In this Part—
S. 703 def. of Board amended by No. 74/2012 s. 18(a).
"Board" means the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority Board continued in existence by section 653 under the Commonwealth Act;
"Board member" means a member of the Board, and includes the Chair of the Board;
S. 703 def. of CEO amended by No. 74/2012 s. 18(b).
"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer of NOPSEMA;
"Commonwealth Minister" means the Minister of the Crown in right of the Commonwealth for the time being administering the Commonwealth Act;
"facility "has the same meaning as in Schedule 3;
"interstate Minister" means the Minister of the Crown in right of a State (other than Victoria) or of the Northern Territory who is for the time being authorised under the law of that State or Territory to perform the functions of a Designated Authority under the Commonwealth Act;
"offshore greenhouse gas storage operations" means any operations (including diving operations) that—
(a) relate to—
(i) the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations or potential greenhouse gas injection sites; or
(ii) the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into the seabed or subsoil; or
(iii) the permanent storage of a greenhouse gas substance in the seabed or subsoil; or
(iv) the compression, processing, offloading, piped conveyance or pre‑injection storage of a greenhouse gas substance; or
(v) the monitoring of a greenhouse gas substance stored in the seabed or subsoil; and
(b) if the operations are diving operations—take place in the offshore area; and
(c) if the operations are not diving operations—take place at a facility;
"offshore petroleum operations" means any operations (including diving operations) that—
(a) relate to—
(i) the exploration for petroleum; or
(ii) the recovery, processing, storage, offloading or piped conveyance of petroleum; and
(b) if the operations are diving operations—take place in the offshore area; and
(c) if the operations are not diving operations—take place at a facility.
Pt 6.9 Div. 2 (Heading) amended by No. 74/2012 s. 19.
Division 2 —Functions and powers of NOPSEMA
S. 704 (Heading) amended by No. 74/2012 s. 20(1).