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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.392BBOverlapping geothermal or GHG lease
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### sec.392BB Overlapping geothermal or GHG lease
This section applies if land in the area of any of the following petroleum authorities is in the area of a geothermal lease or GHG lease—
an authority to prospect;
a data acquisition authority;
a water monitoring authority.
However, this section does not apply if the same person holds the petroleum authority and the geothermal lease or GHG lease.
An authorised activity for the petroleum authority may be carried out on the land only if—
the geothermal lease or GHG lease holder has not, in the way required under subsection (4) , objected to—
the carrying out of the activity; and
if chapter 9 requires a safety management system for the petroleum authority—the safety management system; or
if an objection under paragraph (a) has been made—the Minister has, under section 392BD , decided the authorised activity may be carried out.
For notice of authorised activities, see section 392BF .
The objection must be written, given to the petroleum authority holder and lodged.
s 392BB ins 2009 No. 3 s 554
sub 2010 No. 31 s 549
amd 2012 No. 20 s 281 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 64 s 256 sch 3
(sec.392BB-ssec.1) This section applies if land in the area of any of the following petroleum authorities is in the area of a geothermal lease or GHG lease— an authority to prospect; a data acquisition authority; a water monitoring authority.
(sec.392BB-ssec.2) However, this section does not apply if the same person holds the petroleum authority and the geothermal lease or GHG lease.
(sec.392BB-ssec.3) An authorised activity for the petroleum authority may be carried out on the land only if— the geothermal lease or GHG lease holder has not, in the way required under subsection (4) , objected to— the carrying out of the activity; and if chapter 9 requires a safety management system for the petroleum authority—the safety management system; or if an objection under paragraph (a) has been made—the Minister has, under section 392BD , decided the authorised activity may be carried out. For notice of authorised activities, see section 392BF .
(sec.392BB-ssec.4) The objection must be written, given to the petroleum authority holder and lodged.
- (a) an authority to prospect;
- (b) a data acquisition authority;
- (c) a water monitoring authority.
- (a) the geothermal lease or GHG lease holder has not, in the way required under subsection (4) , objected to— (i) the carrying out of the activity; and (ii) if chapter 9 requires a safety management system for the petroleum authority—the safety management system; or
- (i) the carrying out of the activity; and
- (ii) if chapter 9 requires a safety management system for the petroleum authority—the safety management system; or
- (b) if an objection under paragraph (a) has been made—the Minister has, under section 392BD , decided the authorised activity may be carried out.
- (i) the carrying out of the activity; and
- (ii) if chapter 9 requires a safety management system for the petroleum authority—the safety management system; or