Victorian Current Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2010 - SECT 371

    A person must not intentionally carry on operations—

        (a)     to inject a substance into the seabed or subsoil of the offshore area; or

        (b)     to store (whether on a permanent basis or otherwise) a substance in the seabed or subsoil of the offshore area—

unless the operations are authorised by a greenhouse gas injection licence or are otherwise authorised or required by or under this Act, a law of the State or the regulations.

Penalty:     Imprisonment for 5 years.