768Function of expert advisory committees

768 Function of expert advisory committees

(1) An expert advisory committee has the function of advising the Minister about matters referred to it by the Minister.

(2) A matter referred under subsection (1) must be—

(a) whether there is a significant risk that a key petroleum operation in an offshore area will have a significant adverse impact on—

(ii) operations for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance; or

S. 768(2)(a)(iii) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 35.

(iii) operations for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance that are being, or could be, carried on under a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas title; or

S. 768(2)(a)(iv) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 35.

(iv) operations for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance that are being, or could be, carried on under a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas title; or

(b) whether there is a significant risk that a key greenhouse gas operation in an offshore area will have a significant adverse impact on petroleum exploration operations, or petroleum recovery operations, that could be carried on under—

(i) an existing petroleum exploration permit; or

(ii) an existing petroleum retention lease; or

(iii) an existing petroleum production licence; or

(iv) a future petroleum exploration permit; or

(v) a future petroleum retention lease; or

(vi) a future petroleum production licence; or

(c) whether there is a significant risk that any of the operations that could be carried on under a greenhouse gas injection licence will have a significant adverse impact on operations that are being, or could be, carried on under—

(i) an existing petroleum exploration permit; or

(ii) an existing petroleum retention lease; or

(iii) an existing petroleum production licence; or

(iv) a future petroleum exploration permit; or

(v) a future petroleum retention lease; or

(vi) a future petroleum production licence; or

(d) whether there is a significant risk that any of the operations that are being, or could be, carried on under a greenhouse gas injection licence will have a significant adverse impact on—

(i) operations to recover petroleum; or

(ii) the commercial viability of the recovery of petroleum; or

(e) whether a serious situation exists in relation to an identified greenhouse gas storage formation specified in a greenhouse gas injection licence (see section 405); or

(f) a matter that relates to the exercise of any of the following powers—