 Limit on renewal of cash - bid petroleum exploration permits
- 122 Limits on renewal of work - bid petroleum exploration permits and special petroleum exploration permits
- 122A Limits on renewal of boundary - change petroleum exploration permits
- 123 Standard halving rules
- 124 Modified halving rules
- 125 Renewal of petroleum exploration permit--offer document
- 126 Refusal to renew petroleum exploration permit
- 127 Renewal of petroleum exploration permit
Division 6--Locations
- 128 Simplified outline
- 129 Nomination of blocks as a location
- 130 Requirement to nominate blocks as a location
- 131 Declaration of location
- 132 Revocation of declaration
- 133 Variation of declaration
PART 2.3----PETROLEUM RETENTION LEASES
Division 1--General provisions
- 134 Simplified outline
- 135 Rights conferred by petroleum retention lease
- 136 Conditions of petroleum retention leases
- 137 Declared petroleum retention lease--approval by responsible Commonwealth Minister of key petroleum operations
- 138 Declared petroleum retention leases
- 139 Duration of petroleum retention lease
- 140 Extension of petroleum retention lease if lessee applies for petroleum production licence
Division 2--Obtaining a petroleum retention lease
Subdivision A--Application for petroleum retention lease by the holder of a petroleum exploration permit- 141 Application for petroleum retention lease by the holder of a petroleum exploration permit
- 142 Grant of petroleum retention lease--offer document
- 143 Refusal to grant petroleum retention lease
- 143A Time limit for making decision about grant of petroleum retention lease
- 144 Grant of petroleum retention lease
- 145 Petroleum exploration permit ceases to be in force when petroleum retention lease comes into force
- 146 Petroleum exploration permit transferred--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision B--Application for petroleum retention lease by the holder of a life-of-field petroleum production licence
- 147 Application for petroleum retention lease by the holder of a life - of - field petroleum production licence
- 148 Grant of petroleum retention lease--offer document
- 149 Refusal to grant petroleum retention lease
- 149A Time limit for making decision about grant of petroleum retention lease
- 150 Grant of petroleum retention lease
- 151 Petroleum production licence ceases to be in force when petroleum retention lease comes into force
- 152 Petroleum production licence transferred--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision C--Obtaining a petroleum retention lease as a result of a change to the boundary of the coastal waters of a State or Territory
- 152A Grant of petroleum retention lease as a result of a change to the boundary of the coastal waters of a State or Territory
Division 3--Renewal of petroleum retention leases
- 153 Application for renewal of petroleum retention lease
- 154 Renewal of petroleum retention lease--offer document
- 155 Refusal to renew petroleum retention lease
- 155A Time limit for making decision about renewal of petroleum retention lease
- 156 Renewal of petroleum retention lease
Division 4--Revocation of petroleum retention leases
- 157 Notice of proposal to revoke petroleum retention lease
- 158 Revocation of petroleum retention lease
PART 2.4----PETROLEUM PRODUCTION LICENCES
Division 1--General provisions
- 159 Simplified outline
- 160 Prohibition of unauthorised recovery of petroleum in offshore area
- 161 Rights conferred by petroleum production licence
- 162 Conditions of petroleum production licences
- 163 Declared petroleum production licence--approval by responsible Commonwealth Minister of key petroleum operations
- 164 Declared petroleum production licences
- 165 Duration of petroleum production licence
- 166 Termination of life - of - field petroleum production licence if no recovery operations for 5 years
- 167 Petroleum production licences to which the Royalty Act applies
Division 2--Obtaining a petroleum production licence as a result of an application made by a petroleum exploration permittee or a petroleum retention lessee
- 168 Application for petroleum production licence by permittee
- 169 Application period
- 170 Application for petroleum production licence by lessee
- 171 Offer document
- 172 Consultation--Greater Sunrise unit reservoir petroleum production licence
- 173 Refusal to grant petroleum production licence
- 173A Time limit for making decision about grant of petroleum production licence
- 174 Joint Authority may defer taking action on application for petroleum production licence if there is a pending application for a greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 175 Grant of petroleum production licence
- 176 Petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease ceases to be in force when petroleum production licence comes into force
- 177 Petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease transferred--transferee to be treated as applicant
Division 3--Obtaining a cash-bid petroleum production licence over a surrendered block or similar block
- 178 Application for cash - bid petroleum production licence over surrendered blocks or similar blocks
- 179 Grant of cash - bid petroleum production licence--only one application
- 180 Grant of cash - bid petroleum production licence--2 or more applications
- 181 Grant of cash - bid petroleum production licence
Division 4--Obtaining petroleum production licences over individual blocks
- 182 Applications for petroleum production licences over individual blocks
- 183 Grant of petroleum production licences over individual blocks
Division 4A--Obtaining a petroleum production licence as a result of a change to the boundary of the coastal waters of a State or Territory
- 183A Grant of petroleum production licence as a result of a change to the boundary of the coastal waters of a State or Territory
Division 5--Renewal of fixed-term petroleum production licences
- 184 Application for renewal of fixed - term petroleum production licence
- 185 Renewal of fixed - term petroleum production licence--offer document
- 186 Refusal to renew fixed - term petroleum production licence
- 186A Time limit for making decision about renewal of fixed - term petroleum production licence
- 187 Renewal of fixed - term petroleum production licence
Division 6--What happens if a block is not taken up
- 188 Revocation of petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease to the extent to which it relates to a block not taken up
Division 7--Petroleum field development
Subdivision A--Directions about the recovery of petroleum- 189 Direction to recover petroleum
- 190 Directions about the rate of recovery of petroleum Subdivision B--Unit development
- 191 Unit development
PART 2.5----INFRASTRUCTURE LICENCES
Division 1--General provisions
- 192 Simplified outline
- 193 Prohibition of unauthorised construction or operation of an infrastructure facility in an offshore area
- 194 Rights conferred by an infrastructure licence
- 195 Conditions of infrastructure licences
- 196 Duration of infrastructure licence
- 197 Termination of infrastructure licence if no operations for 5 years
Division 2--Obtaining an infrastructure licence
- 198 Application for infrastructure licence
- 199 Grant of infrastructure licence--offer document
- 200 Refusal to grant infrastructure licence
- 200A Time limit for making decision about grant of infrastructure licence
- 201 Grant of infrastructure licence
- 202 Consultation with petroleum titleholders--grant of infrastructure licence
- 203 Consultation with greenhouse gas titleholders--grant of infrastructure licence
Division 3--Varying an infrastructure licence
- 204 Application for variation of infrastructure licence
- 205 Variation of infrastructure licence
- 206 Consultation with petroleum titleholders--variation of infrastructure licence
- 207 Consultation with greenhouse gas titleholders--variation of infrastructure licence
Division 4--Directions by responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 208 Directions by responsible Commonwealth Minister
PART 2.6----PIPELINE LICENCES
Division 1--General provisions
- 209 Simplified outline
- 210 Prohibition of unauthorised construction or operation of a pipeline in an offshore area
- 211 Rights conferred by pipeline licence
- 212 Conditions of pipeline licences
- 213 Approval by Joint Authority of greenhouse gas substance to be conveyed in a pipeline
- 214 Duration of pipeline licence
- 215 Termination of pipeline licence if no operations for 5 years
- 216 Alteration or removal of pipeline constructed in breach of this Act
Division 2--Obtaining a pipeline licence
- 217 Application for pipeline licence
- 218 Rights of petroleum production licensees following application for petroleum - related pipeline licences by other persons
- 219 Rights of petroleum production licensees following application for greenhouse gas - related pipeline licences by other persons
- 220 Rights of greenhouse gas injection licensees following application for greenhouse gas - related pipeline licences by other persons
- 221 Grant of petroleum - related pipeline licence--offer document
- 222 Grant of greenhouse gas - related pipeline licence--offer document
- 223 Refusal to grant petroleum - related pipeline licence
- 224 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas - related pipeline licence
- 225 Grant of pipeline licence
Division 3--Varying a pipeline licence
- 226 Variation of pipeline licence on application by licensee
- 227 Variation of pipeline licence at the request of a Minister or a statutory body
Division 4--Pipeline operation
PART 2.7----PETROLEUM SPECIAL PROSPECTING AUTHORITIES
Division 1--General provisions
- 229 Simplified outline
- 230 Rights conferred by petroleum special prospecting authority
- 231 Conditions of petroleum special prospecting authorities
- 232 Duration of petroleum special prospecting authority
- 233 Petroleum special prospecting authority cannot be transferred
Division 2--Obtaining a petroleum special prospecting authority
- 234 Application for petroleum special prospecting authority
- 235 Grant or refusal of petroleum special prospecting authority
- 236 Holders to be informed of the grant of another petroleum special prospecting authority
- 237 Holders to be informed of the grant of greenhouse gas search authority
PART 2.8----PETROLEUM ACCESS AUTHORITIES
Division 1--General provisions
- 238 Simplified outline
- 239 Rights conferred by petroleum access authority
- 240 Conditions of petroleum access authorities
- 241 Duration of petroleum access authority
Division 2--Obtaining a petroleum access authority
- 242 Application for petroleum access authority
- 243 Grant or refusal of petroleum access authority
- 244 Consultation--grant of petroleum access authority in same offshore area
- 245 Consultation--approval of grant of petroleum access authority in adjoining offshore area
Division 3--Variation of petroleum access authorities
- 246 Variation of petroleum access authority
- 247 Consultation--variation of petroleum access authority in same offshore area
- 248 Consultation--approval of variation of petroleum access authority in adjoining offshore area
Division 4--Reporting obligations of holders of petroleum access authorities
