Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The table has effect—
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the registered holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease, greenhouse gas injection licence or petroleum production licence |
(a) carry out all— (i) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations; or (ii) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites— in the permit area, lease area or licence area in a proper and workmanlike manner; (b) carry out all— (i) operations relating to the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into a part of a geological formation; or |
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(ii) operations relating to the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation— in the permit area, lease area or licence area in a proper and workmanlike manner. |
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the registered holder of a greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease, greenhouse gas injection licence or petroleum production licence |
(a) control the flow, and prevent the escape, in the permit area, lease area or licence area, of greenhouse gas substances; (b) control the flow, and prevent the waste or escape, in the permit area, lease area or licence area, of petroleum or water; (c) prevent the escape, in the permit area, lease area or licence area, of any mixture of water or drilling fluid with petroleum or any other matter; (d) prevent damage to petroleum‑bearing strata, and potential greenhouse gas storage formations, in an area (whether in the offshore area or not) in relation to which the permit, lease or licence is not in force; and (e) keep separate each petroleum pool discovered in the permit area, lease area or licence area; and |
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(f) keep separate such of the sources of water (if any) discovered in the permit area, lease area or licence area as the Minister, by written notice given to the registered holder, directs; |
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(g) prevent water, a greenhouse gas substance or any other matter entering any petroleum pool through wells in the permit area, lease area or licence area except when required by, and in accordance with, good oilfield practice. |
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the registered holder of a greenhouse gas special authority |
carry out all— (a) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations; or (b) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites; or (c) operations relating to the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; or (d) operations relating to the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; or |
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(e) operations to carry out baseline investigations relating to the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; or | ||
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(f) operations relating to the monitoring of the behaviour of a greenhouse gas substance stored in a potential greenhouse gas storage formation— in the authority area in a proper and workmanlike manner. |
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the registered holder of a greenhouse gas search authority |
carry out all— (a) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations; or (b) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites— in the authority area in a proper and workmanlike manner. |
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the holder of a greenhouse gas research consent |
carry out all— (a) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations; or (b) operations relating to the exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites— authorised by the consent in a proper and workmanlike manner. |
(2) Paragraphs (a) to (g) of item 2 of the table in subsection (1) have effect subject to any authorisation given, or requirement made, by or under—
(a) this Act; or
(b) the regulations; or
(c) a direction under this Act.
(3) Paragraph (b) of item 1 of the table in subsection (1) does not limit paragraph (a) of that item.
(4) Paragraphs (a) to (g) of item 2 of the table in subsection (1) do not limit paragraph (a) of item 1 of the table.
(5) A person referred to in column 2 in an item of the table in subsection (1) must comply with a requirement in that item set out in column 3 of that table that applies to that person.
Penalty: 120 penalty units.
(6) In—
(a) a prosecution for an offence against subsection (5) in relation to the noncompliance of a paragraph of an item of the table in subsection (1); or
(b) an action arising out of a breach of the noncompliance of an item of the table in subsection (1)—
it is a defence if the defendant took all reasonable steps to comply with that paragraph.
(7) This section has effect subject to—
(a) any other provision of this Act; and
(b) the regulations; and
(c) a direction under section 629; and
(d) any other law.