OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2010
Table of Provisions
PART 1.1--LEGISLATIVE FORMALITIES AND BACKGROUND
PART 1.2--INTERPRETATION
Division 1--General
- 6 Definitions
- 7 References to Parts
- 8 Spaces above and below offshore area
- 9 Term of petroleum titles
- 10 Term of greenhouse gas titles
- 11 Renewal of petroleum titles
- 12 Renewal of greenhouse gas titles
- 13 Variation of petroleum titles
- 14 Variation of greenhouse gas titles
- 15 Tied titles
- 16 Vacated area
- 17 Infrastructure facilities
- 18 Terminal station
- 19 Terminal point
- 20 Declared greenhouse gas facility
- 21 Extended meaning of explore
- 22 Potential greenhouse gas storage formation
- 23 Eligible greenhouse gas storage formation
- 24 Potential greenhouse gas injection site
- 25 Incidental greenhouse gas‑related substance
- 26 Site plan—identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 27 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact—approval of key petroleum operations
- 28 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact—grant of petroleum production licence
- 29 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact—approval of key greenhouse gas operations
- 30 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact—grant of greenhouse gas injection licence
- 31 Significant risk of a significant adverse impact—power of Minister to protect petroleum
- 32 Securities
- 33 Designated agreements
- 34 Ascertainment of wellhead for purposes of Act
- 35 Ascertainment of value of petroleum at wellhead
- 36 Ascertainment of quantity of petroleum recovered
- 37 Graticulation of Earth's surface and constitution of blocks
Division 2--Datum provisions
- 38 Objects
- 39 Definitions
- 40 Australian Geodetic Datum
- 41 Geocentric Datum of Australia
- 42 Current datum, previous datum and changeover time
- 43 Use of current datum
- 44 Use of previous datum
- 45 Variation of titles and instruments
- 46 Variation of applications for titles
- 47 No change to actual position of point, line or area
- 48 Transitional regulations
Division 3--Apportionment of petroleum recovered from adjoining title areas
- 49 Title
- 50 Titleholder and title area
- 51 Petroleum recovered through inclined well
- 52 Petroleum pool straddling 2 title areas etc.
- 53 Petroleum pool straddling State title area and Commonwealth title area
- 54 Petroleum pool straddling State title area and another State title area
- 55 Unit development
- 56 Supreme Court determinations for purposes of this Division
PART 1.3--JOINT AUTHORITY AND DESIGNATED AUTHORITY FOR OFFSHORE PETROLEUM
- 57 Minister as member of Joint Authority
- 58 Minister as Designated Authority
- 59 Delegations under Commonwealth Act
- 60 Public servants performing functions under Commonwealth Act
PART 1.3A--CROSS-BOUNDARY AUTHORITY FOR OFFSHORE GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE
- 60A Minister as member of Cross-boundary Authority
- 60B Minister as responsible State Minister
- 60C Delegations under Commonwealth Act—Cross‑boundary Authority and responsible State Minister
- 60D Public servants performing functions under Commonwealth Act—Cross-boundary Authority and responsible State Minister
- 60E Minister's consent to grant of cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
- 60F Minister's consent to grant of cross‑boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
- 60G Minister's consent to renewal of cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit or cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
PART 1.4--SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES
- 61 Principles of sustainable development
PART 1.5--APPLICATION PROVISIONS
- 62 Application of Act
- 63 Disapplication of State occupational health and safety laws
- 64 Relationship with other Acts
- 65 Underground geological storage formation is the property of the Crown
- 66 Crown retains Crown land rights
- 67 Ownership of greenhouse gas substance
- 68 Act binds the Crown
- 69 Act applies subject to international obligations
- 70 Simplified outline
Division 1--General provisions
- 71 Simplified outline
- 72 Prohibition of unauthorised exploration for petroleum in offshore area
- 73 Rights conferred by petroleum exploration permit
- 74 Conditions of petroleum exploration permits
- 75 Standard conditions of work-bid petroleum exploration permits and special petroleum exploration permits
- 76 Restrictions on conditions of cash-bid petroleum exploration permits
- 77 Conditions of declared petroleum exploration permits—approval of key petroleum operations
- 77A Conditions of boundary-change petroleum exploration permits
- 78 Declared petroleum exploration permit—approval by Minister of key petroleum operations
- 79 Minister must have regard to certain matters before approving key petroleum operations
- 80 Minister must not give approval in certain circumstances
- 81 No right to an approval
- 82 Suspension of rights to be disregarded
- 83 Declared petroleum exploration permits
- 84 Duration of petroleum exploration permit
- 85 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
- 86 Application for work‑bid petroleum exploration permit—advertising of blocks
- 87 Grant of work‑bid petroleum exploration permit—offer document
- 88 Granting of offer document for work‑bid petroleum exploration permit
- 89 Ranking of applications for work-bid petroleum exploration permit
- 90 Grant of work‑bid petroleum exploration permit
- 91 Withdrawal of application
- 92 Effect of withdrawal or lapse of application
Division 3--Obtaining a cash‑bid petroleum exploration permit
- 93 Application for cash‑bid petroleum exploration permit
- 94 Grant of cash‑bid petroleum exploration permit—only one application
- 95 Grant of cash‑bid petroleum exploration permit—2 or more applications
- 96 Grant of cash‑bid petroleum exploration permit
- 97 Extension of cash‑bid petroleum exploration permit
Division 4--Obtaining a special petroleum exploration permit over a surrendered block or certain other blocks
- 98 Application for a special petroleum exploration permit over a surrendered block or certain other blocks
- 99 Grant of special petroleum exploration permit—only one application
- 100 Grant of special petroleum exploration permit—2 or more applications
- 101 Grant of special petroleum exploration permit
Division 4A--Obtaining a boundary-change petroleum exploration permit
Division 5--Renewal of petroleum exploration permits
- 102 Application for renewal of petroleum exploration permit
- 103 Non‑renewable cash‑bid petroleum exploration permits
- 104 Limit on renewal of cash‑bid petroleum exploration permits
- 105 Limits on renewal of work‑bid petroleum exploration permits and special petroleum exploration permits