Division 5--Revocation of petroleum access authorities
- 250 Revocation of petroleum access authority
PART 2.9----PETROLEUM SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION CONSENTS
- 251 Simplified outline
- 252 Rights conferred by petroleum scientific investigation consent
- 253 Conditions of petroleum scientific investigation consents
- 254 Grant of petroleum scientific investigation consent
PART 2.10----STANDARD PROCEDURES
- 255 Application and cash bid to be made in an approved manner
- 256 Application fee
- 257 Application may set out additional matters
- 258 Titles Administrator may require further information
- 259 Offer documents
- 260 Acceptance of offer--request by applicant
- 260A Cash - bid petroleum exploration permits--failure to respond to offer
- 261 Special petroleum exploration permits and s 181 petroleum production licences--failure to pay
- 262 Consultation--adverse decisions
- 263 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may require information about negotiations for a designated agreement
PART 2.11----VARIATION, SUSPENSION AND EXEMPTION
Division 1--Variation, suspension and exemption decisions relating to petroleum exploration permits, petroleum retention leases, petroleum production licences, infrastructure licences and pipeline licences
- 264 Variation, suspension and exemption--conditions of titles
- 265 Extension of term of petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease--suspension of conditions
- 265A Extension of term of petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease pending decision on application for suspension of conditions
- 266 Suspension of rights--petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease
- 267 Extension of term of petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease--suspension of rights
- 267A Variation of Commonwealth title--including an area as the result of a change to the boundary of the coastal waters of a State or Territory
Division 2--Variation, suspension and exemption decisions relating to petroleum special prospecting authorities and petroleum access authorities
- 268 Variation, suspension and exemption--conditions of petroleum special prospecting authorities and petroleum access authorities
PART 2.12----SURRENDER OF TITLES
Division 1--Surrender of petroleum exploration permits, petroleum production licences, petroleum retention leases, infrastructure licences and pipeline licences
- 269 Application for consent to surrender title
- 270 Consent to surrender title
- 271 Surrender of title
Division 2--Surrender of petroleum special prospecting authorities and petroleum access authorities
- 272 Surrender of petroleum special prospecting authority
- 273 Surrender of petroleum access authority
PART 2.13----CANCELLATION OF TITLES
Division 1--Cancellation of petroleum exploration permits, petroleum production licences, petroleum retention leases, infrastructure licences and pipeline licences
- 274 Grounds for cancellation of title
- 275 Cancellation of title
- 276 Consultation
- 277 Cancellation of title not affected by other provisions
- 277A NOPSEMA to notify the Titles Administrator of grounds for cancellation of title
Division 2--Cancellation of petroleum special prospecting authorities
- 278 Cancellation of petroleum special prospecting authority
PART 2.14----OTHER PROVISIONS
- 279 Reservation of blocks
- 280 Interference with other rights
- 281 No conditions about payment of money
- 282 Certain portions of blocks to be blocks
- 283 Changes to the boundary of the coastal waters of a State or Territory
- 284 Notification of discovery of petroleum in petroleum exploration permit area, petroleum retention lease area or petroleum production licence area
- 285 Property in petroleum not recovered from a Greater Sunrise unit reservoir
- 286 Property in petroleum recovered from a Greater Sunrise unit reservoir
- 286A Notification requirements--registered holders of titles
- 286B Publication of prescribed time limits
- 286C Report about decisions not made within time limits
CHAPTER 3--Regulation of activities relating to injection and storage of greenhouse gas substances
PART 3.1----INTRODUCTION
- 287 Simplified outline
- 287A Application of this Chapter (and associated provisions) to bodies politic
PART 3.2----GREENHOUSE GAS ASSESSMENT PERMITS
Division 1--General provisions
- 288 Simplified outline
- 289 Prohibition of unauthorised exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formation, or potential greenhouse gas injection site, in offshore area
- 290 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 291 Conditions of greenhouse gas assessment permits--general
- 291A Conditions of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permits
- 292 Approval by responsible Commonwealth Minister of key greenhouse gas operations--general
- 292A Approval by responsible Commonwealth Minister of key greenhouse gas operations carried on under a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 293 Duration of greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 294 Extension of greenhouse gas assessment permit if permittee applies for a declaration of an identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 295 Extension of greenhouse gas assessment permit (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit) if permittee applies for a greenhouse gas holding lease or greenhouse gas injection licence
- 295A Extension of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit if permittee applies for a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease or cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 295B Permit area of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit is taken to be included in the offshore area
Division 2--Obtaining a work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
Subdivision A--General provisions- 296 Application for work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit--advertising of blocks
- 297 Petroleum retention lessee or petroleum production licensee to be notified of proposal to advertise blocks
- 298 Grant of work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit--offer document
- 299 Ranking of multiple applicants for work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 300 Grant of work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 301 Withdrawal of application
- 302 Effect of withdrawal or lapse of application Subdivision B--Consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permits
- 302A Application for a consolidated work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 302B Grant of consolidated work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 302C Consequences of grant of consolidated work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
Division 3--Obtaining a cash-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 303 Application for cash - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 304 Petroleum retention lessee or petroleum production licensee to be notified of proposal to advertise blocks
- 305 Grant of cash - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit--only one application
- 306 Grant of cash - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit--2 or more applications
- 307 Grant of cash - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
Division 3A--Obtaining a cross-boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 307A Application for a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 307B Grant of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit--offer document
- 307C Grant of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 307D Consequences of grant of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
Division 4--Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permits
Subdivision A--Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permits (other than cross-boundary greenhouse gas assessment permits)- 308 Application for renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit)
- 309 Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit--offer document
- 310 Refusal to renew greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 311 Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit Subdivision B--Renewal of cross-boundary greenhouse gas assessment permits
- 311A Application for renewal of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 311B Renewal of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit--offer document
- 311C Refusal to renew cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 311D Renewal of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
Division 5--Declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 312 Declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation--general
- 312A Declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation--cross - boundary
- 313 Variation of declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 314 Revocation of declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 315 Register of Identified Greenhouse Gas Storage Formations
Division 6--Directions
- 316 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may give directions to greenhouse gas assessment permittees
- 317 Compliance with directions
PART 3.3----GREENHOUSE GAS HOLDING LEASES
Division 1--General provisions
- 318 Simplified outline
- 319 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas holding lease
- 320 Conditions of greenhouse gas holding leases (other than cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding leases)
- 320A Conditions of cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding leases
- 321 Approval by responsible Commonwealth Minister of key greenhouse gas operations--general
- 321A Approval by responsible Commonwealth Minister of key greenhouse gas operations carried on under a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 322 Duration of greenhouse gas holding lease
- 323 Extension of greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease) if lessee applies for a special greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease) or greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence)
- 323A Extension of cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease if lessee applies for a special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease or cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 323B Lease area of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease is taken to be included in the offshore area
Division 2--Obtaining a greenhouse gas holding lease
Subdivision A--Application for greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease) by the holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit (other than a cross-boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit)- 324 Application for greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease) by the holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit)
- 325 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease--offer document
- 326 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas holding lease
- 327 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease
