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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2010 - SECT 703

Definitions

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).



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