- 105A Limits on renewal of boundary-change petroleum exploration permits
- 106 Standard halving rules
- 107 Additional rules relating to renewals of cash-bid petroleum exploration permits
- 108 Renewal of petroleum exploration permit—offer document
- 109 Refusal to renew petroleum exploration permit
- 110 Renewal of petroleum exploration permit
Division 6--Locations
- 111 Simplified outline
- 112 Nomination of blocks as a location
- 113 Requirement to nominate blocks as a location
- 114 Declaration of location
- 115 Revocation of declaration
- 116 Variation of declaration
Division 1--General provisions
- 117 Simplified outline
- 118 Rights conferred by petroleum retention lease
- 119 Conditions of petroleum retention leases
- 120 Standard conditions of petroleum retention leases
- 121 Conditions of declared petroleum retention leases—approval of key petroleum operations
- 121A Variation of petroleum retention leases obtained as result of change to the boundary of the offshore area
- 122 Declared petroleum retention lease—approval by Minister of key petroleum operations
- 123 Minister must have regard to certain matters before approving key petroleum operations
- 124 Circumstances in which approval of key petroleum operations must not be given
- 125 No right to an approval
- 126 Suspension of rights to be disregarded
- 127 Declared petroleum retention leases
- 128 Duration of petroleum retention lease
- 129 Extension of petroleum retention lease if lessee applies for petroleum production licence
Division 2--Obtaining a petroleum retention lease
- 130 Application for petroleum retention lease by the holder of a petroleum exploration permit
- 131 Grant of petroleum retention lease—offer document
- 132 Refusal to grant petroleum retention lease
- 133 Grant of petroleum retention lease
- 134 Petroleum exploration permit ceases to be in force when petroleum retention lease comes into force
- 135 Petroleum exploration permit transferred—transferee to be treated as applicant
- 136 Application for petroleum retention lease by the holder of a life‑of‑field petroleum production licence
- 137 Grant of petroleum retention lease—offer document
- 138 Refusal to grant petroleum retention lease
- 139 Grant of petroleum retention lease
- 140 Petroleum production licence ceases to be in force when petroleum retention lease comes into force
- 141 Petroleum production licence transferred—transferee to be treated as applicant
- 141A Grant of petroleum retention lease as a result of a change to the boundary of the offshore area
Division 3--Renewal of petroleum retention leases
- 142 Application for renewal of petroleum retention lease
- 143 Renewal of petroleum retention lease—offer document
- 144 Refusal to renew petroleum retention lease
- 145 Renewal of petroleum retention lease
Division 4--Revocation of petroleum retention leases
- 146 Notice of proposal to revoke petroleum retention lease
- 147 Revocation of petroleum retention lease
Division 1--General provisions
- 148 Simplified outline
- 149 Prohibition of unauthorised recovery of petroleum in offshore area
- 150 Rights conferred by petroleum production licence
- 151 Conditions of petroleum production licences
- 151A Minister must have regard to cross‑boundary titles before granting petroleum production licence
- 152 Standard conditions of petroleum production licences
- 152A Conditions restricting the sale of petroleum to LNG exporters
- 152B Minister may require person to provide information on supply of petroleum
- 153 Restrictions on conditions of petroleum production licences
- 154 Renewal conditions of petroleum production licences
- 155 Conditions of declared petroleum production licences—approval of key petroleum operations
- 155A Variation of petroleum production licences obtained as result of change to the boundary of the offshore area
- 156 Declared petroleum production licence—approval by Minister of key petroleum operations
- 157 Minister must have regard to certain matters before approving key petroleum operations
- 158 Minister must not give approval in certain circumstances
- 159 No right to an approval
- 160 Suspension of rights to be disregarded
- 161 Declared petroleum production licences
- 162 Duration of petroleum production licence
- 163 Termination of life‑of‑field petroleum production licence if no recovery operations for 5 years
Division 2--Obtaining a petroleum production licence as a result of an application made by a petroleum exploration permittee or a petroleum retention lessee
- 164 Application for petroleum production licence by permittee
- 165 Application period
- 166 Application for petroleum production licence by lessee
- 167 Offer document
- 168 Refusal to grant petroleum production licence
- 169 Minister may defer taking action on application for petroleum production licence if there is a pending application for a greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 170 Grant of petroleum production licence
- 171 Petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease ceases to be in force when petroleum production licence comes into force
- 172 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
- 173 Application for cash‑bid petroleum production licence over surrendered blocks or similar blocks
- 174 Deposit
- 175 Grant of cash‑bid petroleum production licence—only one application
- 176 Grant of cash‑bid petroleum production licence—2 or more applications
- 177 Grant of cash‑bid petroleum production licence
Division 4--Obtaining petroleum production licences over individual blocks
- 178 Applications for petroleum production licences over individual blocks
- 179 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 offshore area
- 179A Grant of petroleum production licence as a result of a change to the boundary of the offshore area
Division 5--What happens if a block is not taken up
- 180 Revocation of petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease to the extent to which it relates to a block not taken up
Division 6--Petroleum field development
- 181 Direction to recover petroleum
- 182 Directions about the rate of recovery of petroleum
- 183 Definitions
- 184 Unit development agreement and unit development scheme
- 185 Directions
- 186 Consultation
PART 2.5--INFRASTRUCTURE LICENCES
Division 1--General provisions
- 187 Simplified outline
- 188 Prohibition of unauthorised construction or operation of an infrastructure facility in the offshore area
- 189 Rights conferred by an infrastructure licence
- 190 Conditions of infrastructure licences
- 191 Duration of infrastructure licence
- 192 Termination of infrastructure licence if no operations for 5 years
Division 2--Obtaining an infrastructure licence