- 328 Greenhouse gas assessment permit ceases to be in force when greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 329 Greenhouse gas assessment permit transferred--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision AA--Application for cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease by the holder of a cross-boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 329A Application for cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease by the holder of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 329B Grant of cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease--offer document
- 329C Refusal to grant cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 329D Grant of cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 329E Greenhouse gas assessment permit ceases to be in force when cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 329F Greenhouse gas assessment permit transferred--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision B--Application for greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease) by the holder of a greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross-boundary greenhouse gas injection licence)
- 330 Application for greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease) by the holder of a greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence)
- 331 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease--offer document
- 332 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas holding lease
- 333 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease
- 334 Greenhouse gas injection licence ceases to be in force when greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 335 Greenhouse gas injection licence transferred--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision BA--Application for cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease by the holder of a cross-boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 335A Application for cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease by the holder of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 335B Grant of cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease--offer document
- 335C Refusal to grant cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 335D Grant of cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 335E Greenhouse gas injection licence ceases to be in force when greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 335F Greenhouse gas injection licence transferred--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision C--Application for special greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a special cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease) by an unsuccessful applicant for a greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross-boundary greenhouse gas injection licence)
- 336 Application for special greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease) by an unsuccessful applicant for a greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence)
- 337 Grant of special greenhouse gas holding lease--offer document
- 337A Refusal to grant special greenhouse gas holding lease
- 338 Grant of special greenhouse gas holding lease
- 339 Greenhouse gas assessment permit ceases to be in force when special greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 340 Ordinary greenhouse gas holding lease ceases to be in force when special greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 341 Greenhouse gas assessment permit transfer--transferee to be treated as applicant
- 342 Greenhouse gas holding lease transfer--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision CA--Application for special cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease by an unsuccessful applicant for a cross-boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 342A Application for special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease by an unsuccessful applicant for a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 342B Grant of special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease--offer document
- 342BA Refusal to grant special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 342C Grant of special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 342D Greenhouse gas assessment permit ceases to be in force when special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 342E Ordinary greenhouse gas holding lease ceases to be in force when special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 342F Greenhouse gas assessment permit transfer--transferee to be treated as applicant
- 342G Greenhouse gas holding lease transfer--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision D--Application for greenhouse gas holding lease by the holder of a petroleum retention lease
- 343 Application for greenhouse gas holding lease by the holder of a petroleum retention lease
- 344 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease--offer document
- 344A Refusal to grant greenhouse gas holding lease
- 345 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease
- 346 Petroleum retention lease transfer--transferee to be treated as applicant
Division 3--Renewal of greenhouse gas holding leases
Subdivision A--Renewal of a greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease)- 347 Application for renewal of greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease)
- 348 Renewal of greenhouse gas holding lease--offer document
- 349 Refusal to renew greenhouse gas holding lease
- 350 Renewal of greenhouse gas holding lease Subdivision B--Renewal of a cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 350A Application for renewal of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 350B Renewal of cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease--offer document
- 350C Refusal to renew cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 350D Renewal of cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
Division 4--Directions
- 351 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may give directions to greenhouse gas holding lessees
- 352 Compliance with directions
Division 5--Special greenhouse gas holding lessee may be requested to apply for a greenhouse gas injection licence
- 353 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may request special greenhouse gas holding lessee to apply for a greenhouse gas injection licence
Division 5A--Special cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lessee may be requested to apply for a cross-boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 353A Cross - boundary Authority may request special cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lessee to apply for a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
Division 6--Cancellation of certain greenhouse gas holding leases granted to the holders of petroleum retention leases
- 354 Cancellation of certain greenhouse gas holding leases granted to the holders of petroleum retention leases
PART 3.4----GREENHOUSE GAS INJECTION LICENCES
Division 1--General provisions
- 355 Simplified outline
- 356 Prohibition of unauthorised injection and storage of substances in offshore area
- 357 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas injection licence
- 358 Conditions of greenhouse gas injection licences--general
- 358A Conditions of cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licences
- 359 Duration of greenhouse gas injection licence
- 360 Termination of greenhouse gas injection licence if no injection operations for 5 years
- 360A Licence area of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence is taken to be included in the offshore area
Division 2--Obtaining a greenhouse gas injection licence
Subdivision A--Application for greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross-boundary greenhouse gas injection licence) by the holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit (other than a cross-boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit) or greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease)- 361 Application for greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence) by greenhouse gas assessment permittee (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permittee) or greenhouse gas holding lessee (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lessee)
- 362 Offer document
- 363 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas injection licence
- 364 Grant of greenhouse gas injection licence
- 365 Deferral of decision to grant greenhouse gas injection licence--pending application for post - commencement petroleum exploration permit
- 366 Greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease ceases to be in force when greenhouse gas injection licence comes into force
- 367 Greenhouse gas assessment permit transfer--transferee to be treated as applicant
- 368 Greenhouse gas holding lease transfer--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision AA--Application for cross-boundary greenhouse gas injection licence by the holder of a cross-boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit or cross-boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 368A Application for cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence by cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permittee or cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lessee
- 368B Grant of cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence--offer document
- 368C Refusal to grant cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 368D Grant of cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 368E Deferral of decision to grant cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence--pending application for post - commencement petroleum exploration permit
- 368F Greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease ceases to be in force when cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence comes into force
- 368G Greenhouse gas assessment permit transfer--transferee to be treated as applicant
- 368H Greenhouse gas holding lease transfer--transferee to be treated as applicant Subdivision B--Application for greenhouse gas injection licence by the holder of a petroleum production licence
- 369 Application for greenhouse gas injection licence by the holder of a petroleum production licence
- 370 Grant of greenhouse gas injection licence--offer document
- 371 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas injection licence
- 372 Grant of greenhouse gas injection licence
- 373 Petroleum production licence transferred--transferee to be treated as applicant
Division 3--Variations
- 374 Variation of matters specified in greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence)--general
- 374A Variation of matters specified in cross - boundary greenhouse gas injection licence--general
- 375 Variation of matters specified in greenhouse gas injection licence--declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation varied
Division 4--Directions
- 376 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may give greenhouse gas injection licensee directions to protect geological formations containing petroleum pools etc.
