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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.448Criteria for decisions
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### sec.448 Criteria for decisions
The matters that must be considered in deciding whether to grant a petroleum facility licence or deciding its provisions include each of the following—
the applicant’s—
financial and technical resources; and
ability to competently and safely manage the construction and operation of the proposed petroleum facility;
for a proposed petroleum facility, the appropriateness of its—
location on the proposed petroleum facility land; and
configuration, design and construction methods;
if the area of the licence is, or is included in, the area of another petroleum authority or a mining interest—any possible impacts of authorised activities under the licence on authorised activities under the other petroleum authority or on mining under the mining interest;
the purpose of the facility;
whether the proposed licence is in the public interest.
s 448 amd 2004 No. 26 s 159
- (a) the applicant’s— (ii) financial and technical resources; and (ii) ability to competently and safely manage the construction and operation of the proposed petroleum facility;
- (ii) financial and technical resources; and
- (ii) ability to competently and safely manage the construction and operation of the proposed petroleum facility;
- (b) for a proposed petroleum facility, the appropriateness of its— (i) location on the proposed petroleum facility land; and (ii) configuration, design and construction methods;
- (i) location on the proposed petroleum facility land; and
- (ii) configuration, design and construction methods;
- (c) if the area of the licence is, or is included in, the area of another petroleum authority or a mining interest—any possible impacts of authorised activities under the licence on authorised activities under the other petroleum authority or on mining under the mining interest;
- (d) the purpose of the facility;
- (e) whether the proposed licence is in the public interest.
- (ii) financial and technical resources; and
- (ii) ability to competently and safely manage the construction and operation of the proposed petroleum facility;
- (i) location on the proposed petroleum facility land; and
- (ii) configuration, design and construction methods;