GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2009 NO. 3

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GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2009 NO. 3

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Contents

CHAPTER 1--PRELIMINARY
Part 1--Introduction

1. Short title
2. Commencement
Part 2--Purposes and application of Act
3. Purposes of Act and their achievement
4. Facilitation of Act by Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
5. Act binds all persons
6. Application of Act to coastal waters of the State
7. Relationship with Nature Conservation Act 1992
8. Relationship with Geothermal Act and principal mining and petroleum Acts
9. Act does not affect other rights or remedies
10. Native title
Part 3--Interpretation
Division 1--Dictionary
11. Definitions
Division 2--Key definitions
12. What is a GHG stream
13. What is a GHG stream storage site
14. What is GHG stream storage
15. What is GHG storage exploration
16. What is GHG storage injection testing
17. What is a GHG stream pipeline
18. Types of authority under Act
19. Who is an eligible person
20. What are the conditions of a GHG authority
21. What are the provisions of a GHG authority
22. What is an authorised activity for a GHG authority
23. What is a GHG storage activity
24. What is a work program for a GHG permit
25. What is a development plan for a GHG lease
26. Graticulation of earth's surface into blocks and sub-blocks
Part 4--State ownership of GHG storage reservoirs
27. GHG storage reservoirs the property of the State
28. Reservation in land grants

CHAPTER 2--GHG EXPLORATION PERMITS
Part 1--Key authorised activities

29. Operation of pt 1
30. Principal authorised activities
31. Incidental activities
Part 2--Obtaining GHG permits
Division 1--Preliminary
32. Operation of pt 2
Division 2--Competitive tenders
33. Call for tenders
34. Right to tender
35. Requirements for making tender
36. Requirements for verification statement
37. Right to terminate call for tenders
Division 3--Deciding tenders
38. Process for deciding tenders
39. Provisions for preferred tenderers
40. Deciding whether to grant GHG permit
41. Provisions of GHG permit
42. Criteria for decisions
43. Notice to unsuccessful tenderers
Part 3--Area provisions
44. Area of GHG permit
45. References to sub-blocks of GHG permit
46. Minister's power to decide excluded land
47. Minister may add excluded land
48. Area of GHG permit reduced on grant of GHG lease
49. Effect of ending of declaration of potential storage area
Part 4--Work programs
Division 1--Function and purpose
50. Function and purpose
Division 2--Requirements for proposed initial work programs
51. Operation of div 2
52. Program period
53. General requirements
54. Water issues
Division 3--Approval of proposed initial work programs
55. Criteria
56. Verification may be required
57. Referral to Water Act Minister
Division 4--Requirements for proposed later work programs
58. Operation of div 4
59. General requirements
60. Program period
61. Implementation of evaluation program for potential storage area
Division 5--Approval of proposed later work programs
62. Application of div 5
63. GHG permit taken to have work program until decision on whether to approve proposed work program
64. Deciding whether to approve proposed program
65. Steps after, and taking effect of, decision
Division 6--Amending work programs
66. Restrictions on amending work program
67. Applying for approval to amend
68. Requirements for making application
69. Deciding application
70. Steps after, and taking effect of, decision
Part 5--Key mandatory conditions
Division 1--Preliminary
71. Operation of pt 5
Division 2--Standard relinquishment condition and related provisions
72. Standard relinquishment condition
73. Consequence of failure to comply with relinquishment condition
74. Part usually required to be relinquished
75. Sub-blocks that can not be counted towards relinquishment
76. Adjustments for sub-blocks that can not be counted
77. Adjustment for particular potential storage areas
78. Relinquishment must be by blocks
79. Ending of GHG permit if all of its area relinquished
Division 3--Other mandatory conditions
80. Compliance with test plan for GHG storage injection testing
81. Restriction on substances that may be used for GHG storage injection testing
82. Restriction on substances that may be used for GHG stream storage
83. Restriction on GHG streams that may be used
84. Water Act authorisation required for taking or interference with water
85. Obligation to consult with particular owners and occupiers
86. Annual rent
87. Civil penalty for nonpayment of annual rent
88. Requirement to have work program
89. Compliance with GHG storage exploration activities in work program
90. Penalty relinquishment if work program not finished within extended period
91. Obligation to give proposed later work program
92. Consequence of failure to comply with notice to give proposed later work program
Part 6--Renewals
93. Conditions for renewal application
94. Requirements for making application
95. Continuing effect of GHG permit for renewal application
96. Deciding application
97. Provisions and term of renewed GHG permit
98. Criteria for decisions
99. Information notice about refusal
100. When refusal takes effect
Part 7--Potential storage areas
101. Applying for potential storage area
102. Deciding potential storage area application
103. Inclusion of evaluation program in work program
104. Term of declaration
105. Potential storage area still part of GHG permit
Part 8--Provisions to facilitate transition to GHG lease
106. Application of pt 8
107. Ministerial direction to apply for GHG lease
108. Taking proposed action

