Victorian Consolidated Regulations

GREENHOUSE GAS GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION REGULATIONS 2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Commencement  
   4.      Revocations  
   5.      Definition  

   PART 2--AUTHORITIES

   6.      Injection testing plan—monitoring and verification plan  
   7.      Injection testing plan—risk management plan  
   8.      Maximum time period for commencement of injection  
   9.      Injection and monitoring plan—monitoring and verification plan  
   10.     Injection and monitoring plan—risk management plan  
   11.     Special access authorisation  
   12.     Form of work program  
   13.     Reporting of serious situations  
   14.     Other matters to be included in the operation plan  
   15.     Discovery of underground geological storage formation  
   16.     Information, samples and records  

   PART 3--ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

   17.     Operation plan must include an environment management plan  
   18.     Description of the environment  
   19.     Description of environmental effects and risks  
   20.     Environmental performance objectives and standards  
   21.     Implementation strategy for the environment management plan  
   22.     Other information in the environment management plan  

   PART 4--SPECIFIED INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED TO MINISTER

   23.     Holder to provide information about wells made under certain authorities  
   24.     Holder of authority to provide information about seismic and other surveys  
   25.     Annual report  

   PART 5--ROYALTIES AND RENT

   26.     Time and manner of payment of royalties  
   27.     Rent for occupancy of Crown land  

   PART 6--PECUNIARY INTEREST STATEMENTS

   28.     Definitions  
   29.     Duty of disclosure of pecuniary interests  
   30.     Disclosure of interest register  
   31.     Inspection of register  

   PART 7--FEES

   32.     Application fees  
   33.     Late fee for renewal of exploration permit  
   34.     Fee for renewal of exploration permit  
   35.     Fee for renewal of retention lease  
   36.     Late fee for retention lease  
   37.     Annual fees for exploration permit, retention lease or injection and monitoring licence  
   38.     Fees for transfer of an exploration permit, retention lease or injection and monitoring licence  
   39.     Fees for inspection of, or copy of document in, greenhouse gas sequestration register  
   40.     Fee for Minister's certificate  

   PART 8--GENERAL

   41.     Compensation agreement—application to VCAT  
   42.     Period before a disputed claim can go to VCAT or Supreme Court  
   43.     Minister may require information from petroleum operators  
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