Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009
sec.121Provisions about grant and conditions of GHG lease for coordinated project
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sec.121 Provisions about grant and conditions of GHG lease for coordinated project
This section applies if a proposed GHG lease is for a coordinated project. The Minister must not grant the GHG lease until the Minister has been given the Coordinator-General’s report for the project. Any Coordinator-General’s conditions for the GHG lease must be stated in the lease. Any other condition of the GHG lease stated under section 120 must not be inconsistent with the Coordinator-General’s conditions. If a mandatory condition for GHG leases conflicts with any of the Coordinator-General’s conditions, the mandatory condition prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. In this section— Coordinator-General’s conditions , for the proposed GHG lease, means the conditions for the lease stated in the Coordinator-General’s report for the coordinated project. Coordinator-General’s report , for a coordinated project, means— if an EIS was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS prepared under the State Development Act , section 34D ; or if an IAR was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the IAR prepared under the State Development Act , section 34L . EIS means an EIS under the State Development Act . IAR means an IAR under the State Development Act . s 121 amd 2012 No. 43 s 325 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 40 s 154 sch 1 pt 1 (sec.121-ssec.1) This section applies if a proposed GHG lease is for a coordinated project. (sec.121-ssec.2) The Minister must not grant the GHG lease until the Minister has been given the Coordinator-General’s report for the project. (sec.121-ssec.3) Any Coordinator-General’s conditions for the GHG lease must be stated in the lease. (sec.121-ssec.4) Any other condition of the GHG lease stated under section 120 must not be inconsistent with the Coordinator-General’s conditions. (sec.121-ssec.5) If a mandatory condition for GHG leases conflicts with any of the Coordinator-General’s conditions, the mandatory condition prevails to the extent of the inconsistency. (sec.121-ssec.6) In this section— Coordinator-General’s conditions , for the proposed GHG lease, means the conditions for the lease stated in the Coordinator-General’s report for the coordinated project. Coordinator-General’s report , for a coordinated project, means— if an EIS was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS prepared under the State Development Act , section 34D ; or if an IAR was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the IAR prepared under the State Development Act , section 34L . EIS means an EIS under the State Development Act . IAR means an IAR under the State Development Act .
- (a) if an EIS was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the EIS prepared under the State Development Act , section 34D ; or
- (b) if an IAR was prepared for the project—the Coordinator-General’s report for the IAR prepared under the State Development Act , section 34L .