CHAPTER 3--GHG INJECTION AND STORAGE LEASES
Part 1--Key authorised activities

109. Operation of pt 1
110. Principal authorised activities
111. GHG stream pipeline and water pipeline construction and operation
112. Incidental activities
Part 2--Transition from GHG permit to GHG lease
Division 1--Applying for GHG lease
113. Who may apply
114. Requirements for making permit-related application
115. Requirements for verification statement
116. Continuing effect of GHG permit for permit-related application
Division 2--Deciding permit-related applications
117. Deciding whether to grant GHG lease
118. Requirements for grant
119. Exception for particular relevant arrangements
120. Provisions of GHG lease
121. Provisions about grant and conditions of GHG lease for significant project
122. Information notice about refusal
123. When refusal takes effect
Part 3--Obtaining GHG lease by competitive tender
Division 1--Preliminary
124. Operation of pt 3
Division 2--Calls for tenders
125. Call for tenders
126. Right to tender
127. Right to terminate call for tenders
Division 3--Deciding tenders
128. Process for deciding tenders
129. Provisions for preferred tenderers
130. Deciding whether to grant GHG lease
131. Provisions of GHG lease
132. Criteria for decisions
133. Notice to unsuccessful tenderers
Part 4--Term and area provisions
134. Term of GHG lease
135. Area of GHG lease
136. References to sub-blocks of GHG lease
137. Minister's power to decide excluded land
138. Minister may add excluded land
Part 5--Development plans
Division 1--Function and purpose
139. Function and purpose
Division 2--Requirements for proposed initial development plans
140. Operation of div 2
141. General requirements
142. Site plan
143. Petroleum wells to be assumed
144. Water issues
145. Monitoring and verification plan
146. Plan period
Division 3--Approval of proposed initial development plans
147. Criteria for decision
148. Verification may be required
149. Referral to Water Act Minister
Division 4--Requirements for proposed later development plans
150. Operation of div 4
151. General requirements
Division 5--Approval of proposed later development plans
152. Application of div 5
153. GHG lease taken to have development plan until decision on whether to approve proposed development plan
154. Deciding whether to approve proposed plan
155. Steps after, and taking effect of, decision
Division 6--Amending development plans
156. Restrictions on amendment
157. Applying for approval to amend
158. Deciding application
159. Steps after, and taking effect of, decision
Part 6--Key mandatory conditions for GHG leases
160. Operation of pt 6
161. Compliance with test plan for GHG storage injection testing
162. Restriction on substances that may be used for GHG storage injection testing
163. Restriction on substances that may be used for GHG stream storage
164. Restriction on GHG streams that may be used
165. Water Act authorisation required for taking or interference with water
166. Obligation to consult with particular owners and occupiers
167. Obligation to commence GHG stream storage
168. Annual rent
169. Civil penalty for nonpayment of annual rent
170. Requirement to have development plan
171. Compliance with development plan
172. Obligation to give proposed later development plan
173. Consequence of failure to comply with notice to give proposed later development plan
Part 7--Surrenders
174. When surrender is permitted
175. Part of GHG lease area can not be surrendered
176. Timing of surrender application
177. Requirements for making surrender application
178. Minister may require further report or work for surrender of GHG lease
179. Deciding application
180. Notice and taking effect of decision
181. Responsibility for injected GHG streams after decommissioning

