Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009

The overlapping authority holder may make submissions to the Minister about the GHG lease application (holder submissions).

However, holder submissions may be made only within 4 months after the holder is given a copy of the application.

Holder submissions may do all or any of the following—

state that the holder does not object to the granting of the proposed GHG lease;

if the overlapping authority is an exploration authority (non-GHG) other than a geothermal exploration permit—state that the holder does not wish any priority for the resource for which the overlapping authority was granted (overlapping authority priority);

include information about authorised activities carried out under the overlapping authority;

include a proposal by the overlapping authority holder for the use of the resource;

include information relevant to the GHG assessment criteria;

propose reasonable provisions for the safety management plan for the proposed GHG lease.

The holder must give the applicant a copy of the holder submissions.