16Beneficial use of gas: section 28B

16 Beneficial use of gas: section 28B

16 Beneficial use of gas: section 28B

(Former clause 13A of 2007 Reg)

(1) For the purposes of section 28B (1) (a) of the Act—

(a) all assessable prospecting operations authorised by an exploration licence or assessment lease, and by an activity approval, may be carried out to enable the beneficial use of gas, and

(b) all operations authorised by an exploration licence or assessment lease in relation to which a relevant development consent is in force authorising works that facilitate the beneficial use of gas may be carried out to enable the beneficial use of gas.

(2) For the purposes of the Act, section 28B(1)(b), and in relation only to an assessable prospecting operation authorised by an activity approval, gas cannot be used beneficially unless the activity approval for the assessable prospecting operation involved specifically extends to include the beneficial use of the gas.

(3) For the purposes of section 28B (2) of the Act, royalty is payable under and in accordance with Part 7 of the Act in respect of any petroleum recovered by the holder of the petroleum title and used beneficially.

(3A) (Repealed)

(4) In this clause—

relevant development consent means development consent or approval granted under Part 3A, 4 or 5.1 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 before 18 December 2015.

cl 16: Am 2018 (579), cl 3; 2021 (526), sec 3(1)–(3).