Victorian Current Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2010 - SECT 745

    (1)     This section applies to a person if—

        (a)     the Minister; or

        (b)     a greenhouse gas project inspector—

believes on reasonable grounds that the person has information or a document, or is capable of giving evidence, that relates to any or all of the following operations in the offshore area—

        (c)     operations relating to exploration for a potential greenhouse gas storage formation or a potential greenhouse gas injection site;

        (d)     operations relating to the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into the seabed or subsoil;

        (e)     operations relating to the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in the seabed or subsoil;

        (f)     operations relating to the processing, compression or pre‑injection storage of a greenhouse gas substance;

        (g)     operations relating to the preparation of a greenhouse gas substance for transport.

    (2)     The Minister or the greenhouse gas project inspector may, by written notice given to the person, require the person—

        (a)     to give to the Minister or the greenhouse gas project inspector, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such information; or

        (b)     to produce to the Minister or the greenhouse gas project inspector, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or

        (c)     to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Minister or the greenhouse gas project inspector, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies; or

        (d)     if the person is an individual—to appear before the Minister or the greenhouse gas project inspector at a time and place specified in the notice to—

              (i)     give any such evidence, either orally or in writing; and

              (ii)     produce any such documents; or

        (e)     if the person is a body corporate—to cause a competent officer of the body to appear before the Minister or the greenhouse gas project inspector at a time and place specified in the notice to—

              (i)     give any such evidence, either orally or in writing; and

              (ii)     produce any such documents.

    (3)     A period specified under subsection (2)(a), (b) or (c) must not be shorter than 14 days after the notice is given.

    (4)     A time specified under subsection (2)(d) or (e) must not be earlier than 14 days after the notice is given.

    (5)     A person who is given a notice under subsection (2) must comply with the notice.

Penalty:     120 penalty units.

    (6)     A notice under subsection (2) must set out the effect of the following provisions—

        (a)     subsection (5);

        (b)     section 751;

        (c)     section 752;

        (d)     section 753.

Notes

1     Section 751 is about giving false or misleading information.

2     Section 752 is about producing false or misleading documents.

3     Section 753 is about giving false or misleading evidence.