sec.467Modification of obligation to decommission relevant GHG well

sec.467 Modification of obligation to decommission relevant GHG well

Section 267(1) does not apply in relation to a relevant GHG well if, before the decommissioning day for the well, all of the following requirements are complied with— CTSCo gives the Minister a notice of intention to convert the well that— complies with the requirements prescribed by transitional regulation for the notice; and without limiting subparagraph (i), is accompanied by a conversion plan for the well; the landowner for the well gives CTSCo a signed statement in which the landowner— consents to the conversion of the well into a water supply bore under this part; and states the purpose for which the landowner intends to take water using the water supply bore; and agrees to take ownership of, and responsibility for, the water supply bore, after the conversion is completed; a licensed water bore driller converts the well into a water supply bore in accordance with the requirements prescribed by transitional regulation for the conversion of the well into a water supply bore; a licensed water bore driller signs a document (a conversion certificate ) stating that conversion of the well into a water supply bore has been completed in accordance with— the conversion plan for the well given to the Minister under paragraph (a)(ii); and the requirements for the conversion of the well mentioned in paragraph (c); within 10 business days after the day the conversion certificate is signed, CTSCo gives the Minister a notice of completion, in relation to the conversion of the well into a water supply bore, that complies with the requirements prescribed by transitional regulation for the notice; within 40 business days after the day the conversion certificate is signed, CTSCo transfers the water supply bore, under division 5, to the landowner for the water supply bore. If section 267(1) applies to a relevant GHG well that is not a decommissioned GHG well, section 267(3)(a) applies in relation to the well— as if the paragraph required CTSCo to plug and abandon the well in the way prescribed by transitional regulation; and whether or not works to plug and abandon the well started before the commencement. This section applies despite section 456(2). In this section— conversion plan , for a relevant GHG well, means a plan, approved and signed by a licensed water bore driller, showing how the well will be converted into a water supply bore in accordance with the water bore construction codes. decommissioned GHG well means a relevant GHG well that, before the commencement, was decommissioned from use under section 267(3). licensed water bore driller means an individual who holds a class 3 water bore driller’s licence under the Water Act . For the classes of a water bore driller’s licence, see the Water Regulation 2016 , section 122. Queensland Government website means a website with a URL that contains ‘qld.gov.au’, other than the website of a local government. water bore construction codes means both of the following documents published on a Queensland Government website— the document called ‘Minimum construction requirements for water bores in Australia’; the document called ‘Minimum standards for the construction and reconditioning of water bores that intersect the sediments of artesian basins in Queensland’. s 467 ins 2025 No. 31 s 6 (sec.467-ssec.1) Section 267(1) does not apply in relation to a relevant GHG well if, before the decommissioning day for the well, all of the following requirements are complied with— CTSCo gives the Minister a notice of intention to convert the well that— complies with the requirements prescribed by transitional regulation for the notice; and without limiting subparagraph (i), is accompanied by a conversion plan for the well; the landowner for the well gives CTSCo a signed statement in which the landowner— consents to the conversion of the well into a water supply bore under this part; and states the purpose for which the landowner intends to take water using the water supply bore; and agrees to take ownership of, and responsibility for, the water supply bore, after the conversion is completed; a licensed water bore driller converts the well into a water supply bore in accordance with the requirements prescribed by transitional regulation for the conversion of the well into a water supply bore; a licensed water bore driller signs a document (a conversion certificate ) stating that conversion of the well into a water supply bore has been completed in accordance with— the conversion plan for the well given to the Minister under paragraph (a)(ii); and the requirements for the conversion of the well mentioned in paragraph (c); within 10 business days after the day the conversion certificate is signed, CTSCo gives the Minister a notice of completion, in relation to the conversion of the well into a water supply bore, that complies with the requirements prescribed by transitional regulation for the notice; within 40 business days after the day the conversion certificate is signed, CTSCo transfers the water supply bore, under division 5, to the landowner for the water supply bore. (sec.467-ssec.2) If section 267(1) applies to a relevant GHG well that is not a decommissioned GHG well, section 267(3)(a) applies in relation to the well— as if the paragraph required CTSCo to plug and abandon the well in the way prescribed by transitional regulation; and whether or not works to plug and abandon the well started before the commencement. (sec.467-ssec.3) This section applies despite section 456(2). (sec.467-ssec.4) In this section— conversion plan , for a relevant GHG well, means a plan, approved and signed by a licensed water bore driller, showing how the well will be converted into a water supply bore in accordance with the water bore construction codes. decommissioned GHG well means a relevant GHG well that, before the commencement, was decommissioned from use under section 267(3). licensed water bore driller means an individual who holds a class 3 water bore driller’s licence under the Water Act . For the classes of a water bore driller’s licence, see the Water Regulation 2016 , section 122. Queensland Government website means a website with a URL that contains ‘qld.gov.au’, other than the website of a local government. water bore construction codes means both of the following documents published on a Queensland Government website— the document called ‘Minimum construction requirements for water bores in Australia’; the document called ‘Minimum standards for the construction and reconditioning of water bores that intersect the sediments of artesian basins in Queensland’.