Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009
sec.148Verification may be required
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sec.148 Verification may be required
The Minister may by notice require the applicant to give the Minister within a stated reasonable period a document made by an appropriately qualified independent person that verifies— an assessment of data supplied in the proposed initial development plan; or the source of the data; or the work done for the development plan; or that, in the person’s opinion, the applicant has— the financial and technical resources to carry out authorised activities for the proposed GHG lease; and the ability to manage GHG stream storage. If the applicant does not comply with the requirement, the Minister may refuse to approve the development plan. The applicant must pay any costs incurred in complying with the requirement. s 148 amd 2010 No. 31 s 418 (sec.148-ssec.1) The Minister may by notice require the applicant to give the Minister within a stated reasonable period a document made by an appropriately qualified independent person that verifies— an assessment of data supplied in the proposed initial development plan; or the source of the data; or the work done for the development plan; or that, in the person’s opinion, the applicant has— the financial and technical resources to carry out authorised activities for the proposed GHG lease; and the ability to manage GHG stream storage. (sec.148-ssec.2) If the applicant does not comply with the requirement, the Minister may refuse to approve the development plan. (sec.148-ssec.3) The applicant must pay any costs incurred in complying with the requirement.
- (a) an assessment of data supplied in the proposed initial development plan; or
- (b) the source of the data; or
- (c) the work done for the development plan; or
- (d) that, in the person’s opinion, the applicant has— (i) the financial and technical resources to carry out authorised activities for the proposed GHG lease; and (ii) the ability to manage GHG stream storage.
- (i) the financial and technical resources to carry out authorised activities for the proposed GHG lease; and
- (ii) the ability to manage GHG stream storage.
- (i) the financial and technical resources to carry out authorised activities for the proposed GHG lease; and
- (ii) the ability to manage GHG stream storage.