Petroleum, Geothermal Energy and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2012

An environmental management plan that is in force for an activity immediately before commencement day is taken —

to be an environment plan approved under these regulations; and

to have been approved on —

the day on which the environmental management plan was accepted by the Minister; or

if the environmental management plan has been revised — the day on which the last revision of the environmental management plan was accepted by the Minister.

If —

subregulation (1) applies to an environmental management plan; and

the Minister accepted the environmental management plan, or a revision of the environmental management plan, subject to the imposition of any limitations or conditions; and

those limitations or conditions applied immediately before commencement day,

If —

subregulation (1) applies to an environmental management plan (the transitioned plan) for an activity; and

the transitioned plan does not meet the criteria set out in regulation 11(1),

If, apart from subregulation (3), an operator is required to submit a proposed revision of the transitioned plan during the transitional period under regulation 18, 19 or 20, subregulation (3) does not impose an additional obligation on the operator to submit a proposed revision of the transitioned plan.

Regulations 10 and 11 apply to a proposed revision submitted under subregulation (3) as if —

a reference in those regulations to the submission, approval or non‑approval of the environment plan were a reference to the submission, approval or non‑approval of the proposed revision; and

any other reference in those regulations to the environment plan were a reference to the plan as revised by the proposed revision.

If a proposed revision submitted under subregulation (3) is approved by the Minister, regulation 20(1)(b) applies in relation to the approval of the proposed revision as if the proposed revision had been submitted under regulation 20.