Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) On the application of the holder of an authority, the Minister may grant written consent to conduct a geothermal energy extraction test in a well that has not been opened to extraction if satisfied that it is appropriate to do so.
(2) An application under subregulation (1) must provide details of the testing program and the equipment to be used.
(3) The Minister may impose conditions on a consent granted under subregulation (1).
(4) The holder of an authority must not conduct a geothermal energy extraction test in a well that has not been opened to extraction except in accordance with the written consent of the Minister under subregulation (1).
Penalty: 20 penalty units.