Queensland Numbered Acts

GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2009 No. 3 - SECT 147

(1) In deciding whether to approve a proposed development plan the Minister must consider--

(a) the potential of the area of the proposed GHG lease for GHG stream storage and related activities; and

(b) the nature and extent of the activities and when and where they are proposed to be carried out; and

(c) whether GHG stream storage under the GHG lease will be optimised in the best interests of the State; and

(d) the nature and extent of water disposal and treatment activities; and

(e) any relevant authorisation required under the Water Act.

(2) The matters mentioned in subsection (1) are the development plan criteria.