Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009
sec.56Verification may be required
Start here
Get a plain-English read of sec.56
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009.
sec.56 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 work program; or the source of the data; or the work done for the proposed program; or that, in the person’s opinion, the applicant has— the financial and technical resources to carry out authorised activities for the proposed GHG permit; and the ability to manage GHG storage exploration. If the applicant does not comply with the requirement, the Minister may refuse to approve the proposed program. The applicant must pay any costs incurred in complying with the requirement. s 56 amd 2010 No. 31 s 414 (sec.56-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 work program; or the source of the data; or the work done for the proposed program; or that, in the person’s opinion, the applicant has— the financial and technical resources to carry out authorised activities for the proposed GHG permit; and the ability to manage GHG storage exploration. (sec.56-ssec.2) If the applicant does not comply with the requirement, the Minister may refuse to approve the proposed program. (sec.56-ssec.3) The applicant must pay any costs incurred in complying with the requirement.
- (a) an assessment of data supplied in the proposed initial work program; or
- (b) the source of the data; or
- (c) the work done for the proposed program; 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 permit; and (ii) the ability to manage GHG storage exploration.
- (i) the financial and technical resources to carry out authorised activities for the proposed GHG permit; and
- (ii) the ability to manage GHG storage exploration.
- (i) the financial and technical resources to carry out authorised activities for the proposed GHG permit; and
- (ii) the ability to manage GHG storage exploration.