7BMeaning of “petroleum operations” and “petroleum activities”

7B Meaning of “petroleum operations” and “petroleum activities”

7B Meaning of “petroleum operations” and “petroleum activities”

(1) In this Act, petroleum operations means the following—

(a) activities (referred to in this Act as petroleum activities) carried out for the purpose of—

(i) extracting petroleum from the ground, or

(ii) injecting petroleum into the ground, but only where the primary purpose of the injection is to inject petroleum into the ground or to return petroleum to the ground, or

(iii) exploring for petroleum,

(b) activities (including the handling, preparing, processing or storing of extracted materials) carried out in connection with petroleum activities at a local site,

(c) activities associated with constructing a site where a petroleum activity (or an activity referred to in paragraph (b)) is, or is to be, carried out,

(d) activities associated with decommissioning, making safe or closure of a petroleum extraction site or a petroleum exploration site,

(e) educational activities or tourist activities carried out in connection with petroleum activities at a local site,

(f) activities prescribed by the regulations,

(g) an activity specified by the Minister, by order published in the Gazette, that is carried on at a place identified in the order.

(2) The regulations may declare an activity not to be petroleum operations for the purposes of this Act.

(3) The regulations may create exceptions to or otherwise limit the operation of this section.

s 7B: Ins 2015 No 43, Sch 1 [12].