Victorian Current Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2010 - SECT 718H

    (1)     The Minister may make available offshore information or a thing to one or more of the entities referred to in subsection (2) for the entity to use in the course of the exercise of the entity's powers, or the performance of the entity's functions, under or for the purposes of a law.

    (2)     The entities are the following—

        (a)     the Titles Administrator;

        (b)     each member of a Joint Authority;

S. 718H(2)(ba) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 33.

        (ba)     each member of the Cross-boundary Authority;

S. 718H(2)(bb) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 33.

        (bb)     each member of a Cross-boundary Authority for an offshore area of another State or the Cross-boundary Authority for the Principal Northern Territory offshore area as constituted by section 76A of the Commonwealth Act;

S. 718H(2)(bc) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 33.

        (bc)     the responsible Commonwealth Minister;

S. 718H(2)(bd) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 33.

        (bd)     NOPSEMA;

        (c)     the Australian Maritime Safety Authority;

        (d)     the Civil Aviation Safety Authority;

        (e)     the Australian Defence Force;

        (f)     the Australian Federal Police;

        (g)     Customs;

        (h)     Victoria Police or the police force of another State or of a Territory;

              (i)     the Director of Public Prosecutions of Victoria, of the Commonwealth, of another State or of a Territory;

        (j)     a coroner of Victoria, of another State or of the Northern Territory;

        (k)     an agency of Victoria, of the Commonwealth, of another State or of a Territory, that is responsible for administering or implementing laws relating to occupational health and safety;

        (l)     an agency of Victoria, of the Commonwealth, of another State or of a Territory, that is responsible for administering or implementing laws relating to the protection of the environment;

        (m)     any other agency of Victoria, of the Commonwealth, of another State or of a Territory, that is responsible for investigating contraventions of laws, or administering or ensuring compliance with laws.

    (3)     If offshore information or a thing is made available to an entity under subsection (1), the Minister may, at any time, by written notice to the entity, impose conditions in relation to—

        (a)     the entity's use of the offshore information or thing; or

        (b)     whether, and the extent to which, the entity itself may make the offshore information or thing available to any other entity.

S. 718HA inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 34.