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Regional Planning Interests Act 2014
sec.12Resource Act and resource activity
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### sec.12 Resource Act and resource activity
A resource Act is any of the following—
Geothermal Energy Act 2010 ;
Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 ;
Mineral Resources Act 1989 ;
Petroleum Act 1923 ;
Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 .
A resource activity is—
an activity for which a resource authority is required to lawfully carry out; or
for a provision about a resource authority or proposed resource authority—an authorised activity for the authority or proposed authority (if granted) under the relevant resource Act.
In this Act, a reference to a resource activity includes a reference to the carrying out of the activity.
In this section—
relevant resource Act means the resource Act under which the authority is granted, or the proposed authority will, if granted, be granted.
(sec.12-ssec.1) A resource Act is any of the following— Geothermal Energy Act 2010 ; Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 ; Mineral Resources Act 1989 ; Petroleum Act 1923 ; Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 .
(sec.12-ssec.2) A resource activity is— an activity for which a resource authority is required to lawfully carry out; or for a provision about a resource authority or proposed resource authority—an authorised activity for the authority or proposed authority (if granted) under the relevant resource Act.
(sec.12-ssec.3) In this Act, a reference to a resource activity includes a reference to the carrying out of the activity.
(sec.12-ssec.4) In this section— relevant resource Act means the resource Act under which the authority is granted, or the proposed authority will, if granted, be granted.
- (a) Geothermal Energy Act 2010 ;
- (b) Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009 ;
- (c) Mineral Resources Act 1989 ;
- (d) Petroleum Act 1923 ;
- (e) Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 .
- (a) an activity for which a resource authority is required to lawfully carry out; or
- (b) for a provision about a resource authority or proposed resource authority—an authorised activity for the authority or proposed authority (if granted) under the relevant resource Act.