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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 323B

Lease area of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease is taken to be included in the offshore area

Offshore area of a State

  (1)   If any part of the lease area of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease is included in the offshore area of a State, the whole of the lease area is taken, for all purposes of:

  (a)   this Chapter and regulations made for the purposes of this Chapter; and

  (b)   the remaining provisions of this Act and the regulations, so far as they relate to:

  (i)   this Chapter; or

  (ii)   exploring for a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; or

  (iii)   exploring for a potential greenhouse gas injection site; or

  (iv)   the injection of a greenhouse gas substance; or

  (v)   the storage of a greenhouse gas substance;

to be included in the offshore area of the State.

Principal Northern Territory offshore area

  (2)   If any part of the lease area of a cross - boundary greenhouse gas holding lease is included in the Principal Northern Territory offshore area, the whole of the lease area is taken, for all purposes of:

  (a)   this Chapter and regulations made for the purposes of this Chapter; and

  (b)   the remaining provisions of this Act and the regulations, so far as they relate to:

  (i)   this Chapter; or

  (ii)   exploring for a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; or

  (iii)   exploring for a potential greenhouse gas injection site; or

  (iv)   the injection of a greenhouse gas substance; or

  (v)   the storage of a greenhouse gas substance;

to be included in the Principal Northern Territory offshore area.



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