- 193 Application for infrastructure licence
- 194 Grant of infrastructure licence—offer document
- 195 Refusal to grant infrastructure licence
- 196 Grant of infrastructure licence
- 197 Consultation with petroleum titleholders—grant of infrastructure licence
- 198 Consultation with greenhouse gas titleholders—grant of infrastructure licence
Division 3--Varying an infrastructure licence
- 199 Application for variation of infrastructure licence
- 200 Variation of infrastructure licence
- 201 Consultation with petroleum titleholders—variation of infrastructure licence
- 202 Consultation with greenhouse gas titleholders—variation of infrastructure licence
PART 2.6--PIPELINE LICENCES
Division 1--General provisions
- 203 Simplified outline
- 204 Offence of unauthorised construction or operation of a pipeline in the offshore area
- 205 Offence of starting to operate a pipeline
- 206 Offence of recommencing to operate a pipeline
- 207 Defences
- 208 Consents and certificates
- 209 Rights conferred by pipeline licence
- 210 Conditions of pipeline licences
- 211 Approval by Minister of greenhouse gas substance to be conveyed in a pipeline
- 212 Duration of pipeline licence
- 213 Termination of pipeline licence if no operations for 5 years
- 214 Alteration or removal of pipeline constructed in breach of this Act
Division 2--Obtaining a pipeline licence
- 215 Application for pipeline licence
- 216 Rights of petroleum production licensees following application for petroleum‑related pipeline licences by other persons
- 217 Rights of petroleum production licensees following application for greenhouse gas‑related pipeline licences by other persons
- 218 Rights of greenhouse gas injection licensees following application for greenhouse gas‑related pipeline licences by other persons
- 219 Grant of petroleum‑related pipeline licence—offer document
- 220 Grant of greenhouse gas‑related pipeline licence—offer document
- 221 Refusal to grant petroleum‑related pipeline licence
- 222 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas‑related pipeline licence
- 223 Grant of pipeline licence
Division 3--Varying a pipeline licence
- 224 Variation of pipeline licence on application by licensee
- 225 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
- 227 Simplified outline
- 228 Rights conferred by petroleum special prospecting authority
- 229 Conditions of petroleum special prospecting authorities
- 230 Duration of petroleum special prospecting authority
- 231 Petroleum special prospecting authority cannot be transferred
Division 2--Obtaining a petroleum special prospecting authority
- 232 Application for petroleum special prospecting authority
- 233 Grant or refusal of petroleum special prospecting authority
- 234 Holders to be informed of the grant of another petroleum special prospecting authority
- 235 Holders to be informed of the grant of greenhouse gas search authority
Division 1--General provisions
- 236 Simplified outline
- 237 Rights conferred by petroleum access authority
- 238 Conditions of petroleum access authorities
- 239 Duration of petroleum access authority
Division 2--Obtaining a petroleum access authority
- 240 Application for petroleum access authority
- 241 Grant or refusal of petroleum access authority
- 242 Consultation—grant of petroleum access authority in the offshore area
Division 3--Variation of petroleum access authorities
- 243 Variation of petroleum access authority
- 244 Consultation—variation of petroleum access authority in the offshore area
Division 4--Reporting obligations of holders of petroleum access authorities
Division 5--Revocation of petroleum access authorities
- 246 Revocation of petroleum access authority
- 247 Simplified outline
- 248 Rights conferred by petroleum scientific investigation consent
- 249 Conditions of petroleum scientific investigation consents
- 250 Grant of petroleum scientific investigation consent
PART 2.10--STANDARD PROCEDURES
- 251 Application to be made in an approved manner
- 252 Application fee
- 253 Application may set out additional matters
- 254 Minister may require further information
- 255 Offer documents
- 256 Acceptance of offer—request by applicant
- 257 Acceptance of offer—payment
- 258 Consultation—adverse decisions
- 259 Minister may require information about negotiations for a designated agreement
Division 1--Variation, suspension and exemption decisions relating to petroleum exploration permits, petroleum retention leases, petroleum production licences, infrastructure licences and pipeline licences
- 260 Variation, suspension and exemption—conditions of titles
- 261 Extension of term of petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease—suspension or exemption
- 262 Suspension of rights—petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease
- 263 Extension of term of petroleum exploration permit or petroleum retention lease—suspension of rights
- 263A Variation of a State title—including an area as the result of a change to the boundary of the offshore area
Division 2--Variation, suspension and exemption decisions relating to petroleum special prospecting authorities and petroleum access authorities
- 264 Variation, suspension and exemption—conditions of petroleum special prospecting authorities and petroleum access authorities
Division 1--Surrender of petroleum exploration permits, petroleum production licences, petroleum retention leases, infrastructure licences and pipeline licences
- 265 Application for consent to surrender title
- 266 Consent to surrender title
- 267 Surrender of title
Division 2--Surrender of petroleum special prospecting authorities and petroleum access authorities
- 268 Surrender of petroleum special prospecting authority
- 269 Surrender of petroleum access authority
Division 1--Cancellation of petroleum exploration permits, petroleum production licences, petroleum retention leases, infrastructure licences and pipeline licences
- 270 Grounds for cancellation of title
- 271 Cancellation of title
- 272 Consultation
- 273 Cancellation of title not affected by other provisions
Division 2--Cancellation of petroleum special prospecting authorities
- 274 Cancellation of petroleum special prospecting authority
- 275 Reservation of blocks
- 276 Interference with other rights
- 277 No conditions about payment of money
- 278 Changes to the boundary of the offshore area
- 279 Notification of discovery of petroleum in petroleum exploration permit area or petroleum retention lease area
- 280 Property in recovered petroleum
- 281 Certain payments to be made by State to Commonwealth
- 282 Determination to be disregarded in certain cases
- 283 Simplified outline
Division 1--General provisions
