BARROW ISLAND ACT 2003 - SECT 14B
BARROW ISLAND ACT 2003 - SECT 14B
14B . Notice that Commonwealth representative is satisfied of certain matters
(1) The BI Act
Minister may, after the expiration of the 15 year period beginning on the CO 2
injection cessation date, request the Commonwealth representative to give the
BI Act Minister notice that the Commonwealth representative is satisfied in
respect of the matters listed in subsection (2).
(2) The matters in
respect of which the Commonwealth representative must be satisfied are as
follows —
(a) the
Gorgon CO 2 injected into the formation is behaving as predicted in the
modelling of the plume provided by the Joint Venturers to the BI Act Minister
either —
(i)
as part of the application under section 13 that resulted
in the grant of the section 13 approval; or
(ii)
in subsequent refinements of that modelling accepted by
the BI Act Minister in accordance with the section 13 approval,
and there is no
significant risk of leakage;
(b)
there is no significant risk that the CO 2 in the formation will have a
significant adverse impact on the geotechnical integrity of the whole or a
part of a geological formation or a geological structure;
(c)
there is no significant risk that the CO 2 in the formation will have a
significant adverse impact on the environment, or other geological resources,
including groundwater;
(d)
there is no significant risk that the CO 2 in the formation will have a
significant adverse impact on human health or safety;
(e) for
at least 15 years since the CO 2 injection cessation date there have not been
any operations to inject CO 2 into the formation;
(f) for
at least 15 years since the CO 2 injection cessation date there have not been
any operations to inject any other substances into the formation other than
where that was necessary for legitimate and appropriate plume monitoring and
management activities;
(g) the
BI Act Minister has advised that he or she has issued or is intending to issue
a CO 2 injection site closure notice in accordance with the section 13
approval.
[Section 14B inserted: No. 13 of 2015 s. 4.]