Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
170Site plans—approval
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170 Site plans—approval
(1) For the purposes of section 492(3) of the Act, this regulation applies if the Minister receives an application for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence, accompanied by a draft site plan and a summary of the draft site plan.
(2) The Minister must, not later than 20 days after receiving the application, give the applicant a notice setting out a proposed timetable for the consideration of the draft site plan.
(3) The timetable is not binding on the Minister.
While the intention is that the Minister will act in accordance with the timetable, circumstances may require the timetable to be changed to ensure that the draft site plan will be considered fairly.