Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009
sec.179Deciding application
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sec.179 Deciding application
The Minister may approve a surrender only if— up to the day the application was made, the holder had submitted all reports required to be submitted under this Act; and the Minister considers the risks associated with GHG stream storage under the GHG lease have been reduced as much as is reasonably practicable; and all of the relevant environmental authority has been cancelled or surrendered. In deciding whether to approve a surrender the Minister must consider the extent to which the applicant has complied with the conditions of the GHG lease. (sec.179-ssec.1) The Minister may approve a surrender only if— up to the day the application was made, the holder had submitted all reports required to be submitted under this Act; and the Minister considers the risks associated with GHG stream storage under the GHG lease have been reduced as much as is reasonably practicable; and all of the relevant environmental authority has been cancelled or surrendered. (sec.179-ssec.2) In deciding whether to approve a surrender the Minister must consider the extent to which the applicant has complied with the conditions of the GHG lease.
- (a) up to the day the application was made, the holder had submitted all reports required to be submitted under this Act; and
- (b) the Minister considers the risks associated with GHG stream storage under the GHG lease have been reduced as much as is reasonably practicable; and
- (c) all of the relevant environmental authority has been cancelled or surrendered.