- 284 Simplified outline
- 285 Prohibition of unauthorised exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formation, or potential greenhouse gas injection site, in offshore area
- 286 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 287 Conditions of greenhouse gas assessment permits
- 288 Standard conditions of greenhouse gas assessment permits
- 289 Conditions on work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permits
- 290 Conditions on cash-bid greenhouse gas assessment permits
- 291 Approval by Minister of key greenhouse gas operations
- 292 Minister must have regard to certain matters before approving key greenhouse gas operations
- 293 Circumstances in which approval of key greenhouse gas operations must not be given
- 294 Duration of greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 295 Extension of greenhouse gas assessment permit if permittee applies for a declaration of an identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 296 Extension of greenhouse gas assessment permit if permittee applies for a greenhouse gas holding lease or greenhouse gas injection licence
- 296A Extension of duration of existing greenhouse gas assessment permit if permittee applies for a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 296B Permit area of cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit
Division 2--Obtaining a work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 297 Application for work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit—advertising of blocks
- 298 Retention lessee or production licensee to be notified of proposal to advertise blocks
- 299 Grant of work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit—offer document
- 300 Granting of offer document for work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 301 Criteria for determining most deserving applicant for work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 302 Ranking of applicants for work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 303 Grant of work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 304 Withdrawal of application
- 305 Effect of withdrawal or lapse of application
Division 2A--Consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permits
- 305A Application for a consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 305B Grant of consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 305C Consequences of grant of consolidated work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
Division 3--Obtaining a cash‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 306 Application for cash‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 307 Retention lessee or production licensee to be notified of proposal to advertise blocks
- 308 Grant of cash‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit—only one application
- 309 Grant of cash‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit—2 or more applications
- 310 Grant of cash‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
Division 4--Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permits
- 311 Application for renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 312 Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit—offer document
- 313 Refusal to renew greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 314 Renewal of greenhouse gas assessment permit
Division 5--Declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 315 Application for declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 316 Request for further information or further analysis
- 317 Variation of applications under section 315
- 318 Declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 319 Variation of declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 320 Revocation of declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation
- 321 Register of Identified Greenhouse Gas Storage Formations
Division 6--Directions
- 322 Minister may give directions to greenhouse gas assessment permittees
- 323 Compliance with directions
Division 1--General provisions
- 324 Simplified outline
- 325 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas holding lease
- 326 Conditions of greenhouse gas holding leases
- 327 Standard conditions of greenhouse gas holding leases
- 328 Conditions on greenhouse gas holding lease
- 329 Approval by Minister of key greenhouse gas operations
- 330 Minister must have regard to certain matters
- 331 Circumstances in which the approval must not be given
- 332 Duration of greenhouse gas holding lease
- 333 Extension of greenhouse gas holding lease if lessee applies for a special greenhouse gas holding lease or greenhouse gas injection licence
- 333A Lease area of cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lease
Division 2--Obtaining a greenhouse gas holding lease
- 334 Application for greenhouse gas holding lease by the holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 335 Applications under section 334
- 336 Variation of applications under section 334
- 337 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease—offer document
- 338 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas holding lease
- 339 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease
- 340 Greenhouse gas assessment permit ceases to be in force when greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 341 Greenhouse gas assessment permit transferred—transferee to be treated as applicant
- 342 Application for greenhouse gas holding lease by the holder of a greenhouse gas injection licence
- 343 Variation of applications under section 342
- 344 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease—offer document
- 345 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas holding lease
- 346 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease
- 347 Greenhouse gas injection licence ceases to be in force when greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 348 Greenhouse gas injection licence transferred—transferee to be treated as applicant
- 349 Application for special greenhouse gas holding lease by an unsuccessful applicant for a greenhouse gas injection licence
- 350 Variation of applications under section 349
- 351 Grant of special greenhouse gas holding lease—offer document
- 352 Grant of special greenhouse gas holding lease
- 353 Greenhouse gas assessment permit ceases to be in force when special greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 354 Ordinary greenhouse gas holding lease ceases to be in force when special greenhouse gas holding lease comes into force
- 355 Greenhouse gas assessment permit transfer—transferee to be treated as applicant
- 356 Greenhouse gas holding lease transfer—transferee to be treated as applicant