- 377 Consultation--directions
- 378 Compliance with directions
Division 5--Dealing with serious situations
- 379 Serious situation
- 380 Powers of responsible Commonwealth Minister to deal with serious situations
- 381 Consultation--directions to do something outside the licence area
- 382 Compliance with directions
Division 6--Protection of petroleum discovered in the title area of a pre-commencement petroleum title
- 383 Powers of responsible Commonwealth Minister to protect petroleum discovered in the title area of a pre - commencement petroleum title
- 384 Consultation--directions to do something outside the licence area
- 385 Compliance with directions
Division 7--Site closing certificates
- 386 Application for site closing certificate
- 387 Variation of application for site closing certificate
- 388 Issue of site closing certificate--pre - certificate notice
- 389 Acknowledgement of receipt of application for site closing certificate
- 390 Refusal to give pre - certificate notice
- 391 Pre - certificate notice--security etc.
- 392 Issue of site closing certificate
- 393 Greenhouse gas injection licence transferred--transferee to be treated as applicant
- 394 Duration of site closing certificate
- 395 Transfer of site closing certificate
- 396 Transfer of securities
- 397 Discharge of securities
- 398 Recovery of the Commonwealth's costs and expenses
Division 8--Long-term liabilities
- 399 Closure assurance period
- 400 Indemnity--long - term liability
- 401 Commonwealth to assume long - term liability if licensee has ceased to exist
PART 3.5----GREENHOUSE GAS SEARCH AUTHORITIES
Division 1--General provisions
- 402 Simplified outline
- 403 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas search authority
- 404 Conditions of greenhouse gas search authorities
- 405 Duration of greenhouse gas search authority
- 406 Greenhouse gas search authority cannot be transferred
Division 2--Obtaining a greenhouse gas search authority
- 407 Application for greenhouse gas search authority
- 408 Grant or refusal of greenhouse gas search authority
- 409 Holders to be informed of the grant of another greenhouse gas search authority
- 410 Holders to be informed of the grant of a petroleum special prospecting authority
PART 3.6----GREENHOUSE GAS SPECIAL AUTHORITIES
Division 1--General provisions
- 411 Simplified outline
- 412 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas special authority
- 413 Conditions of greenhouse gas special authorities
- 414 Duration of greenhouse gas special authority
Division 2--Obtaining a greenhouse gas special authority
- 415 Application for greenhouse gas special authority
- 416 Grant or refusal of greenhouse gas special authority
- 417 Consultation--grant of greenhouse gas special authority
Division 3--Variation of greenhouse gas special authorities
- 418 Variation of greenhouse gas special authority
- 419 Consultation--variation of greenhouse gas special authority
Division 4--Reporting obligations of holders of greenhouse gas special authorities
Division 5--Revocation of greenhouse gas special authorities
- 421 Revocation of greenhouse gas special authority
PART 3.7----GREENHOUSE GAS RESEARCH CONSENTS
- 422 Simplified outline
- 423 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas research consent
- 424 Conditions of greenhouse gas research consents
- 425 Grant of greenhouse gas research consent
PART 3.8----STANDARD PROCEDURES
- 426 Application to be made in an approved manner
- 427 Application fee
- 428 Application may set out additional matters
- 429 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may require further information
- 429A Titles Administrator may require further information
- 430 Offer documents
- 431 Acceptance of offer--request by applicant (titles other than cross - boundary titles)
- 431A Acceptance of offer--request by applicant (cross - boundary titles)
- 432 Acceptance of offer--payment
- 433 Acceptance of offer--lodgment of security
- 434 Consultation--adverse decisions (general)
- 434A Consultation--adverse decisions (cross - boundary titles)
- 435 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may require information about negotiations for a designated agreement
PART 3.9----VARIATION, SUSPENSION AND EXEMPTION
Division 1--Variation, suspension and exemption decisions relating to greenhouse gas assessment permits, greenhouse gas holding leases and greenhouse gas injection licences
Subdivision A--General- 436 Variation, suspension and exemption--conditions of titles
- 437 Extension of term of greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease--suspension of conditions
- 437A Extension of term of greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease pending decision on application for suspension of conditions
- 438 Suspension of rights--greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease
- 439 Extension of term of greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease--suspension of rights Subdivision B--Cross-boundary titles
- 439A Variation, suspension and exemption--conditions of cross - boundary titles
- 439B Extension of term of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit or cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease--suspension of conditions
- 439C Extension of term of cross - boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit or cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease pending decision on application for suspension of conditions
Division 2--Variation, suspension and exemption decisions relating to greenhouse gas search authorities and greenhouse gas special authorities
- 440 Variation, suspension and exemption--conditions of greenhouse gas search authorities and greenhouse gas special authorities
PART 3.10----SURRENDER OF TITLES
Division 1--Surrender of greenhouse gas assessment permits, greenhouse gas holding leases and greenhouse gas injection licences
- 441 Application for consent to surrender title
- 442 Consent to surrender title
- 443 Surrender of title
Division 2--Surrender of greenhouse gas search authorities and greenhouse gas special authorities
- 444 Surrender of greenhouse gas search authority
- 445 Surrender of greenhouse gas special authority
PART 3.11----CANCELLATION OF TITLES
Division 1--Cancellation of greenhouse gas assessment permits, greenhouse gas holding leases and greenhouse gas injection licences
- 446 Grounds for cancellation of title
- 447 Cancellation of title
- 448 Consultation
- 449 Cancellation of title not affected by other provisions
- 449A NOPSEMA to notify the Titles Administrator of grounds for cancellation of title
Division 2--Cancellation of greenhouse gas search authorities
- 450 Cancellation of greenhouse gas search authority
PART 3.12----OTHER PROVISIONS
- 451 Notification of eligible greenhouse gas storage formation
- 451A Notification of eligible greenhouse gas storage formation--cross - boundary
- 451B Notification of eligible greenhouse gas storage formation--consolidation of work - bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 452 Notification of discovery of petroleum in greenhouse gas assessment permit area etc.
- 452A Notification requirements--registered holders of titles
- 453 Disposing of waste or other matter
- 454 Additional securities etc.
