79Minister must have regard to certain matters before approving key petroleum operations

79 Minister must have regard to certain matters before approving key petroleum operations

(1) The Minister must have regard to the impact (if any) that any of the key petroleum operations to which an application under section 78 relates could have on—

S. 79(1)(f)(ii) amended by No. 26/2021 s. 11(1)(a).

S. 79(1)(g) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 11(1)(b).

S. 79(1)(h) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 11(1)(b).

(h) if a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit or cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lease is in force over a block or blocks—

(2) If the Minister is satisfied that there is a significant risk that any of the key petroleum operations to which an application under section 78 relates will have a significant adverse impact on—

S. 79(2)(e) amended by No. 26/2021 s. 11(2)(a).

S. 79(2)(ea) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 11(2)(b).

S. 79(2)(f) amended by No. 26/2021 s. 11(2)(c).

(f) whether the registered holder of the greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease , greenhouse gas injection licence or cross‑boundary greenhouse gas title, as the case may be, has agreed, in writing, to the applicant carrying on the key petroleum operations in respect of which the Minister is so satisfied; and

(a) the Minister is satisfied that there is a significant risk that any of the key petroleum operations to which an application under section 78 relates will have a significant adverse impact on—

(b) a greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease or greenhouse gas injection licence is in force over the block or any of the blocks; and

(c) the greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease or greenhouse gas injection licence is held by a person other than the applicant—

(d) whether the registered holder of the greenhouse gas assessment permit, greenhouse gas holding lease or greenhouse gas injection licence covered by paragraph (b) has agreed, in writing, to the applicant carrying on the key petroleum operations in respect of which the Minister is so satisfied; and

S. 79(3A) inserted by No. 26/2021 s. 11(3).

(a) the Minister is satisfied that there is a significant risk that any of the key petroleum operations to which an application under section 78 relates will have a significant adverse impact on—

(b) a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit, cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lease or cross‑boundary greenhouse gas injection licence is in force over the block or any of the blocks; and

(c) the cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit, cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lease or cross‑boundary greenhouse gas injection licence is held by a person other than the applicant—

(d) whether the registered holder of the cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit, cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lease or cross‑boundary greenhouse gas injection licence covered by paragraph (b) has agreed, in writing, to the applicant carrying on the key petroleum operations in respect of which the Minister is so satisfied; and

S. 79(5) amended by No. 26/2021 s. 11(4).

(5) Subsections (1), (2), (3) and (3A) do not limit subsection (4).

(6) This section does not limit the matters to which the Minister may have regard to in deciding whether to give an approval under section 78.

S. 80 amended by No. 26/2021 s. 12.