17Environmental performance objectives and standards

17 Environmental performance objectives and standards

(1)  The environment plan for a petroleum activity must include –

(a) environmental performance objectives; and

(b) environmental performance standards; and

(c) measurement criteria.

(2)  For subregulation (1) , the environmental performance objectives are the goals of an operator in relation to the potential environmental impact of a petroleum activity.

(3)  For subregulation (1) , the environmental performance standards are the statements of performance required of a system, an item of equipment, a person or a procedure, that are used as a basis for managing environmental risk.

(4)  The environmental performance objectives, environmental performance standards and measurement criteria must –

(a) address legislative and other controls that manage environmental features of the petroleum activity; and

(b) define the objectives, and set the standards, against which performance by the operator in protecting the environment is to be measured; and

(c) include measurement criteria for determining whether those objectives and standards have been met.