193Consent of Minister needed

193 Consent of Minister needed

(1) The holder of an authority must not carry out any greenhouse gas sequestration operation on any land without the written consent of the Minister.

(2) The giving of consent by the Minister—

(a) does not relieve the holder of the authority from the requirement to obtain any consents or other authorities required, or comply with any other requirements imposed, by or under this or any other Act; and

(b) does not relieve the holder of the authority from liability under this or any other Act for a failure to obtain any necessary consent or other authority or to comply with any applicable requirement.

Note to s. 193 inserted by No. 62/2010 s. 139.

Note

The giving of an approval under this section may be a land use activity under the Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010 if it relates to public land to which a land use activity agreement under that Act applies.