Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008
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208 Native Title Act rights prevail
If—
(a) the right to negotiate provisions of the Native Title Act have applied; or
(b) an indigenous land use agreement within the meaning of the Native Title Act applies—
in relation to native title land in respect of the approval, or the carrying out, of any greenhouse gas sequestration operation, the provisions of this Act that provide for similar processes do not apply except to the extent that the parties otherwise agree in writing.
Part 13—Other obligations on the holders of authorities
Division 1—Operation plan to be prepared
209 Operation plan to be prepared
Before carrying out any greenhouse gas sequestration operation, the holder of the authority under which the operation is to be carried out must give the Minister an operation plan—
S. 209(a) amended by No. 55/2010 s. 75.
(a) that identifies the risks that the operation may pose to the environment, to any member of the public, land or property in the vicinity of the operation; and
(b) that specifies what the holder of the authority will do to eliminate or minimise those risks; and
(c) that specifies what the holder of the authority will do to rehabilitate the land that will be affected by the operation; and
(d) that sets out any other matters required by the regulations.