Victorian Current Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2010 - SECT 768

    (1)     An expert advisory committee has the function of advising the Minister about matters referred to it by the Minister.

    (2)     A matter referred under subsection (1) must be—

        (a)     whether there is a significant risk that a key petroleum operation in an offshore area will have a significant adverse impact on—

              (i)     operations for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance; or

              (ii)     operations for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance; or

S. 768(2)(a)(iii) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 35.

              (iii)     operations for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance that are being, or could be, carried on under a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas title; or

S. 768(2)(a)(iv) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 35.

              (iv)     operations for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance that are being, or could be, carried on under a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas title; or

        (b)     whether there is a significant risk that a key greenhouse gas operation in an offshore area will have a significant adverse impact on petroleum exploration operations, or petroleum recovery operations, that could be carried on under—

              (i)     an existing petroleum exploration permit; or

              (ii)     an existing petroleum retention lease; or

              (iii)     an existing petroleum production licence; or

              (iv)     a future petroleum exploration permit; or

              (v)     a future petroleum retention lease; or

              (vi)     a future petroleum production licence; or

        (c)     whether there is a significant risk that any of the operations that could be carried on under a greenhouse gas injection licence will have a significant adverse impact on operations that are being, or could be, carried on under—

              (i)     an existing petroleum exploration permit; or

              (ii)     an existing petroleum retention lease; or

              (iii)     an existing petroleum production licence; or

              (iv)     a future petroleum exploration permit; or

              (v)     a future petroleum retention lease; or

              (vi)     a future petroleum production licence; or

        (d)     whether there is a significant risk that any of the operations that are being, or could be, carried on under a greenhouse gas injection licence will have a significant adverse impact on—

              (i)     operations to recover petroleum; or

              (ii)     the commercial viability of the recovery of petroleum; or

        (e)     whether a serious situation exists in relation to an identified greenhouse gas storage formation specified in a greenhouse gas injection licence (see section 405); or

        (f)     a matter that relates to the exercise of any of the following powers—

              (i)     the powers conferred by section 299;

              (ii)     the powers conferred by section 300;

              (iii)     the making of a declaration under section 318;

              (iv)     the variation or revocation of a declaration under section 318;

              (v)     the giving of a direction under section 322;

              (vi)     the giving of a direction under section 366;

              (vii)     the variation of a matter specified
in a greenhouse gas injection licence (see section 399);

              (viii)     the giving of a direction under section 401;

              (ix)     the giving of a direction under section 406;

              (x)     the taking of action under section 410;

              (xi)     the issuing of a pre‑certificate notice (see section 420);

              (xii)     the giving of a direction under section 641; or

        (g)     a matter relating to the exercise of a power that—

              (i)     is conferred on the Minister by this Act or the regulations; and

              (ii)     is specified in regulations made for the purposes of this subparagraph.