Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Greenhouse Gas Injection and Storage) Regulations 2023
22Carrying on operations
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22 Carrying on operations
(1) A greenhouse gas injection licensee must not carry on any operations in relation to an identified greenhouse gas storage formation specified in the licence unless an approved site plan is in force in relation to the formation.
Note: A site plan in respect of which approval is in force under this instrument is an approved site plan (see section 7 of the Act).
(2) If an approved site plan is in force in relation to an identified greenhouse gas storage formation specified in a greenhouse gas injection licence, the licensee must comply with the plan. Strict liability offence (3) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
Civil penalty provision (4) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1) or (2).
Civil penalty: 1,000 penalty units.