5FUse of the offshore project proposal system for other activities

5F Use of the offshore project proposal system for other activities

(1) This regulation applies to an activity that a person proposes to commence for at least one of the following purposes (whether or not the activity is undertaken for other purposes): (a) exploration for petroleum; (b) recovering petroleum on an appraisal basis; (c) exploration for a potential greenhouse gas storage formation; (d) exploration for a potential greenhouse gas injection site; (e) injecting or storing, on an appraisal basis, a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation; (f) injecting or permanently storing a greenhouse gas substance into an identified greenhouse gas storage formation; (g) the conveyance of a greenhouse gas substance by pipeline; (h) decommissioning a facility, a petroleum pipeline or a greenhouse gas pipeline. (2) If a person wishes to use the arrangements in this Part for one or more activities to which this regulation applies, the person may: (a) prepare an offshore project proposal for the activity or activities as if they were an offshore project; and (b) submit the proposal to the Regulator. (3) If a person submits an offshore project proposal to the Regulator under subregulation (2): (a) subregulations 5A(4) to (8), regulations 5B to 5E and regulation 32 apply as if the activity or activities were an offshore project; but (b) the activity or activities are not otherwise to be treated as an offshore project.