Part 1Preliminary matters

Part 1—Preliminary matters

1 Objectives

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a) to provide for the elimination and minimisation, so far as is reasonably practicable, of hazards and risks to the environment, public amenity and public safety involved in undertaking petroleum operations over the life of those operations; and

(b) to provide for the elimination and minimisation, so far as is reasonably practicable, of impacts from petroleum operations on local communities; and

(c) to ensure effective engagement by authority holders with the community over the life of an authority; and

(d) to provide for the effective management of petroleum reservoirs and petroleum storage reservoirs; and

(e) to prescribe requirements for operation plans, storage development plans and petroleum production development plans; and

(f) to prescribe requirements for applications for, and notices of applications for, an authority; and

(g) to prescribe reporting requirements, including the information and samples, that an authority holder must provide to the Minister; and

(h) to provide for various administrative matters, fees and other requirements of the Act.

2 Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 252 of the Petroleum Act 1998.

3 Commencement

These Regulations come into operation on 22 November 2021.