- 455 Transfer of securities
- 456 Discharge of securities
- 457 Approved site plans
- 458 Co - existence of greenhouse gas titles and petroleum titles
- 459 Reservation of blocks
- 460 Interference with other rights
- 461 No conditions about payment of money
- 461A Certain State/Territory blocks to be blocks for the purposes of this Act
- 462 Certain portions of blocks to be blocks
- 463 Changes to the boundary of the coastal waters of a State or Territory
- 464 Commonwealth may monitor the behaviour of a greenhouse gas substance stored in a part of a geological formation
- 465 Monitoring information may be made publicly available
CHAPTER 4--Registration of transfers of, and dealings in, petroleum titles
PART 4.1----INTRODUCTION
- 466 Simplified outline
- 467 Definitions
- 468 Dealing--series of debentures
PART 4.2----REGISTER OF TITLES AND PETROLEUM SPECIAL PROSPECTING AUTHORITIES
- 469 Register to be kept
- 470 Entries in Register--general
- 471 Entry in Register--cessation, revocation or expiry of title
- 471A Notation in Register--applicable datum
PART 4.3----TRANSFER OF TITLES
- 472 Approval and registration of transfers
- 473 Application for approval of transfer
- 474 Documents to accompany application
- 476 Time limit for application
- 477 Date of application to be entered in Register
- 478 Approval of transfer
- 479 Registration of transfer
- 480 Instrument of transfer does not create an interest in the title
- 481 Limit on effect of approval of transfers
PART 4.4----DEVOLUTION OF TITLE
- 482 Application to have name entered on the Register as the holder of a title
- 483 Entry of name in the Register
PART 4.5----CHANGE IN NAME OF COMPANY
PART 4.6----DEALINGS RELATING TO EXISTING TITLES
- 486 Dealings to which this Part applies
- 487 Approval and registration of dealings
- 488 Application for approval of dealing
- 489 Documents to accompany application
- 491 Timing of application
- 492 Application date to be entered in Register
- 493 Approval of dealing
- 494 Entry of dealing in Register
- 495 Retention, inspection and return of instruments
- 496 Strict compliance with application provisions not required
- 497 Limit on effect of approval of dealing
PART 4.7----DEALINGS IN FUTURE INTERESTS
- 498 Provisional application for approval of dealing
- 499 Documents to accompany provisional application
- 501 Timing of provisional application
- 502 Provisional application to be treated as an application under section 488 when title comes into existence
- 503 Limit on approval of dealing
PART 4.8----CORRECTION AND RECTIFICATION OF REGISTER
- 504 Corrections of clerical errors or obvious defects
- 505 General power of correction of Register
- 506 Rectification of Register
PART 4.9----INFORMATION-GATHERING POWERS
- 507 Titles Administrator may obtain information from applicants
- 508 Titles Administrator may obtain information from a party to an approved dealing
- 509 Production and inspection of documents
- 510 Titles Administrator may retain documents
PART 4.10----OTHER PROVISIONS
- 511 Titles Administrator etc. not concerned with the effect of instrument lodged under this Chapter
- 513 Making a false entry in a Register
- 514 Falsified documents
- 515 Inspection of Register and instruments
- 516 Evidentiary provisions
- 516A Application fee
CHAPTER 5--Registration of transfers of, and dealings in, greenhouse gas titles
PART 5.1----INTRODUCTION
- 518 Simplified outline
- 519 Definitions
- 520 Dealing--series of debentures
PART 5.2----REGISTER OF TITLES AND GREENHOUSE GAS SEARCH AUTHORITIES
- 521 Register to be kept
- 522 Entries in Register--general
- 523 Entry in Register--cessation or expiry of title
- 523A Notation in Register--applicable datum
PART 5.3----TRANSFER OF TITLES
- 524 Approval and registration of transfers
- 525 Application for approval of transfer
- 526 Documents to accompany application
- 527 Time limit for application
- 528 Date of application to be entered in Register
- 529 Approval of transfer
- 530 Registration of transfer
- 531 Instrument of transfer does not create an interest in the title
- 532 Limit on effect of approval of transfers
PART 5.4----DEVOLUTION OF TITLE
- 533 Application to have name entered on the Register as the holder of a title
- 534 Entry of name in the Register
PART 5.5----CHANGE IN NAME OF COMPANY
PART 5.6----DEALINGS RELATING TO EXISTING TITLES
- 537 Dealings to which this Part applies
- 538 Approval and registration of dealings
- 539 Application for approval of dealing
- 540 Documents to accompany application
- 541 Timing of application
- 542 Application date to be entered in Register
- 543 Approval of dealing
- 544 Entry of dealing in Register
- 545 Retention, inspection and return of instruments
- 546 Strict compliance with application provisions not required
- 547 Limit on effect of approval of dealing
PART 5.7----DEALINGS IN FUTURE INTERESTS
- 548 Provisional application for approval of dealing
- 549 Documents to accompany provisional application
- 550 Timing of provisional application
- 551 Provisional application to be treated as an application under section 539 when title comes into existence
- 552 Limit on approval of dealing
PART 5.8----CORRECTION AND RECTIFICATION OF REGISTER
- 553 Corrections of clerical errors or obvious defects
- 554 General power of correction of Register
- 555 Rectification of Register
PART 5.9----INFORMATION-GATHERING POWERS
- 556 Titles Administrator may obtain information from applicants
- 557 Titles Administrator may obtain information from a party to an approved dealing
- 558 Production and inspection of documents
- 559 Titles Administrator may retain documents
PART 5.10----OTHER PROVISIONS
- 560 Titles Administrator not concerned with the effect of instrument lodged under this Chapter
- 562 Making a false entry in the Register
- 563 Falsified documents
- 564 Inspection of Register and instruments
- 565 Evidentiary provisions
- 565A Application fee
CHAPTER 5A--Change in control of a registered holder of a title
PART 5A.1----INTRODUCTION
- 566 Simplified outline of this Chapter
- 566A Definitions
- 566B Meaning of control and change in control of registered holder
PART 5A.2----APPLICATION AND APPROVAL OF CHANGE IN CONTROL OF A REGISTERED HOLDER
- 566C Application for approval
- 566D Titles Administrator must decide whether to approve change in control
- 566E Notice of decision
- 566F Retention and return of instrument
- 566G Limit of effect of approval
- 566H Notification of change in circumstances before or during approval period
- 566J Revocation of approval
- 566K Notification of change in control
- 566L Change in control information to be entered in Register
- 566M Application fee
PART 5A.3----CHANGE IN CONTROL MUST BE APPROVED
- 566N Change in control must be approved by Titles Administrator
- 566P Notification of change in control that takes effect without approval
- 566Q Notification of change in control by registered holder
PART 5A.4----INFORMATION-GATHERING POWERS
- 566R Titles Administrator may obtain information and documents
- 566S Power to examine on oath or affirmation
- 566T Self - incrimination
- 566U Copies of documents
- 566V Titles Administrator may retain documents
- 566W False or misleading information
- 566X False or misleading documents
- 566Y False or misleading evidence
PART 5A.5----TRACING AND ANTI-AVOIDANCE
PART 5A.6----OTHER PROVISIONS
- 566ZB Titles Administrator etc. not concerned with the effect of instrument lodged under this Chapter
- 566ZC Falsified documents
- 566ZD Inspection of instruments
- 566ZE Evidentiary provisions
CHAPTER 6--Administration
PART 6.1----OPERATIONS
- 567 Simplified outline
- 568 Commencement of works or operations
- 569 Work practices
- 570 Work practices
- 571 Financial assurance--petroleum titles
- 571A Insurance--greenhouse gas titles
- 572 Maintenance and removal of property etc. by titleholder
PART 6.1A----POLLUTER PAYS
Division 1--General
- 572A Simplified outline
