Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 457

  (1)   The regulations may provide that a greenhouse gas injection licensee must not carry on any operations in relation to an identified greenhouse gas storage formation specified in the licence unless an approved site plan is in force in relation to the formation.

  (2)   The regulations may provide that, if an approved site plan is in force in relation to an identified greenhouse gas storage formation specified in a greenhouse gas injection licence, the licensee must comply with the approved site plan.

Approval

  (3)   The regulations may make provision for the responsible Commonwealth Minister to approve draft site plans.

Duration

  (4)   The regulations may provide that, if the responsible Commonwealth Minister approves a draft site plan, the approved site plan:

  (a)   comes into force at the time of the approval; and

  (b)   remains in force:

  (i)   if, under the regulations, the responsible Commonwealth Minister withdraws approval of the approved site plan--until the withdrawal; or

  (ii)   otherwise--indefinitely.

Withdrawal of approval

  (5)   The regulations may make provision for the responsible Commonwealth Minister to withdraw approval of approved site plans.

Variation of approved site plans

  (6)   The regulations may make provision for and in relation to the variation of approved site plans.

  (7)   Regulations made for the purposes of subsection   (6) may:

  (a)   require the registered holder of a greenhouse gas injection licence to prepare a draft variation of an approved site plan:

  (i)   periodically; or

  (ii)   in such circumstances as are specified in the regulations; or

  (iii)   when required to do so by the responsible Commonwealth Minister; and

  (b)   require the registered holder of a greenhouse gas injection licence to give the draft variation to the responsible Commonwealth Minister; and

  (c)   make provision for the responsible Commonwealth Minister to approve the variation; and

  (d)   provide that, if the responsible Commonwealth Minister approves the variation, the approved site plan is varied accordingly.

  (8)   If an approved site plan is varied, a reference in this Act to the approved site plan is a reference to the approved site plan as varied.