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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010
371Prohibition of unauthorised injection and storage of substances in offshore area
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371 Prohibition of unauthorised injection and storage of substances in offshore area
A person must not intentionally carry on operations—
(a) to inject a substance into the seabed or subsoil of the offshore area; or
(b) to store (whether on a permanent basis or otherwise) a substance in the seabed or subsoil of the offshore area—
unless the operations are authorised by a greenhouse gas injection licence or are otherwise authorised or required by or under this Act, a law of the State or the regulations.