- 572AA Land or waters of a State or the Northern Territory
- 572AB Land or waters of a designated external Territory
- 572B Relationship with significant offshore petroleum incident directions
Division 2--Polluter pays
- 572C Escape of petroleum--titleholder's duty
- 572D Escape of petroleum--reimbursement of NOPSEMA
- 572E Escape of petroleum--reimbursement of responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 572F Escape of petroleum--reimbursement of State or Northern Territory
- 572G Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
- 572H Constitutional basis of this Part
- 572J Additional operation of this Part
PART 6.2----DIRECTIONS RELATING TO PETROLEUM
Division 1--Simplified outline
- 573 Simplified outline
Division 2--General power to give directions
- 574 General power to give directions--NOPSEMA
- 574A General power to give directions--responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 574B Directions may extend outside of title area
- 575 Notification of a direction that has an extended application
- 576 Directions under sections 574 and 574A--compliance
Division 2A--Directions for significant offshore petroleum incidents
- 576A Directions for significant offshore petroleum incidents--definitions for Division 2A
- 576B Directions for significant offshore petroleum incidents--NOPSEMA power to give directions
- 576C Directions for significant offshore petroleum incidents--related matters
- 576D Directions for significant offshore petroleum incidents--compliance
- 576E Concurrent operation of State and Territory laws
- 576F Constitutional basis of this Division
- 576G Additional operation of this Division
Division 3--NOPSEMA or the responsible Commonwealth Minister may take action if there is a breach of a direction
- 577 NOPSEMA may take action if there is a breach of a direction
- 577A Responsible Commonwealth Minister may take action if there is a breach of a direction
Division 4--Defence of taking reasonable steps to comply with a direction
- 578 Defence of taking reasonable steps to comply with a direction
PART 6.3----DIRECTIONS RELATING TO GREENHOUSE GAS
Division 1--Simplified outline
- 579 Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2--General power to give directions
- 579A General power to give directions--NOPSEMA
- 580 General power to give directions--responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 580A Directions may extend outside of title area
- 581 Notification of a direction that has an extended application
- 582 Compliance with directions
Division 3--NOPSEMA or the responsible Commonwealth Minister may take action if there is a breach of a direction
- 582A NOPSEMA may take action if there is a breach of a direction
- 583 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may take action if there is a breach of a direction
Division 4--Defence of taking reasonable steps to comply with a direction
- 584 Defence of taking reasonable steps to comply with a direction
PART 6.4----RESTORATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Division 1--Petroleum
- 585 Simplified outline
- 585A Remedial directions for petroleum--power to issue directions under different provisions
- 586 Remedial directions in relation to permits, leases and licences that are in force--NOPSEMA
- 586A Remedial directions in relation to permits, leases and licences that are in force--responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 587 Remedial directions in relation to permits, leases, licences and authorities that have wholly or partly ceased to be in force--NOPSEMA
- 587A Remedial directions in relation to permits, leases, licences and authorities that have wholly or partly ceased to be in force--responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 587B Remedial directions--compliance
- 588 NOPSEMA may take action if a direction has been breached
- 589 Removal, disposal or sale of property by NOPSEMA--breach of direction
- 590 Removal, disposal or sale of property--limitation of action etc.
- 590A Responsible Commonwealth Minister may take action if a direction has been breached
Division 2--Greenhouse gas
- 591 Simplified outline
- 591A Remedial directions for greenhouse gas--power to issue directions under different provisions
- 591B Remedial directions in relation to permits, leases and licences that are in force--NOPSEMA
- 592 Remedial directions in relation to permits, leases and licences that are in force--responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 593 Site closing directions to current holders of greenhouse gas injection licences
- 594 Consultation--directions
- 594A Remedial directions in relation to permits, leases, licences and authorities that have wholly or partly ceased to be in force--NOPSEMA
- 595 Remedial directions in relation to permits, leases, licences and authorities that have wholly or partly ceased to be in force--responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 595A NOPSEMA may take action if a direction has been breached
- 596 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may take action if a direction has been breached
- 596A Removal, disposal or sale of property by NOPSEMA--breach of direction
- 597 Removal, disposal or sale of property by responsible Commonwealth Minister--breach of direction
- 598 Removal, disposal or sale of property--limitation of action etc.
Division 3--Obligations etc. if remedial direction is in force
PART 6.5----COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT
Division 1--Petroleum and greenhouse gas
- 599 Simplified outline
- 600 Definitions--this Division
- 601 Meaning of listed NOPSEMA law
- 602 NOPSEMA inspectors--appointment
- 602A NOPSEMA inspectors--directions by CEO
- 602B NOPSEMA inspectors--reimbursement for exercise of powers relating to the Titles Administrator
- 602C Listed NOPSEMA laws--monitoring powers (general)
- 602D Listed NOPSEMA laws--investigation powers (general)
- 602E Listed NOPSEMA laws--additional powers
- 602F Listed NOPSEMA laws--monitoring and investigation powers (special provisions)
- 602G Listed NOPSEMA laws--monitoring and investigation powers (reasonable facilities and assistance)
- 602H Listed NOPSEMA laws--monitoring and investigation powers (Greater Sunrise visiting inspectors)
- 602J Environmental management laws--additional powers
- 602JA Well integrity laws--additional powers
- 602K NOPSEMA inspections--titleholder's representative
- 602L Listed NOPSEMA laws--monitoring and investigation powers (relationship with other powers)
- 603 Interfering with offshore petroleum installations or operations
- 604 Forfeiture orders etc.
- 609 Interfering with greenhouse gas installations or operations
- 610 Forfeiture orders etc.
Division 3--Time for bringing proceedings for offences
- 611 Time for bringing proceedings for offences
Division 4--Civil penalties
- 611A Simplified outline
- 611B Civil penalty provisions
- 611C Contravening civil penalty provisions
Division 5--Infringement notices
- 611D Simplified outline
- 611E Infringement notices
- 611F Infringement notice--multiple contraventions
- 611G Evidentiary matters
Division 6--Injunctions
Division 7--Adverse publicity orders
Division 8--Enforceable undertakings
- 611M Simplified outline of this Division
- 611N Enforceable undertakings
- 611P Publication of enforceable undertakings
- 611Q Compliance with enforceable undertaking
PART 6.6----SAFETY ZONES AND THE AREA TO BE AVOIDED
Division 1--Introduction
- 612 Simplified outline
- 613 Simplified map of the area to which Schedule 2 applies
- 614 Definitions
- 615 Authorised persons
Division 2--Petroleum safety zones
Division 3--Greenhouse gas safety zones
Division 4--Unauthorised vessel not to enter area to be avoided
- 618 NOPSEMA may authorise entry into area to be avoided
- 619 Unauthorised vessel not to enter area to be avoided
Division 5--Powers of authorised persons
- 620 Requirement to move vessel etc.
