Victorian Consolidated Regulations

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES REGULATIONS 2006

S.R. No. 37/2006
Version as at 7 March 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives
   2.      Authorising provision
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2-EXEMPT OPERATIONS

   4.      Exploration operations to which the Act does not apply
   5.      Extraction operations to which the Act does not apply

   PART 3-CONDITIONS OF AUTHORITIES

   6.      Conditions of every authority
   7.      Duty to identify hazards and assess risk
   8.      Safety assessment for major hazards
   9.      Duty to control risk
   10.     Review and revision
   11.     Safety management system required in a geothermal energy operation
   12.     Testing control measures for major hazards
   13.     Emergency planning
   14.     Incident reporting
   15.     Protection of aquifers and formations containing hydrocarbons
   16.     Protection of well site
   17.     Cessation of drilling operations

   PART 4-EXTRACTION LICENCES

   18.     Application to contain certain information
   19.     Geothermal energy extraction development plan

   PART 5-CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS

   20.     Operation plan must include an environment management plan
   21.     Description of the environment
   22.     Description of environmental effects and risks
   23.     Environmental performance objectives and standards
   24.     Implementation strategy for the environment management plan
   25.     Other information in the environment management plan
   26.     Reporting etc. arrangements in the operation plan

   PART 6-INFORMATION

   27.     Technical report
   28.     Samples
   29.     Quantity of geothermal energy extracted to be measured, recorded and reported

   PART 7-GEOTHERMAL ENERGY REGISTER

   30.     Documents to be registered

   PART 8-FEES

   31.     Fees
   32.     Annual fees
   33.     Late fee for renewal of exploration permit

   PART 9-MISCELLANEOUS

   34.     Dimensions, boundaries, position and extent of authority area
   35.     Maximum permit area
   36.     Form of work program
   37.     Time for application to Tribunal or referral to Supreme Court
   38.     Manner and time of payment of royalty
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           SCHEDULE-FEES
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details