CHAPTER 4--COORDINATION WITH OTHER AUTHORITIES
Part 1--Preliminary

182. Relationship with chs 2, 3 and 5
183. What is an overlapping authority
184. What is an exploration authority (non-GHG)
185. General provision about the power to grant GHG authorities for land subject to other authorities
Part 2--Coordination arrangements for GHG leases
186. GHG coordination arrangements that may be made
187. Other provisions about and effect of GHG coordination arrangement
188. Applying for ministerial approval of proposed GHG coordination arrangement
189. Ministerial approval of proposed GHG coordination arrangement
190. Approval does not confer right to surrender or renew
191. Grant of pipeline licence
192. Amendment or cancellation by parties to arrangement
193. Minister's power to cancel arrangement
194. Cancellation does not affect relevant leases
Part 3--Obtaining GHG lease if overlapping authority
Division 1--Preliminary
195. Application of pt 3
Division 2--Requirements for application
196. Requirements for making application
197. Content requirements for GHG statement
Division 3--Consultation provisions
198. Applicant's information obligation
199. Submissions by overlapping authority holder
Division 4--Resource management decision if overlapping non-geothermal authority about exploration
200. Application of div 4
201. Resource management decision
202. Criteria for decision
203. Restrictions on giving overlapping authority priority
Division 5--Process if resource management decision is to give overlapping authority priority
204. Application of div 5
205. Notice to applicant and overlapping authority holder
206. Relevant lease application for all of the land
207. Relevant lease application for part of the land
208. No relevant lease application
Division 6--Resource management decision not to grant and not to give priority
209. Lapsing of application
Division 7--Deciding application
210. Application of div 7
211. Application may be refused if no reasonable prospects of GHG coordination arrangement
212. Additional criteria for deciding provisions of GHG lease
213. Publication of outcome of application
Part 4--Priority to particular mining or petroleum lease applications
214. Earlier mining or petroleum lease application
215. Proposed mining or petroleum lease for which EIS approval given
216. Proposed mining or petroleum lease declared a significant project
Part 5--GHG lease applications in response to invitation under another Act
217. Application of pt 5
218. Additional ground for refusing application
Part 6--Additional provisions for GHG authorities
Division 1--Restrictions on authorised activities other than for GHG leases
219. Overlapping mining or petroleum lease
220. Overlapping exploration authority (non-GHG)
221. Resolving disputes
Division 2--Additional conditions
222. Notice of grant by particular GHG authority holders
223. Condition to notify particular other authority holders of proposed start of particular authorised activities
224. Continuance of GHG coordination arrangement after transfer
Division 3--Restriction on Minister's power to amend GHG lease if overlapping authority
225. Interests of overlapping authority holder to be considered
Part 7--Additional provisions for development plans if overlapping authority
226. Operation of pt 7
227. Statement about interests of overlapping authority holder
228. Consistency with overlapping authority's development plan and with any relevant coordination arrangement
229. Additional criteria for approval
Part 8--Additional provisions for safety management plans
230. Grant of GHG lease does not affect obligation to make plan
231. Requirements for consultation with particular overlapping authority holders
232. Application of P&G Act provisions for resolving disputes about reasonableness of proposed provision

CHAPTER 5--GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR GHG AUTHORITIES
Part 1--GHG injection and storage data acquisition authorities
Division 1--Obtaining authority