- 357 Application for greenhouse gas holding lease by the holder of a petroleum retention lease
- 358 Variation of applications under section 357
- 359 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease—offer document
- 360 Grant of greenhouse gas holding lease
- 361 Retention lease transfer—transferee to be treated as applicant
Division 3--Renewal of greenhouse gas holding leases
- 362 Application for renewal of greenhouse gas holding lease
- 363 Renewal of greenhouse gas holding lease—offer document
- 364 Refusal to renew greenhouse gas holding lease
- 365 Renewal of greenhouse gas holding lease
Division 4--Directions
- 366 Minister may give directions to greenhouse gas holding lessees
- 367 Compliance with directions
Division 5--Special greenhouse gas holding lessee may be requested to apply for a greenhouse gas injection licence
- 368 Minister may request special greenhouse gas holding lessee to apply for a greenhouse gas injection licence
Division 6--Cancellation of certain greenhouse gas holding leases granted to the holders of petroleum retention leases
- 369 Cancellation of certain greenhouse gas holding leases granted to the holders of petroleum retention leases
Division 1--General provisions
- 370 Simplified outline
- 371 Prohibition of unauthorised injection and storage of substances in offshore area
- 372 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas injection licence
- 373 Conditions of greenhouse gas injection licences
- 374 Injection and storage of greenhouse gas substance
- 375 Other standard conditions of greenhouse gas injection licences
- 376 Imposition of additional conditions
- 377 Duration of greenhouse gas injection licence
- 378 Termination of greenhouse gas injection licence if no injection operations for 5 years
- 378A Licence area of cross‑boundary greenhouse gas injection licence
Division 2--Obtaining a greenhouse gas injection licence
- 379 Application for greenhouse gas injection licence by greenhouse gas assessment permittee or greenhouse gas holding lessee
- 380 Applications under section 379
- 381 Variation of applications under section 379
- 382 Offer document for application by permittee
- 383 Offer document for application by lessee
- 384 Public interest in grant of greenhouse gas injection licence
- 385 Commercial viability test
- 386 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas injection licence
- 387 Grant of greenhouse gas injection licence
- 388 Deferral of decision to grant greenhouse gas injection licence—pending application for post‑commencement petroleum exploration permit
- 389 Greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease ceases to be in force when greenhouse gas injection licence comes into force
- 390 Greenhouse gas assessment permit transfer—transferee to be treated as applicant
- 391 Greenhouse gas holding lease transfer—transferee to be treated as applicant
- 392 Application for greenhouse gas injection licence by the holder of a petroleum production licence
- 393 Applications under section 392
- 394 Variation of applications under section 392
- 395 Grant of greenhouse gas injection licence—offer document
- 396 Refusal to grant greenhouse gas injection licence
- 397 Grant of greenhouse gas injection licence
- 398 Petroleum production licence transferred—transferee to be treated as applicant
Division 3--Variations
- 399 Variation of matters specified in greenhouse gas injection licence—general
- 400 Variation of matters specified in greenhouse gas injection licence—declaration of identified greenhouse gas storage formation varied
Division 4--Directions
- 401 Minister may give greenhouse gas injection licensee directions to protect geological formations containing petroleum pools etc.
- 402 Variation of matters inconsistent with direction to protect geological formations
- 403 Consultation—directions
- 404 Compliance with directions
Division 5--Dealing with serious situations
- 405 Serious situation
- 406 Powers of Minister to deal with serious situations
- 407 Variation of matters inconsistent with direction to deal with serious situation
- 408 Consultation—directions to do something outside the licence area
- 409 Compliance with directions
Division 6--Protection of petroleum discovered in the title area of a pre‑commencement petroleum title
- 410 Powers of Minister to protect petroleum discovered in the title area of a pre‑commencement petroleum title
- 411 Variation of matters inconsistent with direction to protect petroleum discovered in the title area of a pre-commencement petroleum title
- 412 Consultation—directions to do something outside the licence area
- 413 Compliance with directions
Division 7--Site closing certificates
- 414 Application for site closing certificate
- 415 Mandatory application—cessation of injection operations
- 416 Mandatory application—grounds for cancellation of licence
- 417 Compliance with direction to apply for site closing certificate
- 418 Mandatory application—greenhouse gas injection licence tied to a petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence
- 418A Applications in relation to cross‑boundary greenhouse gas injection licences prohibited
- 419 Variation of applications for site closing certificate
- 420 Issue of site closing certificate—pre‑certificate notice
- 421 Matters to which the Minister must have regard—pre‑certificate notice
- 422 Circumstances in which a pre‑certificate notice may be refused
- 423 Circumstances in which a pre‑certificate notice must not be given
- 424 Acknowledgement of receipt of application for site closing certificate
- 425 Refusal to give pre‑certificate notice
- 426 Pre‑certificate notice—security etc.
- 427 Issue of site closing certificate
- 428 Greenhouse gas injection licence transferred—transferee to be treated as applicant
- 429 Duration of site closing certificate
- 430 Transfer of site closing certificate
- 431 Transfer of securities
- 432 Discharge of securities
- 433 Recovery of the State's costs and expenses
Division 1--General provisions
- 434 Simplified outline
- 435 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas search authority
- 436 Conditions of greenhouse gas search authorities
- 437 Duration of greenhouse gas search authority
- 438 Greenhouse gas search authority cannot be transferred
Division 2--Obtaining a greenhouse gas search authority
- 439 Application for greenhouse gas search authority
- 440 Grant or refusal of greenhouse gas search authority
- 441 Holders to be informed of the grant of another greenhouse gas search authority
- 442 Holders to be informed of the grant of a petroleum special prospecting authority
Division 1--General provisions
- 443 Simplified outline
