Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009
sec.331Obligation to comply with Act and prescribed standards
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sec.331 Obligation to comply with Act and prescribed standards
The holder of a GHG authority must— comply with this Act; and in carrying out an authorised activity for the GHG authority, comply with— any standard that the GHG authority provides for the activity; and to the extent that the GHG authority does not provide a standard for the activity—any standard prescribed under a regulation for carrying out the activity. In this section— standard includes an Australian Standard, an international standard or a code or protocol. (sec.331-ssec.1) The holder of a GHG authority must— comply with this Act; and in carrying out an authorised activity for the GHG authority, comply with— any standard that the GHG authority provides for the activity; and to the extent that the GHG authority does not provide a standard for the activity—any standard prescribed under a regulation for carrying out the activity. (sec.331-ssec.2) In this section— standard includes an Australian Standard, an international standard or a code or protocol.
- (a) comply with this Act; and
- (b) in carrying out an authorised activity for the GHG authority, comply with— (i) any standard that the GHG authority provides for the activity; and (ii) to the extent that the GHG authority does not provide a standard for the activity—any standard prescribed under a regulation for carrying out the activity.
- (i) any standard that the GHG authority provides for the activity; and
- (ii) to the extent that the GHG authority does not provide a standard for the activity—any standard prescribed under a regulation for carrying out the activity.
- (i) any standard that the GHG authority provides for the activity; and
- (ii) to the extent that the GHG authority does not provide a standard for the activity—any standard prescribed under a regulation for carrying out the activity.