Western Australian Current Regulations

PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES (ENVIRONMENT) REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 45

45 .         Activities for which no environmental management plan in force before commencement day

        (1)         If —

            (a)         an activity was being carried out before commencement day; and

            (b)         no environmental management plan was in force, or required to be in force, for the activity immediately before commencement day,

                the operator of the activity must submit an environment plan for the activity to the Minister before the end of the transitional period.

        Penalty: a fine of $10 000.

        (2)         Regulations 6,  7,  8,  9,  28,  29 and  34 do not apply to the activity during any period before the Minister approves, or refuses to approve, an environment plan mentioned in subregulation (1).

        (3)         An environment plan submitted under this regulation may be submitted for one or more stages of the activity if the operator and the Minister so agree.

        (4)         An environment plan submitted under this regulation —

            (a)         must be in writing in a form approved by the Minister; and

            (b)         if the Minister approves — may relate to a specified activity in one or more identified locations specified in the plan.

        (5)         Regulations 10 and  11 apply to an environment plan submitted under this regulation in the same way they apply to an environment plan submitted under regulation 9.