- 444 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas special authority
- 445 Conditions of greenhouse gas special authorities
- 446 Duration of greenhouse gas special authority
Division 2--Obtaining a greenhouse gas special authority
- 447 Application for greenhouse gas special authority
- 448 Grant or refusal of greenhouse gas special authority
- 449 Consultation—grant of greenhouse gas special authority
Division 3--Variation of greenhouse gas special authorities
- 450 Variation of greenhouse gas special authority
- 451 Consultation—variation of greenhouse gas special authority
Division 4--Reporting obligations of holders of greenhouse gas special authorities
- 452 Reporting obligations of holders of greenhouse gas special authorities
Division 5--Revocation of greenhouse gas special authorities
- 453 Revocation of greenhouse gas special authority
- 454 Simplified outline
- 455 Rights conferred by greenhouse gas research consent
- 456 Conditions of greenhouse gas research consents
- 457 Grant of greenhouse gas research consent
- 458 Application to be made in an approved manner
- 459 Application fee
- 460 Application may set out additional matters
- 461 Minister may require further information
- 462 Offer documents
- 463 Acceptance of offer—request by applicant
- 464 Acceptance of offer—payment
- 465 Acceptance of offer—lodgment of security
- 466 Consultation—adverse decisions
- 467 Minister may require information about negotiations for a designated agreement
Division 1--Variation, suspension and exemption decisions relating to greenhouse gas assessment permits, greenhouse gas holding leases and greenhouse gas injection licences
- 468 Variation, suspension and exemption—conditions of titles
- 469 Extension of term of greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease—suspension or exemption
- 470 Suspension of rights—greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease
- 471 Extension of term of greenhouse gas assessment permit or greenhouse gas holding lease—suspension of rights
Division 2--Variation, suspension and exemption decisions relating to greenhouse gas search authorities and greenhouse gas special authorities
- 472 Variation, suspension and exemption—conditions of greenhouse gas search authorities and greenhouse gas special authorities
Division 1--Surrender of greenhouse gas assessment permits, greenhouse gas holding leases and greenhouse gas injection licences
- 473 Application for consent to surrender title
- 474 Consent to surrender title
- 475 Sufficient grounds for surrender of title
- 476 Work‑bid greenhouse gas assessment permit—compliance with work condition
- 477 Surrender area
- 478 Surrender of title
Division 2--Surrender of greenhouse gas search authorities and greenhouse gas special authorities
- 479 Surrender of greenhouse gas search authority
- 480 Surrender of greenhouse gas special authority
Division 1--Cancellation of greenhouse gas assessment permits, greenhouse gas holding leases and greenhouse gas injection licences
- 481 Grounds for cancellation of title
- 482 Cancellation of title
- 483 Consultation
- 484 Cancellation of title not affected by other provisions
Division 2--Cancellation of greenhouse gas search authorities
- 485 Cancellation of greenhouse gas search authority
- 486 Notification of eligible greenhouse gas storage formation
- 486A Notification of eligible greenhouse gas storage formation—consolidation of work-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
- 487 Notification of discovery of petroleum in greenhouse gas assessment permit area etc.
- 488 Disposing of waste or other matter
- 489 Additional securities etc.
- 490 Transfer of securities
- 491 Discharge of securities
- 492 Approved site plans
- 493 Variation of approved site plans
- 494 Co‑existence of greenhouse gas titles and petroleum titles
- 495 Reservation of blocks
- 496 Interference with other rights
- 497 No conditions about payment of money
- 498 Certain portions of blocks to be blocks
- 499 Changes to the boundary of the offshore area
- 500 Minister may monitor the behaviour of a greenhouse gas substance stored in a part of a geological formation
- 501 Monitoring information may be made publicly available
- 502 Simplified outline
- 503 Definitions
- 504 Dealing—series of debentures
- 505 Register to be kept
- 506 Entries in Register—general
- 507 Entry in Register—cessation, revocation or expiry of title
- 508 Approval and registration of transfers
- 509 Application for approval of transfer
- 510 Documents to accompany application
- 511 Time limit for application
- 512 Date of application to be entered in Register
- 513 Approval of transfer
- 514 Registration of transfer
- 515 Instrument of transfer does not create an interest in the title
- 516 Limit on effect of approval of transfers
- 517 Application to have name entered on the Register as the holder of a title
- 518 Entry of name in the Register
- 521 Dealings to which this Part applies
- 522 Approval and registration of dealings
- 523 Application for approval of dealing
- 524 Documents to accompany application
- 525 Charge over assets of a body corporate—copies of documents
- 526 Timing of application
- 527 Application date to be entered in Register
- 528 Approval of dealing
- 529 Entry of dealing in Register
- 530 Retention, inspection and return of instruments
- 531 Strict compliance with application provisions not required
- 532 Limit on effect of approval of dealing
- 533 Provisional application for approval of dealing
- 534 Documents to accompany provisional application
- 535 Charge over assets of a body corporate—copies of documents
- 536 Timing of provisional application
- 537 Provisional application to be treated as an application under section 523 when title comes into existence
- 538 Limit on approval of dealing
- 539 Corrections of clerical errors or obvious defects
- 540 General power of correction of Register
- 541 Rectification of Register
- 542 Minister may obtain information from applicants
- 543 Minister may obtain information from a party to an approved dealing
- 544 Production and inspection of documents
- 545 Minister may retain documents
- 546 Minister not concerned with the effect of instrument lodged under this Chapter
- 547 True consideration to be shown
- 548 Making a false entry in a Register
- 549 Falsified documents
- 550 Inspection of Register and instruments
- 551 Evidence of matters entered in the Register
- 552 Evidentiary certificate
- 553 Criminal proceedings—copy of certificate to be given to defendant 14 days before certificate admitted in evidence
- 554 Person signing the certificate may be called to give evidence
- 555 Assessment of fee
- 556 Appeal against assessment of fee
