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

Schedule 1   Amendments relating to greenhouse gas storage etc.

Offshore Petroleum Act 2006

293   After subclause 4(5) of Schedule 3

Insert:

Vessels or structures that are facilities - offshore greenhouse gas storage operations

(5A) A vessel or structure is taken to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule while that vessel or structure:

(a) is located at a site in Commonwealth waters; and

(b) is being used, or prepared for use, at that site:

(i) for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into the seabed or subsoil; or

(ii) for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in the seabed or subsoil; or

(iii) for the compression of a greenhouse gas substance; or

(iv) for the processing of a greenhouse gas substance; or

(v) for the pre-injection storage of a greenhouse gas substance; or

(vi) for the offloading of a greenhouse gas substance; or

(vii) for the monitoring of a greenhouse gas substance stored in the seabed or subsoil; or

(viii) for any combination of activities covered by any of the preceding subparagraphs; or

(ix) for the provision of accommodation for persons working on another facility, whether connected by a walkway to that other facility or not; or

(x) for drilling or servicing a well for injecting a greenhouse gas substance into the seabed or subsoil or doing work associated with the drilling or servicing process; or

(xi) for laying pipes for conveying a greenhouse gas substance, including any manufacturing of such pipes, or for doing work on an existing pipe; or

(xii) for the erection, dismantling or decommissioning of a vessel or structure referred to in a previous subparagraph of this paragraph; or

(xiii) for any other purpose related to offshore greenhouse gas storage operations that is prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph.

(5B) Subclause (5A) applies to a vessel or structure:

(a) whether it is floating or fixed; and

(b) whether or not it is capable of independent navigation.

(5C) Subclause (5A) has effect subject to subclauses (6) and (7).

(5D) A vessel or structure used for a purpose referred to in subparagraph (5A)(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) includes:

(a) any wells and associated plant and equipment by means of which a greenhouse gas substance processed or temporarily stored at the vessel or structure is injected into the seabed or subsoil; and

(b) any pipe or system of pipes through which a greenhouse gas substance is conveyed from the vessel or structure to a well; and

(c) any greenhouse gas injection line associated with the vessel or structure.

(5E) For the purposes of subclause (5A), a vessel or structure that is located offshore for the purpose of laying pipes as described in subparagraph (5A)(b)(xi) is taken to be located at a site, despite the fact that the vessel or structure moves as the pipe laying process proceeds.

Note: The heading to subclause 4(1) of Schedule 3 is altered by adding at the end " - offshore petroleum operations".