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Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 12 September 2008
Legislative Council: 16 October 2008
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to regulate the injection, and permanent storage, of greenhouse gas substances in onshore Victoria and to make consequential amendments to other Acts and for other purposes."
The Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 was assented to on 5 November 2008 and came into operation as follows:
Sections 1–14, 19–30 and 147–150 on 30 October 2009: Government Gazette 29 October 2009 page 2729; sections 15–18, 31–146, 151–304, 319–323 on 1 December 2009: Special Gazette (No. 439) 1 December 2009 page 1; sections 305–318 on 1 December 2013: section 2(2)–(15).
INTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)
Style changes
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References to ILA s. 39B
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Interpretation
As from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:
• Headings
All headings included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any heading inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. This includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; sections; clauses; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms. See section 36(1A)(2A).
• Examples, diagrams or notes
All examples, diagrams or notes included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Act. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Act. See section 36(3A).
• Punctuation
All punctuation included in an Act which is passed on or after 1 January 2001 forms part of that Act. Any punctuation inserted in an Act which was passed before 1 January 2001, by an Act passed on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Act. See section 36(3B).
• Provision numbers
All provision numbers included in an Act form part of that Act, whether inserted in the Act before, on or after 1 January 2001. Provision numbers include section numbers, subsection numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).
• Location of "legislative items"
A "legislative item" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of an Act is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.
• Other material
Any explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of an Act.
See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).
2 Table of Amendments
This publication incorporates amendments made to the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008, No. 61/2008 (as amended by No. 55/2010)
| Assent Date: | 5.11.08 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 305 on 1.12.13: s. 2(2); s. 306 on 1.12.13: s. 2(3); s. 307 on 1.12.13: s. 2(4); s. 308 on 1.12.13: s. 2(5); s. 309 on 1.12.13: s. 2(6); s. 310 on 1.12.13: s. 2(7); s. 311 on 1.12.13: s. 2(8); s. 312 on 1.12.13: s. 2(9); s. 313 on 1.12.13: s. 2(10); s. 314 on 1.12.13: s. 2(11); s. 315 on 1.12.13: s. 2(12); s. 316 on 1.12.13: s. 2(13); s. 317 on 1.12.13: s. 2(14); s. 318 on 1.12.13: s. 2(15); |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010, No. 10/2010
| Assent Date: | 23.3.10 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 800(Sch. 6 item 6) on 1.1.12: s. 2(2) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
Energy and Resources Legislation Amendment Act 2010, No. 55/2010
| Assent Date: | 14.9.10 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 75–79 on 14.10.10: Government Gazette 14.10.10 p. 2404 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010, No. 62/2010
| Assent Date: | 21.9.10 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 139 on 23.9.10: Special Gazette (No. 382) 22.9.10 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
| Assent Date: | 18.10.11 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 11–14 on 20.3.12: Special Gazette (No. 91) 20.3.12 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
Water Amendment (Governance and Other Reforms) Act 2012, No. 17/2012
| Assent Date: | 3.4.12 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 88 on 1.7.12: Special Gazette (No. 172) 29.5.12 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
| Assent Date: | 30.10.12 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 41−45 on 1.12.12: Special Gazette (No. 399) 27.11.12 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
Statute Law Revision Act 2013, No. 70/2013
| Assent Date: | 19.11.13 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 3(Sch. 1 item 20), 4(Sch. 2 item 23) on 1.12.13: s. 2(1) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
Resources Legislation Amendment (BTEX Prohibition and Other Matters) Act 2014, No. 68/2014
| Assent Date: | 23.9.14 |
| Commencement Date: | Ss 5, 7–12 on 1.9.15: s. 2(3) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
Statute Law Revision Act 2015, No. 21/2015
| Assent Date: | 16.6.15 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 23) on 30.11.13: s. 2(2)(d) |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
| Assent Date: | 28.8.18 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 39 on 1.7.21: Special Gazette (No. 124) 16.3.21 p. 1 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
Statute Law Repeals Act 2025, No. 3/2025
| Assent Date: | 11.2.25 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 3(Sch. 1 item 4) on 12.2.25: s. 2 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |
Statute Law Revision Act 2025, No. 41/2025
| Assent Date: | 21.10.25 |
| Commencement Date: | S. 4(Sch. 2 item 16) on 22.10.25: s. 2 |
| Current State: | This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 |