- 557 Fees for entries in the Register of memoranda of transfers of title
- 558 Fees for approval of dealings relating to petroleum titles
- 559 Exemption from duty
- 560 Simplified outline
- 561 Definitions
- 562 Dealing—series of debentures
- 563 Register to be kept
- 564 Entries in Register—general
- 565 Entry in Register—cessation or expiry of title
- 566 Approval and registration of transfers
- 567 Application for approval of transfer
- 568 Documents to accompany application
- 569 Time limit for application
- 570 Date of application to be entered in Register
- 571 Approval of transfer
- 572 Registration of transfer
- 573 Instrument of transfer does not create an interest in the title
- 574 Limit on effect of approval of transfers
- 575 Application to have name entered on the Register as the holder of a title
- 576 Entry of name in the Register
- 579 Dealings to which this Part applies
- 580 Approval and registration of dealings
- 581 Application for approval of dealing
- 582 Documents to accompany application
- 583 Timing of application
- 584 Application date to be entered in Register
- 585 Approval of dealing
- 586 Entry of dealing in Register
- 587 Retention, inspection and return of instruments
- 588 Strict compliance with application provisions not required
- 589 Limit on effect of approval of dealing
- 590 Provisional application for approval of dealing
- 591 Documents to accompany provisional application
- 592 Charge over assets of a body corporate—copies of documents
- 593 Timing of provisional application
- 594 Provisional application to be treated as an application under section 581 when title comes into existence
- 595 Limit on approval of dealing
- 596 Corrections of clerical errors or obvious defects
- 597 General power of correction of Register
- 598 Rectification of Register
- 599 Minister may obtain information from applicants
- 600 Minister may obtain information from a party to an approved dealing
- 601 Production and inspection of documents
- 602 Minister may retain documents
- 603 Minister not concerned with the effect of instrument lodged under this Chapter
- 604 True consideration to be shown
- 605 Making a false entry in the Register
- 606 Falsified documents
- 607 Inspection of Register and instruments
- 608 Evidence of matters entered in the Register
- 609 Evidentiary certificate
- 610 Criminal proceedings—copy of certificate to be given to defendant 14 days before certificate admitted in evidence
- 611 Person signing the certificate may be called to give evidence
- 612 Assessment of fee
- 613 Appeal against assessment of fee
- 614 Simplified outline
- 615 Commencement of works or operations
- 616 Work practices
- 617 Work practices
- 618 Insurance—petroleum permits, leases and licences
- 619 Insurance—petroleum authorities
- 620 Insurance—greenhouse gas titles
- 621 Maintenance and removal of property etc. by titleholder
Division 1--Simplified outline
- 622 Simplified outline
Division 2--General power to give directions
- 623 General power to give directions
- 624 Notification of a direction that has an extended application
- 625 Compliance with direction
Division 3--Minister may take action if there is noncompliance with a direction
- 626 Minister may take action if there is noncompliance with a direction
Division 4--Defence of taking reasonable steps to comply with a direction
- 627 Defence of taking reasonable steps to comply with a direction
Division 1--Simplified outline
- 628 Simplified outline
Division 2--General power to give directions
- 629 General power to give directions
- 630 Notification of a direction that has an extended application
- 631 Compliance with directions
Division 3--Minister may take action if there is noncompliance with a direction
- 632 Minister may take action if there is noncompliance with a direction
Division 4--Defence of taking reasonable steps to comply with a direction
- 633 Defence of taking reasonable steps to comply with a direction
Division 1--Petroleum
- 634 Simplified outline
- 635 Remedial directions to current holders of permits, leases and licences
- 636 Remedial directions to former holders of permits, leases, licences and authorities etc.
- 637 Minister may take action if a direction has not been complied with
- 638 Removal, disposal or sale of property by Minister—noncompliance with direction
Division 2--Greenhouse gas
- 639 Simplified outline
- 640 Remedial directions to current holders of permits, leases and licences
- 641 Site closing directions to current holders of greenhouse gas injection licences
- 642 Consultation—directions
- 643 Remedial directions to former holders of permits, leases, licences and authorities etc.
- 644 Minister may take action if a direction has not been complied with
- 645 Removal, disposal or sale of property by Minister—noncompliance with a direction
Division 1--Petroleum
- 646 Simplified outline
- 647 Appointment of petroleum project inspectors
- 647A NOPSEMA must issue identity cards to petroleum project inspectors
- 648 Minister must issue identity cards to petroleum project inspectors
- 649 Monitoring powers of petroleum project inspectors
- 650 Entry into residential premises
- 651 Facilities and assistance to be provided by occupier or person in charge
- 652 Obstructing or hindering a petroleum project inspector
- 653 Warrants to enter residential premises
- 654 Interfering with offshore petroleum installations or operations
Division 2--Greenhouse gas
- 655 Simplified outline
- 656 Appointment of greenhouse gas project inspectors
- 657 Identity cards of greenhouse gas project inspectors
- 658 Monitoring powers of greenhouse gas project inspectors
- 659 Entry into residential premises
- 660 Facilities and assistance to be provided by occupier or person in charge
- 661 Obstructing or hindering a greenhouse gas project inspector
- 662 Warrants to enter residential premises
- 663 Interfering with greenhouse gas installations or operations
Division 1--Introduction
- 664 Simplified outline
- 665 Simplified map of the area to which Schedule 2 applies
- 666 Definitions
- 667 Authorised persons
Division 2--Petroleum safety zones
- 668 Petroleum safety zones
- 669 Offences in relation to entering or being present in petroleum safety zones
Division 3--Greenhouse gas safety zones
- 670 Greenhouse gas safety zones
- 671 Offences in relation to entering or being present in greenhouse gas safety zones
Division 4--Unauthorised vessel not to enter area to be avoided
- 672 NOPSEMA may authorise entry into area to be avoided
- 673 Unauthorised vessel not to enter area to be avoided
Division 5--Powers of authorised persons
- 674 Requirement to move vessel etc.
- 675 Noncompliance with requirement to move vessel etc.
