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Geothermal Energy Act 2010
sec.147Requirements for making application
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### sec.147 Requirements for making application
The geothermal lease application must include—
a statement complying with section 148 (a geothermal statement ); and
other information addressing the matters mentioned in subsection (2) (the geothermal assessment criteria ).
The geothermal assessment criteria are—
compliance with the P&G Act safety provisions to the extent they are relevant; and
The definition of operating plant under the P&G Act , section 670 does not include wet geothermal production.
the additional requirements under part 7 for proposed initial development plans; and
the potential for the parties to make a geothermal coordination arrangement for the proposed geothermal lease; and
the economic and technical viability of the concurrent or coordinated carrying out of authorised activities for the proposed geothermal lease and the overlapping resource authority; and
the public interest.
(sec.147-ssec.1) The geothermal lease application must include— a statement complying with section 148 (a geothermal statement ); and other information addressing the matters mentioned in subsection (2) (the geothermal assessment criteria ).
(sec.147-ssec.2) The geothermal assessment criteria are— compliance with the P&G Act safety provisions to the extent they are relevant; and The definition of operating plant under the P&G Act , section 670 does not include wet geothermal production. the additional requirements under part 7 for proposed initial development plans; and the potential for the parties to make a geothermal coordination arrangement for the proposed geothermal lease; and the economic and technical viability of the concurrent or coordinated carrying out of authorised activities for the proposed geothermal lease and the overlapping resource authority; and the public interest.
- (a) a statement complying with section 148 (a geothermal statement ); and
- (b) other information addressing the matters mentioned in subsection (2) (the geothermal assessment criteria ).
- (a) compliance with the P&G Act safety provisions to the extent they are relevant; and Note— The definition of operating plant under the P&G Act , section 670 does not include wet geothermal production.
- (b) the additional requirements under part 7 for proposed initial development plans; and
- (c) the potential for the parties to make a geothermal coordination arrangement for the proposed geothermal lease; and
- (d) the economic and technical viability of the concurrent or coordinated carrying out of authorised activities for the proposed geothermal lease and the overlapping resource authority; and
- (e) the public interest.