233. Who may apply for GHG data acquisition authority
234. Requirements for making application
235. Deciding application
236. Provisions of authority
237. Notice of refusal
Division 2--Provisions for GHG data acquisition authorities
238. Key authorised activities
239. Additional condition of relevant GHG tenure
240. Authority holder is the relevant GHG tenure holder from time to time
241. Authority ends if relevant GHG tenure ends
242. Relationship with subsequent GHG tenure
243. Annual rent
244. End of authority report for GHG data acquisition authority
Part 2--GHG storage viability assessment
245. Minister's power to require GHG viability report
246. Required content of GHG viability report
247. Minister's power to obtain independent viability assessment
248. Costs of independent viability assessment
Part 3--Ownership and decommissioning of GHG stream pipelines
249. Application of pt 3
250. General provision about ownership while tenure is in force for pipeline
251. Ownership afterwards
252. Obligation to decommission pipelines on cessation or reduction of tenure
Part 4--Reporting and information provisions
Division 1--General reporting provisions
253. Requirement of GHG tenure holder to report outcome of GHG storage injection testing
254. Monitoring reports by GHG lease holder
255. Relinquishment report by GHG permit holder
256. End of tenure report
257. Power to require information or reports about authorised activities to be kept or given
Division 2--Records and samples
258. Requirement to keep records and samples
259. Requirement to give records and samples
Division 3--Releasing required information
260. Meaning of required information
261. Public release of required information
262. Chief executive may use required information
Part 5--General provisions for wells
Division 1--Responsibility for wells
263. Former petroleum wells assumed by GHG tenure holder
264. Requirements for drilling GHG well
Division 2--Decommissioning of wells
265. Application of div 2
266. Restriction on decommissioning well
267. Obligation to decommission
268. Right of entry to facilitate decommissioning for GHG permit
269. Responsibility for well after decommissioning
Part 6--Security
270. Operation and purpose of pt 6
271. Power to require security for GHG authority
272. Minister's power to require additional security
273. Interest on security
274. Power to use security
275. Replenishment of security
276. Security not affected by change in authority holder
277. Retention of security after GHG authority ends
Part 7--Private land
Division 1--Preliminary
278. Application of pt 7
Division 2--Requirement for entry notice for entry to private land in area of GHG authority
279. Requirement for entry notice to carry out authorised activities
280. Waiver of entry notice
281. Required contents of entry notice
282. Giving entry notice by publication
Division 3--Requirement for further notice before carrying out authorised activities on private land
283. Application of div 3
284. Requirement to give further notice
285. Failure to give further notice
Division 4--Access to private land outside area of GHG authority
Subdivision 1--Preliminary
286. Application of div 4
Subdivision 2--Access rights and access agreements
287. Access rights of GHG authority holder
288. Restriction on exercise of access rights
289. Owner or occupier must not unreasonably refuse to make access agreement
290. Principles for deciding whether access is reasonable
291. Provisions for access and access agreements
292. Access agreement binds successors and assigns
Subdivision 3--Land Court resolution
293. Power of Land Court to decide access agreement
294. Power of Land Court to vary access agreement
295. Criteria for deciding access
Division 5--Provisions for dealings or change in ownership or occupancy
296. Entry notice or waiver of entry notice or access agreement not affected by a dealing
297. Change in ownership or occupancy
Division 6--Periodic notice after entry of land
298. Notice to owners and occupiers
Division 7--Access to carry out rehabilitation and environmental management
299. Right of access for authorised activities includes access for rehabilitation and environmental management
Part 8--Public land
Division 1--Public roads
Subdivision 1--Preliminary
300. Significant projects excluded from div 1
301. What is a notifiable road use
