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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
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#### 164 Declared petroleum production licences
(1) If:
(a) a post‑commencement petroleum production licence is in force; and
(b) the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that there is a significant risk that any of the key petroleum operations that could be carried on under the licence will have a significant adverse impact on:
(i) operations for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance; or
(ii) operations for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance;
that are being, or could be, carried on under:
(iii) an existing greenhouse gas assessment permit; or
(iv) an existing greenhouse gas holding lease; or
(v) an existing greenhouse gas injection licence; or
(vi) a future greenhouse gas assessment permit; or
(vii) a future greenhouse gas holding lease; or
(viii) a future greenhouse gas injection licence;
the responsible Commonwealth Minister must, by written notice given to the petroleum production licensee, determine that the petroleum production licence is a declared petroleum production licence for the purposes of this Act.
(2) If:
(a) a determination is in force under subsection (1) in relation to a post‑commencement petroleum production licence; and
(b) the responsible Commonwealth Minister is not satisfied that there is a significant risk that any of the key petroleum operations that could be carried on under the licence will have a significant adverse impact on:
(i) operations for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance; or
(ii) operations for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance;
that are being, or could be, carried on under:
(iii) an existing greenhouse gas assessment permit; or
(iv) an existing greenhouse gas holding lease; or
(v) an existing greenhouse gas injection licence; or
(vi) a future greenhouse gas assessment permit; or
(vii) a future greenhouse gas holding lease; or
(viii) a future greenhouse gas injection licence;
the responsible Commonwealth Minister must, by written notice given to the petroleum production licensee, revoke the determination.