Queensland Consolidated Acts

GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2009 - SECT 101

101 Applying for potential storage area

(1) The holder of a GHG permit may apply for a declaration by the Minister that all or a stated part of its area is a potential storage area for the permit.

(2) The application must be—

(a) made to the Minister in the approved form; and

(b) accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.

(3) The application may be made—

(a) for more than 1 part of the GHG permit’s area; and

(b) even if another part of the GHG permit’s area is already a potential storage area.

(4) The application must include—

(a) a report for or that includes the proposed potential storage area that—

(i) meets the requirements under section 246 for a GHG storage viability report; and

(ii) is still relevant to the circumstances of the proposed potential storage area; and

(b) an evaluation program for—

(i) potential GHG stream storage in the proposed potential storage area; and

(ii) market opportunities for potential GHG stream storage.

(5) However, subsection (4) (a) does not apply if—

(a) a GHG storage viability report or an independent viability assessment relates to or includes the proposed potential storage area; and

(b) the report or assessment is still relevant to the circumstances of the proposed potential storage area.