Subdivision 2--Notifiable road uses
302. Notice of notifiable road use
303. Directions about notifiable road use
304. Obligation to comply with road use directions
Subdivision 3--Compensation for notifiable road uses
305. Liability to compensate public road authority
306. Compensation agreement
307. Deciding compensation through Land Court
308. Criteria for decision
309. Land Court review of compensation
310. Compensation to be addressed before carrying out notifiable road use
311. Compensation not affected by change in administration or holder
Division 2--Other public land
312. Requirement for entry notice to carry out authorised activities
313. Waiver of entry notice
314. Required contents of entry notice
315. Conditions public land authority may impose
Part 9--Access to land in area of particular other authorities
316. Application of pt 9
317. Access to land in area of mining lease or petroleum lease
318. Access to land in area of another type of authority
Part 10--General compensation provisions
319. General liability to compensate
320. Compensation agreement
321. Deciding compensation through Land Court
322. Land Court review of compensation
323. Orders Land Court may make
324. Compensation to be addressed before entry to private land
325. Compensation not affected by change in ownership or occupancy
Part 11--Ownership of equipment and improvements
326. Application of pt 11
327. Ownership of equipment and improvements
Part 12--General provisions for conditions and authorised activities
Division 1--Other mandatory conditions for all GHG authorities
328. Operation of div 1
329. Obligation to prevent spread of declared pests
330. Requirement to consider using formed roads
331. Obligation to comply with Act and prescribed standards
332. Obligation to survey if Minister requires
333. Notice of petroleum discovery
Division 2--General provisions for when authority ends or area reduced
334. Obligation to remove equipment and improvements
335. Authorisation to enter to facilitate compliance
Division 3--Provisions for authorised activities
336. Authorised activities may be carried out despite rights of owner or occupier
337. General restrictions on right to carry out authorised activity
338. Who may carry out authorised activity for GHG authority holder
Part 13--GHG register
339. GHG register
340. Keeping of register
341. Access to register
342. Arrangements with other departments for copies from GHG register
343. Supply of statistical data from GHG register
344. Chief executive may correct register
Part 14--Dealings
Division 1--Preliminary
345. What is a dealing with a GHG authority
346. Prohibited dealings
347. What is a third party transfer
Division 2--Registration of dealings generally
348. Registration required for all dealings
349. Approval requirement for third party transfer
350. Obtaining registration other than third party transfer
351. Effect of approval and registration
Division 3--Approval and registration of third party transfers
352. Applying for approval
353. Deciding application
354. Security may be required
355. Information notice about refusal
Part 15--Enforcement of end of authority and area reduction obligations
356. Power of authorised person to ensure compliance
357. Requirements for entry to ensure compliance
358. Duty to avoid damage in exercising remedial powers
359. Notice of damage because of exercise of remedial powers
360. Compensation for exercise of remedial powers
361. Ownership of thing removed in exercise of remedial powers
362. Recovery of costs of and compensation for exercise of remedial power
Part 16--Dealing with serious situations
363. What is a serious situation
364. Minister's power to give direction
365. Requirements for giving serious situation direction
366. Failure to comply with serious situation direction
367. Serious situation direction applies despite other instruments
368. Powers under P&G Act not affected
Part 17--Miscellaneous provisions
369. GHG authority does not create an interest in land
370. Joint holders of a GHG authority
371. Minister's power to ensure compliance by GHG authority holder
372. Interest on amounts owing to the State
373. Recovery of unpaid amounts
374. Power to correct or amend authority
375. Replacement of instrument for GHG authority
376. Joint and several liability for conditions and for debts to State
377. Notice of authority holder's agents