- 621 Other powers of authorised persons
- 622 Warrants
- 623 Exercise of powers in serious circumstances
PART 6.7----COLLECTION OF FEES AND ROYALTIES
Division 3--Royalties payable under the Royalty Act
- 631 When royalty due for payment
- 632 When adjusted amount due for payment
- 633 Late payment penalty
- 634 Recovery of royalty debts
- 635 Amounts payable to the Titles Administrator
Division 4--Fees payable under this Act
- 636 Fees payable under this Act
PART 6.8----OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
- 637 Occupational health and safety
- 638 Listed OHS laws
- 639 Regulations relating to occupational health and safety
- 640 Commonwealth maritime legislation does not apply in relation to facilities located in offshore areas
- 641 Commonwealth maritime legislation does not apply in relation to facilities located in designated coastal waters
PART 6.9----NATIONAL OFFSHORE PETROLEUM SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Division 1--Introduction
- 642 Simplified outline
- 643 Definitions
- 644 Designated coastal waters
Division 2--Establishment, functions and powers of NOPSEMA
- 645 National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
- 646 NOPSEMA's functions
- 646A Limits on functions conferred on NOPSEMA
- 647 Policy principles
- 648 NOPSEMA's ordinary powers
- 649 Functions and powers of NOPSEMA under State or Territory PSLA
- 649A Functions and powers of NOPSEMA in its capacity as the Offshore Infrastructure Regulator
- 650 Additional functions and powers
- 652 NOPSEMA is a body corporate
Division 3--National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority Board
Subdivision A--Establishment, functions and membership- 653 National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority Board
- 654 Functions of the Board
- 655 Powers of the Board
- 656 Membership Subdivision B--Board procedures
- 657 Board procedures Subdivision C--Terms and conditions for Board members
- 658 Term of appointment and related matters for Board members
- 659 Remuneration and allowances of Board members
- 660 Leave of absence of Board members
- 661 Resignation of Board members
- 662 Termination of appointment of Board members
- 663 Other terms and conditions of Board members
- 664 Acting Board members
Division 4--Chief Executive Officer and staff of NOPSEMA
- 665 Appointment of the CEO
- 666 Duties of the CEO
- 667 Working with the Board
- 668 Remuneration and allowances of the CEO
- 669 Leave of absence of the CEO
- 670 Resignation of the CEO
- 672 Termination of CEO's appointment
- 673 Other terms and conditions
- 674 Acting appointments
- 675 Delegation by CEO
- 676 Staff of NOPSEMA
- 677 Consultants and persons seconded to NOPSEMA
Division 5--Corporate plans
- 677A Corporate plan must deal separately with activities of the Offshore Infrastructure Regulator
- 678 Corporate plan
- 679 Responsible Commonwealth Minister's response to corporate plan
Division 7--NOPSEMA's finances
Division 8--Other financial matters
- 685 Fees for expenses incurred by NOPSEMA
- 686 Safety investigation levy
- 687 Safety case levy
- 688 Well investigation levy
- 688A Annual well levy
- 688B Well activity levy
- 688C Environment plan levy
- 689 Liability to taxation
Division 9--Miscellaneous
- 690 Annual reports
- 691 Ministers may require NOPSEMA to prepare reports or give information
- 692 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may give directions to NOPSEMA
- 693 Prosecutions by the Director of Public Prosecutions under mirror provisions
- 694 Fair Work Commission may exercise powers under mirror provisions
- 695 Reviews of operations of NOPSEMA
PART 6.10----NATIONAL OFFSHORE PETROLEUM TITLES ADMINISTRATOR
Division 1--Introduction
- 695AB Simplified outline
Division 2--National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator
- 695A National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator
- 695B Functions of the Titles Administrator
- 695C Acting Titles Administrator
- 695D Delegation by the Titles Administrator
- 695E Titles Administrator to be assisted by APS employees in the Department
- 695F Other persons assisting the Titles Administrator
- 695G Consultants
Division 3--National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator Special Account
- 695H National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator Special Account
- 695J Credits to the Account
- 695K Purposes of the Account and transfers to general CRF
Division 4--Other financial matters
Division 5--Miscellaneous
- 695N Annual report
- 695P Reviews of activities of Titles Administrator
- 695Q Judicial notice of signature of Titles Administrator
- 695R Communications with responsible Commonwealth Minister
PART 6.11----USING AND SHARING OFFSHORE INFORMATION AND THINGS
Division 1--Introduction
- 695S Simplified outline
- 695T Definitions
- 695U Scope of Part
Division 2--NOPSEMA's use of offshore information or things
Division 3--Sharing offshore information or things
- 695W Sharing offshore information or things for the purposes of this Act
- 695X CEO of NOPSEMA may share offshore information or things with other agencies
- 695XA CEO of NOPSEMA may share offshore information or things with Timorese Designated Authority
- 695Y Personal information
PART 6.12----OTHER MATTERS
Division 1--Simplified outline
- 695YA Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2--Decision-making under this Act and matters to which a decision-maker must have regard
- 695YB Matters to which a decision - maker must have regard
Division 3--Notification of events
- 695YC Requirement to give notice if certain events occur
CHAPTER 7--Information relating to petroleum
PART 7.1----DATA MANAGEMENT AND GATHERING OF INFORMATION
Division 1--Introduction
- 696 Simplified outline
Division 2--Data management
Division 3--Information-gathering powers
- 699 Titles Administrator or NOPSEMA inspector may obtain information and documents
- 700 Copying documents--reasonable compensation
- 701 Power to examine on oath or affirmation
- 702 Self - incrimination
- 703 Copies of documents
- 704 Titles Administrator or NOPSEMA inspector may retain documents
- 705 False or misleading information
- 706 False or misleading documents
- 707 False or misleading evidence
- 707A Directions by Titles Administrator
PART 7.2----RELEASE OF REGULATORY INFORMATION
- 708 Notifiable events-- Gazette notice
- 709 Titles Administrator to make documents available to responsible Commonwealth Minister
PART 7.3----RELEASE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Division 1--Introduction
- 710 Simplified outline
- 711 Definitions
Division 2--Protection of confidentiality of information and samples
Subdivision A--Information and samples obtained by the Titles Administrator- 712 Protection of confidentiality of documentary information obtained by the Titles Administrator
- 713 Protection of confidentiality of petroleum mining samples obtained by the Titles Administrator
- 714 Titles Administrator may make information or samples available to a Minister, a State Minister or a Northern Territory Minister Subdivision B--Information and samples obtained by a recipient Minister
- 715 Protection of confidentiality of information obtained by a recipient Minister
- 716 Protection of confidentiality of petroleum mining samples obtained by a recipient Minister Subdivision C--Miscellaneous
- 717 Fees
- 718 Review by Minister
- 719 Privacy Act
Division 3--Copyright
- 720 Publishing or making copies of applicable documents not an infringement of copyright
Division 4--Release of technical information given to the Designated Authority before 7 March 2000
- 721 Release of technical information given to the Designated Authority before 7 March 2000
CHAPTER 8--Information relating to greenhouse gas
PART 8.1----DATA MANAGEMENT AND GATHERING OF INFORMATION
Division 1--Introduction
- 722 Simplified outline
Division 2--Data management
Division 3--Information-gathering powers (general)
- 725 Titles Administrator or NOPSEMA inspector may obtain information and documents
- 726 Copying documents--reasonable compensation
