4Definitions

4 Definitions In this Act: Aboriginal land, see section 3(1) of the ALRA. application area means the area of land to which a geothermal authority application relates. approved form means a form approved under section 117.

Geothermal Energy Act 2009 2 approved operations plan means a geothermal operations plan approved under section 68. area of land, in relation to an application area or geothermal authority area, includes the area above, on or under the surface of the land. block, see section 5(3). conditions, of a geothermal authority, means conditions: (a) included in the authority by the Minister; and (b) applicable to the authority as specified under Part 5, Division 3. contractor means a person who, under a contract, performs work or supplies a service in connection with geothermal activities in a critical incident means an occurrence, in a geothermal authority area, that has the potential to cause a significant adverse effect on the environment. environmental harm, see section 82(1). environmental nuisance, see section 83(1). environmental obligation means an obligation under Part 8, Division 2. environmental offence means an offence specified in Part 8, Division 3. environmental protection strategy, for a geothermal authority area, means the strategy mentioned in section 67(2)(b) that is included in a geothermal operations plan for the area. exploration, for geothermal energy resources, includes the following activities: (a) all methods of: (i) searching for the resources and taking samples for analysis; and (ii) extracting and testing the resources for geothermal energy to determine the commercial viability of producing energy;

Geothermal Energy Act 2009 3 (b) the work and operations necessary to conduct the activities mentioned in paragraph (a). extraction, of geothermal energy resources or geothermal energy, includes activities incidental to the extraction, including drilling and the construction and operation of pumps and pipes. future act, see section 233 of the NTA. GDA 94 means the national datum known as Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 used for surveying, mapping and spatial referencing of geographical data. geothermal activities means activities relating to exploration for, or extraction or production of, geothermal energy resources or geothermal energy. geothermal authority means 1 of the following: (a) a geothermal exploration permit; (b) a geothermal retention licence; (c) a geothermal production lease. geothermal authority application means an application for: (a) the grant, renewal, variation or surrender of a geothermal authority; or (b) the surrender of part of a geothermal authority area. geothermal authority area means a permit area, licence area or lease area. geothermal authority holder means a permit holder, licence holder or lease holder. geothermal authority interest means a legal or equitable interest in or affecting, or a right under: (a) a geothermal authority; or (b) a geothermal authority application. geothermal energy means heat energy that results from natural geological processes and is contained in geothermal energy resources. geothermal energy officer means a geothermal energy officer appointed under section 119.