CHAPTER 6--ENFORCEMENT, OFFENCES AND PROCEEDINGS
Part 1--Noncompliance action for GHG authorities
Division 1--Preliminary

378. Operation of div 1
Division 2--Noncompliance action by Minister
379. Types of noncompliance action that may be taken
380. When noncompliance action may be taken
Division 3--Procedure for noncompliance action
381. Notice of proposed noncompliance action other than immediate suspension
382. Considering submissions
383. Decision on proposed noncompliance action
384. Notice and taking effect of decision
385. Consequence of failure to comply with relinquishment requirement
Part 2--General offences
Division 1--Restrictions relating to GHG storage activities
386. Restriction on GHG storage activities
387. GHG tenure holder's measurement obligations
388. Duty to avoid interference in carrying out GHG storage activities
Division 2--Interference with authorised activities
389. Obstruction of GHG authority holder
390. Restriction on building on pipeline land for GHG tenure
391. Restriction on changing surface of pipeline land for a GHG tenure
Division 3--Other offences
392. False or misleading information
393. Executive officers must ensure corporation does not commit particular offences
394. Attempts to commit offences
Part 3--Appeals
395. Who may appeal
396. Period to appeal
397. Starting appeal
398. Stay of operation of decision
399. Hearing procedures
400. Land Court's powers on appeal
401. Restriction on Land Court's powers for decision not to grant GHG lease
402. Appeals from Land Court's decision
Part 4--Evidence and legal proceedings
Division 1--Evidentiary provisions
403. Application of div 1
404. Authority
405. Signatures
406. Other evidentiary aids
Division 2--Offence proceedings
407. Offences under Act are summary
408. Statement of complainant's knowledge
409. Conduct of representatives
410. Additional orders that may be made on conviction

CHAPTER 7--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Part 1--Applications, lodging documents and making submissions

411. Place for making applications, lodging documents or making submissions
412. Substantial compliance with application requirements may be accepted
413. Additional information may be required about application
414. Particular criteria generally not exhaustive
415. Particular grounds for refusal generally not exhaustive
416. Amending applications
417. Withdrawal of application
418. Minister's power to refund application fee
Part 2--Other miscellaneous provisions
419. General public interest criteria for ministerial decisions
420. Provision for entry by State to carry out authority-related activity
421. Name and address for service
422. Additional information about reports and other matters
423. References to right to enter
424. Application of provisions
425. Protection from liability for particular persons
426. Delegation by Minister or chief executive
427. Ministerial directions about the giving of information
428. Approved forms
429. Regulation-making power

CHAPTER 8--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

430. Definitions for ch 8
431. Conversion of Zerogen's P&G Act ATPs
432. New GHG permit for Zerogen
433. Authorised activities under Zerogen GHG permits may start from assent
434. Deciding provisions of new GHG permit
435. Test plan for new GHG permit
436. Functions under chapter may be performed before assent

CHAPTER 9--AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS
Part 1--Amendment of Aboriginal Land Act 1991

