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

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the removal from an offshore area, of structures, equipment and other items of property that:

(a) have been brought into the offshore area for or in connection with:

(i) the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations; or

(ii) the exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites; or

(iii) the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into a part of a geological formation; or

(iv) the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation; and

(b) are not used, or intended to be used, for or in connection with:

(i) the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations; or

(ii) the exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites; or

(iii) the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into a part of a geological formation; or

(iv) the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation.

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the decommissioning of structures, equipment and other items of property that:

(a) have been brought into an offshore area for or in connection with:

(i) the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations; or

(ii) the exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites; or

(iii) the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into a part of a geological formation; or

(iv) the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation; and

(b) are not used, or intended to be used, for or in connection with:

(i) the exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations; or

(ii) the exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites; or

(iii) the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into a part of a geological formation; or

(iv) the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation.

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(a) the management of substances stored in a part of a geological formation; and

(b) the interactions of those substances.