Victorian Consolidated Regulations

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES REGULATIONS 2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocation  
   5.      Definitions  

   PART 2--EXEMPT OPERATIONS

   6.      Exploration operations to which the Act does not apply  
   7.      Extraction operations to which the Act does not apply  

   PART 3--EXTRACTION LICENCES

   8.      Application for an extraction licence to contain certain information  

   PART 4--DEVELOPMENT PLANS

   9.      Geothermal energy extraction development plan  
   10.     Additional information  

   PART 5--OPERATION PLAN

           Division 1--General

   11.     Operation plan  
   12.     Operation plan applying to a facility—design etc. of facility  

           Division 2--Environment management plan

   13.     Description of the environment, etc.  
   14.     Identification and assessment of risks  
   15.     Performance objectives and standards  
   16.     Implementation strategy for the environment management plan  
   17.     Other information in the environment management plan  

           Division 3--Well operation management plan

   18.     Well operation management plan  
   19.     Consent to conduct extraction test  
   20.     Consent to suspend or abandon a well  

   PART 6--REPORTING

   21.     Samples  
   22.     Annual report  
   23.     Reports of surveys, drilling and other activities  
   24.     Incident reporting  

   PART 7--GEOTHERMAL ENERGY REGISTER

   25.     Documents to be registered  

   PART 8--ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS AND FEES

   26.     Dimensions, boundaries, position and extent of authority area  
   27.     Maximum permit area  
   28.     Form of work program  
   29.     Period before a disputed claim can go to the Tribunal or Supreme Court  
   30.     Manner and time of payment of royalty  
   31.     Application fees  
   32.     Fee for renewal of exploration permit  
   33.     Annual fees  
   34.     Fees for transfer of an authority  
   35.     Fee for suspension or variation of conditions of an authority  
   36.     Fee for consolidation of adjoining authorities  
   37.     Fees for processing applications for acceptance of operation plans  
   38.     Fees for inspection of, or copy of document in, geothermal energy register  
   39.     Fee for Minister's certificate  
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