PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 415
Criteria for decisions
PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 415
Criteria for decisions
415 Criteria for decisions
(1) The matters that must be considered in
deciding whether to grant a pipeline licence or deciding its provisions
include each of the following—
(a) the applicant’s financial and technical
resources;
(b) the appropriateness of each pipeline for its purpose as stated
in the application;
(c) for an area pipeline licence—the minimum area
required for pipelines the subject of the licence;
(d) if the area of the
licence is, or is included in, the area of another petroleum authority or a
mining interest—possible impacts of authorised activities under the licence
on authorised activities under the other petroleum authority or on mining
under the mining interest;
(e) the extent and nature of any proposed stated
pipeline licence incidental activity for the licence;
(f) whether the
proposed licence is in the public interest.
(2) In considering the extent and
nature of any proposed stated pipeline licence incidental activity, the
Minister must have regard to the following—
(a) whether the carrying out of
the activity under the pipeline licence would have the overall effect of
reducing impacts of authorised activities on land, landowners and the
community;
(b) whether the activity is reasonably necessary for, or
incidental to, carrying out an authorised activity for a petroleum lease, a
petroleum facility licence or another pipeline licence;
(c) whether the
activity would be more appropriately carried out under a petroleum lease, a
petroleum facility licence or another pipeline licence.