- 676 Hindering or obstructing an authorised person
- 677 Other powers of authorised persons
- 678 Noncompliance with other requirements in relation to a vessel
- 679 Boarding of vessel must be facilitated
- 680 Hindering or obstructing an authorised person
- 681 Giving false and misleading information
- 682 Warrants to exercise powers in relation to vessels
- 683 Exercise of powers in relation to vessels in serious circumstances without a warrant
Division 1--Fees for petroleum titles
- 684 Fees for certain exploration permits
- 685 Fees for petroleum retention leases
- 686 Fees for petroleum production licences
- 686A Fees for boundary-change petroleum exploration permits
- 687 Fees for infrastructure leases
- 688 Fees for pipeline licences
Division 2--Fees for greenhouse gas titles
- 689 Fees for greenhouse gas titles
Division 3--Royalties for petroleum
- 690 Royalty for petroleum
- 691 Reduction of royalty for petroleum in certain cases
- 692 Royalty for petroleum not payable in certain cases
- 693 Payment of royalty for petroleum
Division 4--Royalties for greenhouse gas injection and storage
- 694 Liability for, and rate of, royalty for greenhouse gas injection and storage
- 695 Minister may vary royalty for greenhouse gas injection and storage
- 696 When royalty for greenhouse gas injection and storage must be paid
Division 5--Late payment and recovery of fees and royalties
PART 6.8--OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY- 699 Occupational health and safety
- 700 Listed OHS laws
- 701 Regulations relating to occupational health and safety
PART 6.9--NATIONAL OFFSHORE PETROLEUM SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
Division 1--Introduction
Division 2--Functions and powers of NOPSEMA
- 704 NOPSEMA's functions
- 705 NOPSEMA's ordinary powers
- 706 Judicial notice of seal
- 707 Power to refer matters to NOGSAC
Division 3--NOPSEMA Board
Division 4--Chief Executive Officer and staff of NOPSEMA
Division 5--Other NOPSEMA provisions
- 715 Minister may require NOPSEMA to prepare reports or give information
- 716 Directions to NOPSEMA
- 717 NOPSEMA must comply with directions
- 718 Liability for acts and omissions—OHS
- 718A Liability for acts and omissions—Structural integrity law, petroleum safety zones and the area to be avoided
PART 6.10--USING AND SHARING OFFSHORE INFORMATION AND THINGS
Division 1--Introduction
Division 2--Minister's use of offshore information and things
- 718E Purposes for which Minister may use offshore information or things
Division 3--NOPSEMA's use of offshore information and things
Division 4--Sharing offshore information or things
- 718G Sharing offshore information or things for the purposes of this Act
- 718H Minister may share offshore information or things with other entities
- 718HA Minister to make information available to Commonwealth Minister
- 718I Personal information
Division 1--Introduction
- 719 Simplified outline
Division 2--Data management
Division 3--Information‑gathering powers
- 722 Minister or petroleum project inspector may obtain information and documents
- 723 Copying documents—reasonable compensation
- 724 Power to examine on oath or affirmation
- 725 Self‑incrimination
- 726 Copies of documents
- 727 Minister or petroleum project inspector may retain documents
- 728 False or misleading information
- 729 False or misleading documents
- 730 False or misleading evidence
- 731 Notifiable events—Government Gazette notice
Division 1--Introduction
Division 2--Protection of confidentiality of information and samples
- 734 Protection of confidentiality of documentary information obtained by the Minister
- 735 Protection of confidentiality of petroleum mining samples obtained by the Minister
- 736 Minister may make information or samples available to other Ministers
- 737 Protection of confidentiality of information obtained by a Victorian Minister
- 738 Protection of confidentiality of petroleum mining samples obtained by a Victorian Minister
- 739 Fees
- 740 Review by Minister
- 741 Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014
Division 1--Introduction
- 742 Simplified outline
Division 2--Data management
Division 3--Information‑gathering powers
- 745 Minister or greenhouse gas project inspector may obtain information and documents
- 746 Copying documents—reasonable compensation
- 747 Power to examine on oath or affirmation
- 748 Self‑incrimination
- 749 Copies of documents
- 750 Minister or greenhouse gas project inspector may retain documents
- 751 False or misleading information
- 752 False or misleading documents
- 753 False or misleading evidence
- 754 Notifiable events—Government Gazette notice
Division 1--Introduction
Division 2--Protection of confidentiality of information and samples
- 758 Protection of confidentiality of documentary information obtained by the Minister
- 759 Protection of confidentiality of eligible samples obtained by the Minister
- 760 Minister may make information or samples available to another Minister, a Minister of a State, the Northern Territory or the Commonwealth
- 761 Fees
- 762 Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014
- 763 Simplified outline
- 764 Definitions
- 765 Reconsideration of reviewable delegated decision
- 766 Review of reviewable Ministerial decision
- 767 Establishment of expert advisory committees
- 768 Function of expert advisory committees
- 769 Appointment of expert advisory committee members etc.
- 770 Procedures of expert advisory committees
- 771 Remuneration and allowances
- 772 Leave of absence
- 773 Resignation
- 774 Disclosure of interests to the Minister
- 775 Disclosure of interests to an expert advisory committee
- 776 Other terms and conditions
- 777 Protection of information
Division 1--Information‑gathering powers
- 778 Minister may obtain information and documents
- 779 Copying documents—reasonable compensation
- 780 Self‑incrimination
- 781 Copies of documents
- 782 Minister may retain documents
- 783 False or misleading information
- 784 False or misleading documents
Division 2--Protection of information etc.
- 785 Protection of information
- 786 Disclosure of information to titleholder etc.
- 787 Liability for acts and omissions
- 788 Service of documents
- 789 Service of documents on Minister
- 790 Service of documents on 2 or more registered holders of a petroleum title
- 791 Service of documents on 2 or more registered holders of a greenhouse gas title
- 792 Delegation by Minister
- 793 Public interest
- 794 Regulations
- 795 Unconditional or conditional prohibition
- 796 Regulations not limited by conditions provisions
- 797 Offences under regulations
- 798 Transitional provisions
- 798A Transitional provisions—2012 amendments
- 798B Transitional provisions—section 403
- 798C Transitional provisions—section 642
- 798D Validation—NOPSEMA inspectors