Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (ENVIRONMENT) REGULATIONS 2009

- made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object of Regulations  
   4.      Definitions  
   5.      References to an activity  

   PART 2--ENVIRONMENT PLANS

           Division 2.1--Requirement for an environment plan

   6.      Accepted environment plan required for an activity  
   7.      Operations must comply with the accepted environment plan  
   8.      Operations must not continue if new or increased environmental risk identified  

           Division 2.2--Acceptance of an environment plan

   9.      Submission of an environment plan  
   10.     Time limit for accepting or not accepting an environment plan  
   11.     Acceptance of an environment plan  

           Division 2.2A--Consultation

   11A.    Consultation with relevant authorities, persons and organisations, etc  

           Division 2.3--Contents of an environment plan

   12.     Contents of an environment plan  
   13.     Environmental assessment  
   14.     Implementation strategy for the environment plan  
   15.     Reporting etc arrangements  
   16.     Other information in the environment plan  

           Division 2.4--Revision of an environment plan

   17.     Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or operations  
   18.     Revision on request by the Regulator  
   19.     Revision at the end of each 5 years  
   20.     Form of proposed revision  
   21.     Acceptance of a revised environment plan  
   22.     Effect of non-acceptance of proposed revision  

           Division 2.5--Withdrawal of acceptance of an environment plan

   23.     Withdrawal of acceptance of environment plan  
   24.     Steps to be taken before withdrawal of acceptance  
   25.     Withdrawal of acceptance not affected by other provisions  

   PART 3--INCIDENTS, REPORTS AND RECORDS

   26.     Notifying reportable incidents  
   26A.    Written report of reportable incidents  
   26AA.   Notification of reportable incidents  
   26B.    Reporting recordable incidents  
   27.     Storage of records  
   28.     Making records available  

   PART 4--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 4.1--Discharges of produced formation water

   29.     Discharge of produced formation water  
   29A.    Tests and reports of discharges of produced formation water  

           Division 4.2--Operators of activities

   30.     Interpretation for Division  
   31.     Notification of appointment of operator  
   32.     Operator to give details  
   33.     No requirement to give information more than once  
   34.     Regulator may decline to consider submission if information is not given  
   35.     Regulator to keep register  
   36.     Proof of appointment as operator  

           Division 4.3--Other procedural matters

   37.     Service, delivery and lodgment of documents  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS RELATING TO OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE AMENDMENT (NATIONAL REGULATOR) ACT 2011

   38.     Definitions for Part 5  
   39.     Regulator may require operator to provide copy of environment plan  
   40.     Environment plans accepted before commencement day  
   41.     Environment plans submitted but not accepted before commencement day