437. Act amended in pt 1
438. Amendment of s 41 (Provision about resumption of transferred land etc.)
439. Amendment of s 78 (Provision about resumption of granted land etc.)
Part 2--Amendment of Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995
440. Act amended in pt 2
441. Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)
Part 3--Amendment of Dangerous Goods Safety Management Act 2001
442. Act amended in pt 3
443. Amendment of s 3 (Application of Act)
Part 4--Amendment of Duties Act 2001
444. Act amended in pt 4
445. Amendment of s 137 (Exemption—mining and petroleum legislation)
Part 5--Amendment of Electrical Safety Act 2002
446. Act amended in pt 5
447. Amendment of s 6 (Application of Act to mines and petroleum plant)
Part 6--Amendment of Electricity Act 1994
448. Act amended in pt 6
449. Amendment of s 40H (Contracting out of s 40E, 40G(a) or (b) or 97)
450. Amendment of s 53 (Making or amending terms of standard large customer or street lighting customer retail contract)
451. Amendment of ch 5A, pt 1, div 2, hdg (Definitions for ch 5A)
452. Amendment of ch 5A, pt 8, div 4, hdg (General offences for ch 5A)
Part 7--Amendment of Environmental Protection Act 1994
453. Act amended in pt 7
454. Replacement of s 18 (Meaning of environmentally relevant activity)
455. Amendment of s 19 (Environmentally relevant activity may be prescribed)
456. Amendment of s 37 (When EIS process applies)
457. Amendment of s 38 (Who is an affected person for a project)
458. Amendment of ch 4 hdg (Development approvals and registration (other than for mining or petroleum activities))
459. Omission of ch 4A (Environmental authorities for petroleum activities)
460. Insertion of new ch 5A
461. Amendment of s 316 (Annual fee and return)
462. Amendment of s 318A (Changing anniversary day)
463. Amendment of s 367 (Claims on financial assurances)
464. Replacement of s 426A (Environmental authority required for petroleum activity)
465. Amendment of s 430 (Contravention of condition of environmental authority)
466. Amendment of s 452 (Entry of place—general)
467. Amendment of s 520 (Dissatisfied person)
468. Amendment of s 540 (Required registers)
469. Amendment of s 579 (Compensation)
470. Insertion of new ch 13, pt 11
471. Amendment of sch 2 (Original decisions)
472. Amendment of sch 4 (Dictionary)
Part 8--Amendment of Fire and Rescue Service Act 1990
473. Act amended in pt 8
474. Amendment of s 95 (Application of part)
Part 9--Amendment of Foreign Ownership of Land Register Act 1988
475. Act amended in pt 9
476. Amendment of s 4 (Interpretation)
Part 10--Amendment of Forestry Act 1959
477. Act amended in pt 10
478. Amendment of s 37 (Mining leases over State forest, timber reserve or forest entitlement area)
479. Amendment of s 39 (Interfering with forest products on State forests etc.)
480. Amendment of s 44 (Construction of other Acts etc.)
481. Amendment of s 45 (Forest products etc. which are the property of the Crown)
482. Amendment of s 47 (Sale of forests products on Crown holdings or mining leases etc.)
483. Amendment of s 53 (Interference with forest products on Crown holdings and mining leases)
484. Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)
Part 11--Amendment of Geothermal Exploration Act 2004
485. Act amended in pt 11
486. Insertion of new s 7A
487. Amendment of s 12 (Geothermal energy reservation in land grants)
488. Insertion of new s 12A
489. Amendment of s 13 (Prohibition on geothermal exploration without permit)
490. Insertion of new ch 4, pt 5
491. Insertion of new s 136A
492. Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)
Part 12--Amendment of Integrated Planning Act 1997
493. Act amended in pt 12
494. Amendment of s 1.3.5 (Definitions for terms used in development)
495. Amendment of s 5.1.7 (Infrastructure charges)
496. Amendment of s 5.1.17 (Regulated infrastructure charges)
497. Amendment of sch 8 (Assessable development and self-assessable development)
498. Amendment of sch 9 (Development that is exempt from assessment against a planning scheme)
499. Amendment of sch 10 (Dictionary)
Part 13--Amendment of Land Act 1994
500. Act amended in pt 13
501. Amendment of s 20 (Dealing with mining interests)
502. Amendment of s 43 (Only Parliament may delete land from or cancel an existing deed of grant in trust)
Part 14--Amendment of Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route Management) Act 2002
503. Act amended in pt 14
504. Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)
Part 15--Amendment of Land Title Act 1994
505. Act amended in pt 15
506. Amendment of s 185 (Exceptions to s 184)
Part 16--Amendment of Local Government Act 1993
507. Act amended in pt 16
508. Amendment of s 4 (Meaning of owner of land)
Part 17--Amendment of Mineral Resources Act 1989
509. Act amended in pt 17
510. Insertion of new s 3B
511. Insertion of new pt 7AAC
