Victorian Numbered Regulations

GREENHOUSE GAS GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION REGULATIONS 2009 (SR NO 149 OF 2009) - REG 16

r. 15

    (1)     For the purposes of section 230(1)(a) of the Act, the information that is required to be given to the Minister regarding an underground geological storage formation discovered in an authority area is—

        (a)     the location of the formation and its extent;

        (b)     the geoscientific properties of the formation and the surrounding area;

        (c)     particulars of properties of fluids found in the formation and the surrounding area;

        (d)     particulars of pressures in the formation and the surrounding area;

        (e)     an analysis of the suitability of the formation for the storage of greenhouse gas substances;

        (f)     any other information requested by the Minister in the direction given under section 230 of the Act.

    (2)     The information under subregulation (1) must be given in writing.