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The objectives of these Regulations are—
to revoke the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration (Exemption) Regulations 2009; and
to exempt the Otway National Research Facility, related activities and persons carrying out related activities from certain provisions of the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008.
These Regulations are made under section 303 of the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008.
These Regulations come into operation on 31 March 2018.
The Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration (Exemption) Regulations 2009[1] are revoked.
In these Regulations—
greenhouse gas sequestration activities means—
activities which constitute greenhouse gas sequestration formation exploration; or
greenhouse gas substance injection and monitoring; or
any greenhouse gas geological sequestration research or demonstration activities including exploration, modelling, extraction, processing, separation, capture, transport, injection, monitoring, verification or educational activities;
Otway facility area means—
the area of land to which petroleum production licence 11 granted under the Petroleum Act 1998 and dated 14 May 2002 and petroleum production licence 13 granted under the Petroleum Act 1998 and dated 7 February 2006 apply; and
a 5 kilometre radius from the outer boundaries of the area of land referred to in paragraph (a);
resources law means—
the Environment Protection Act 1970; or
the Petroleum Act 1998; or
the Water Act 1989.
Subject to subregulation (2), the following persons or things are exempt from all the provisions (except sections 14, 15 and 303) of the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008—
the Otway National Research Facility;
greenhouse gas sequestration activities in respect of the Otway National Research Facility;
any person carrying out greenhouse gas sequestration activities in relation to the Otway National Research Facility when carried out in the Otway facility area.
An exemption under subregulation (1)(b) or (c) only applies if the greenhouse gas sequestration activity is authorised by an approval or other authority under a resources law.
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