Victorian Numbered Regulations

PETROLEUM REGULATIONS 2021 (SR NO 139 OF 2021) - REG 62

In this Part—

"accepted exempt operation plan" means an operation plan that applies to an exempt authority that was, before or during the moratorium period—

        (a)     accepted by the Minister in accordance with section 161 of the Act; or

        (b)     the subject of a significant change report;

"exempt authority" means—

        (a)     a production licence specified in section 17A(3) of the Act; or

        (b)     any authority in force immediately before the moratorium period other than a relevant authority;

"moratorium period" has the same meaning as in section 17A(5) of the Act;

"relevant authority" has the same meaning as in section 257 of the Act;

"significant change report "means a report required to be submitted to the Minister in relation to an operation plan under (as applicable)—

        (a)     regulation 6(1)(b)(iii) of the Petroleum Regulations 2011 ^[2] , as in force immediately before the commencement of the Petroleum Interim Regulations 2021; or

        (b)     regulation 6(1)(b)(iii) of the Petroleum Interim Regulations 2021, as in force immediately before the commencement of these Regulations.

Note

Regulation 6(1)(b) of the Petroleum Regulations 2011 and regulation 6(1)(b) of the Petroleum Interim Regulations 2021 required operation plans to provide for review and reporting to the Minister     in the case of a significant change in the risks posed by a petroleum operation.