Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008 (117 of 2008)

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to greenhouse gas storage etc.

Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

103   At the end of section 13

Add:

Greenhouse gas activities

(3) This subsection applies to the following activities:

(a) activities preparatory to injecting a greenhouse gas substance into an identified greenhouse gas storage formation (for example, controlling the flow of a greenhouse gas substance into the relevant well);

(b) preparing a greenhouse gas substance for injection into an identified greenhouse gas storage formation (for example, pumping, processing or compressing);

(c) preparing a greenhouse gas substance for transport to another place (for example, pumping or compressing);

(d) storing a greenhouse gas substance before it is:

(i) transported to another place; or

(ii) injected into an identified greenhouse gas storage formation; or

(iii) subjected to any other activity at a facility, structure or installation;

(e) monitoring the behaviour of a greenhouse gas substance stored in an identified greenhouse gas storage formation;

(f) remote control of facilities, structures or installations used to:

(i) inject a greenhouse gas substance into an identified greenhouse gas storage formation; or

(ii) store a greenhouse gas substance in an identified greenhouse gas storage formation; or

(iii) do anything mentioned in any of the above paragraphs;

(g) activities related to any of the above.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into an identified greenhouse gas storage formation is taken to take place at the top of the relevant well.