Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
179Additional requirements—leakage of stored greenhouse gas substance to the seabed
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179 Additional requirements—leakage of stored greenhouse gas substance to the seabed
(1) If a reportable incident mentioned in item 2 or 3 of the Table to regulation 175 occurs, the titleholder must notify the Minister about the incident within 2 hours after the titleholder becomes aware that it has occurred.
(2) The titleholder must give the Minister the report of the incident mentioned in regulation 177 as soon as practicable after the titleholder becomes aware that it has occurred and, in any case, within 3 days after the titleholder becomes aware that it has occurred.
(3) In addition to the information mentioned in regulation 177, the report must include the information in the following Table.
| Item | Information | | 1 | An estimate of how much greenhouse gas substance—<br> (a) has leaked to the seabed; or<br> (b) is likely to leak to the seabed—<br>and an explanation of how the estimate was made | | 2 | An estimate of how much greenhouse gas substance would leak to the seabed as a result of the leakage or event if action were taken to avoid or mitigate any adverse environment impacts of the leakage or event, and an explanation of how the estimation was made | | 3 | An estimate of how much greenhouse gas substance would leak to the seabed as a result of the leakage or event if no action were taken to avoid or mitigate any adverse environment impacts of the leakage or event, and an explanation of how the estimation was made |