- 727 Power to examine on oath or affirmation
- 728 Self - incrimination
- 729 Copies of documents
- 730 Titles Administrator or NOPSEMA inspector may retain documents
- 731 False or misleading information
- 732 False or misleading documents
- 733 False or misleading evidence
- 733A Directions by Titles Administrator
Division 4--Information-gathering powers (cross-boundary)
- 733B Responsible Commonwealth Minister may obtain information and documents
- 733C Copying documents--reasonable compensation
- 733D Self - incrimination
- 733E Copies of documents
- 733F Responsible Commonwealth Minister may retain documents
- 733G False or misleading information
- 733H False or misleading documents
- 733J Crown to be bound
PART 8.2----RELEASE OF REGULATORY INFORMATION
- 734 Notifiable events-- Gazette notice
- 734A Titles Administrator to make documents available to responsible Commonwealth Minister
PART 8.3----RELEASE OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Division 1--Introduction
- 735 Simplified outline
- 736 Definitions
- 737 Documents and samples given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister
Division 2--Protection of confidentiality of information and samples
Subdivision A--Information and samples obtained by the responsible Commonwealth Minister or the Titles Administrator- 738 Protection of confidentiality of documentary information obtained by the responsible Commonwealth Minister or the Titles Administrator
- 739 Protection of confidentiality of eligible samples obtained by the responsible Commonwealth Minister or the Titles Administrator
- 740 Responsible Commonwealth Minister or the Titles Administrator may make information or samples available to a Minister, a State Minister or a Northern Territory Minister Subdivision AA--Information and samples obtained by a recipient Minister
- 740A Protection of confidentiality of information obtained by a recipient Minister
- 740B Protection of confidentiality of eligible samples obtained by a recipient Minister Subdivision B--Miscellaneous
- 741 Fees
- 742 Privacy Act
Division 3--Copyright
- 743 Publishing or making copies of applicable documents not an infringement of copyright
CHAPTER 9--Miscellaneous
PART 9.1----REVIEW OF DECISIONS
- 744 Simplified outline
- 745 Definitions
- 747 Review of reviewable Ministerial decision
- 747A Review of reviewable Titles Administrator decision
PART 9.2----EXPERT ADVISORY COMMITTEES
- 748 Establishment of expert advisory committees
- 749 Function of expert advisory committees
- 750 Appointment of expert advisory committee members etc.
- 751 Procedures of expert advisory committees
- 752 Remuneration and allowances
- 753 Leave of absence
- 754 Resignation
- 755 Disclosure of interests to the responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 756 Disclosure of interests to an expert advisory committee
- 757 Other terms and conditions
- 758 Protection of information
PART 9.3----INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE MAKING OF DESIGNATED AGREEMENTS
Division 1--Information-gathering powers of the responsible Commonwealth Minister
- 759 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may obtain information and documents
- 760 Copying documents--reasonable compensation
- 761 Self - incrimination
- 762 Copies of documents
- 763 Responsible Commonwealth Minister may retain documents
- 764 False or misleading information
- 765 False or misleading documents
Division 2--Protection of information given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister under section 759 etc.
- 766 Protection of information
- 767 Disclosure of information to titleholder etc.
Division 3--Protection of certain information given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister under section 733B etc.
- 767A Protection of information
- 767B Disclosure of information to titleholder etc.
PART 9.4----LIABILITY FOR ACTS AND OMISSIONS
- 768 Liability for acts and omissions
PART 9.5----JURISDICTION OF COURTS
PART 9.6A----MULTIPLE TITLEHOLDERS
Division 1--Eligible voluntary action by multiple titleholders
- 775A Definitions
- 775B Eligible voluntary action by multiple holders of a petroleum title
- 775C Eligible voluntary action by multiple holders of a greenhouse gas title (other than a cross - boundary greenhouse gas title)
- 775CA Eligible voluntary action by multiple holders of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas title
Division 2--Obligations of multiple titleholders
- 775D Obligations of multiple holders of a petroleum title
- 775E Obligations of multiple holders of a greenhouse gas title
PART 9.7----PUBLICATION IN GAZETTE
- 776 Publication in Gazette --State or external Territory
- 777 Publication in Gazette --Northern Territory
PART 9.8----DELEGATION BY RESPONSIBLE COMMONWEALTH MINISTER
- 778 Delegation by responsible Commonwealth Minister
PART 9.9----PUBLIC INTEREST
- 779 Public interest
PART 9.10----COMPENSATION FOR ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY
- 780 Acquisition of property
PART 9.10A----INQUIRIES INTO SIGNIFICANT OFFSHORE INCIDENTS
- 780A Appointment of Commissioner
- 780B Hearings
- 780C Commissioner not bound by the rules of evidence
- 780D Departmental officers
- 780E Application of the Royal Commissions Act 1902
- 780F Conferral of inspection powers
- 780G Application of laws relating to disclosure
PART 9.10B----PERSONAL PROPERTY SECURITIES
- 780H Titles, and interests etc. in titles, are not personal property for the purposes of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009
PART 9.10C----COMMONWEALTH RESERVES
Division 1--Introduction
- 780J Simplified outline of this Part
Division 2--Validation etc.
- 780K Validation of certain renewals and extensions
- 780L Application of EPIC exemption regime to certain petroleum titles
PART 9.10D----GREATER SUNRISE SPECIAL REGIME AREA
Division 1--Bodies exercising Australia's rights and responsibilities
- 780M Bodies exercising Australia's rights and responsibilities relating to the Greater Sunrise special regime area
Division 2--Limits on Australian law in Greater Sunrise special regime area
- 780N Australian law subject to legislation made under the Timor Sea Maritime Boundaries Treaty
Division 3--Declaration of Greater Sunrise pipeline international offshore area
- 780P Declaration of Greater Sunrise pipeline international offshore area
PART 9.11----REGULATIONS
- 781 Regulations
- 782 Regulations dealing with specific matters
- 782A Regulations--service of documents
- 783 Regulations may provide for matters by reference to codes of practice or standards
- 784 Unconditional or conditional prohibition
- 785 Regulations not limited by conditions provisions
- 786 Exercise of Australia's rights under international law--petroleum in the continental shelf
- 787 Exercise of Australia's rights under international law--injection and storage of greenhouse gas substances in the continental shelf
- 788 Exercise of Australia's rights under international law--petroleum within territorial limits
- 789 Exercise of Australia's rights under international law--injection and storage of greenhouse gas substances within territorial limits
- 790 Offences
- 790A Regulations dealing with the Regulatory Powers Act
- 790B Environment
- 790C Constitutional basis of Environment Regulations
- 790D Additional operation of Environment Regulations
PART 9.12----TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
- 791 Transitional provisions
- SCHEDULE 1 Scheduled areas for the States and Territories
- SCHEDULE 2 Area that includes the area to be avoided
- SCHEDULE 2A Environmental management laws: additional NOPSEMA inspection powers
- SCHEDULE 2B Well integrity laws: additional NOPSEMA inspection powers
- SCHEDULE 3 Occupational health and safety
- SCHEDULE 4 Petroleum production licences to which the Royalty Act applies
- SCHEDULE 5 Release of technical information given to the Designated Authority before 7 March 2000
- SCHEDULE 6 Transitional provisions
- SCHEDULE 7 Greater Sunrise areas
- SCHEDULE 8 Bayu-Undan pipeline international offshore area