512. Amendment of s 403 (Offences regarding land subject to mining claim or mining lease)
513. Insertion of new s 764A
514. Amendment of pt 19, div 10 hdg (Transitional provision for Clean Energy Act 2008)
515. Insertion of new s 767A
516. Insertion of new pt 19, div 11, sdiv 3
517. Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)
Part 18--Amendment of Nature Conservation Act 1992
518. Act amended in pt 18
519. Amendment of s 27 (Prohibition on mining)
520. Amendment of s 45 (Conservation agreements)
521. Amendment of s 70QA (Prohibition on mining in forest reserves)
522. Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)
Part 19--Amendment of Petroleum Act 1923
523. Act amended in pt 19
524. Amendment of s 2 (Definitions)
525. Insertion of new s 4A
526. Amendment of s 18 (Authority to prospect)
527. Amendment of s 40 (Lease to holder of authority to prospect)
528. Amendment of s 44 (Form etc. of lease)
529. Amendment of s 74Z (Obligation to comply with Act and prescribed standards)
530. Amendment of s 75U (Obligation to decommission)
531. Insertion of new pt 6FA
532. Amendment of s 79M (Application of pt 6J)
Part 20--Amendment of Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
533. Act amended in pt 20
534. Amendment of s 3 (Purpose of Act)
535. Insertion of new s 3A
536. Insertion of new section 6B
537. Amendment of s 16 (What is a pipeline)
538. Amendment of s 22 (What is an authorised activity)
539. Amendment of ch 2 hdg (Petroleum tenures and related matters)
540. Amendment of s 31 (Operation of div 1)
541. Amendment of s 32 (Exploration and testing)
542. Amendment of s 64 (Operation of div 4)
543. Amendment of s 73 (Permitted period for production or storage testing)
544. Amendment of s 108 (Operation of sdiv 1)
545. Amendment of s 109 (Exploration, production and storage activities)
546. Amendment of s 110 (Petroleum pipeline and water pipeline construction and operation)
547. Amendment of s 150 (Operation of div 5)
548. Amendment of s 152 (Permitted period for production or storage testing)
549. Amendment of s 180 (Key authorised activities)
550. Amendment of s 193 (Operation of div 2)
551. Amendment of s 292 (Obligation to decommission)
552. Amendment of s 293 (Right of entry to facilitate decommissioning)
553. Amendment of s 340 (Right to grant if particular requirements met)
554. Insertion of new ch 3A
555. Amendment of s 400 (Restriction if there is an existing mining lease)
556. Amendment of s 402 (Licence may extend transportation right to other prescribed substances)
557. Amendment of s 422 (Obligations in operating pipeline)
558. Amendment of s 476 (Notice requirements)
559. Replacement of ch 5, pt 4, hdg (Access to land in area of another petroleum authority or a mining tenement)
560. Amendment of s 528 (Application of pt 4)
561. Amendment of s 547 (Requirement to keep records and samples)
562. Amendment of s 553 (Power to require information or reports about authorised activities to be kept or given)
563. Amendment of s 557 (Obligation to comply with Act and prescribed standards)
564. Amendment of s 573 (Deciding application)
565. Amendment of s 669 (Making safety requirement)
566. Amendment of s 670 (What is an operating plant)
567. Amendment of s 675 (Content requirements for safety management plans)
568. Amendment of s 690 (Content requirements for safety reports)
569. Replacement of s 691 (Obligation to give information to coal or oil shale exploration tenement holder)
570. Replacement of s 699A (Operator's obligation for adjacent or overlapping coal mining operations)
571. Amendment of s 705 (Application of sdiv 1)
572. Amendment of s 705A (Requirement to have principal hazard management plan)
573. Amendment of s 705B (Content requirements for principal hazard management plan)
574. Amendment of s 705C (Resolving disputes about provision proposed by mining lease holder)
575. Amendment of s 708B (Chief inspector may issue safety alerts and instructions)
576. Amendment of s 736 (Functions)
577. Amendment of s 744 (Inspector's additional entry power for emergency or incident)
578. Amendment of s 746 (Authorised officer's additional entry power for petroleum authority)
579. Amendment of s 769 (Testing seized things)
580. Amendment of s 780 (Power to give compliance direction)
581. Amendment of s 781 (Requirements for giving compliance direction)
582. Amendment of s 802 (Restriction on pipeline construction or operation)
583. Amendment of s 892 (Provisions for deciding application and grant of petroleum lease)
584. Amendment of s 910 (Renewal application provisions apply for making and deciding grant application)
585. Amendment of sch 2 (Dictionary)
Part 21--Amendment of Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
586. Act amended in pt 21
587. Amendment of s 70 (Meaning of facility)
Part 22--Amendment of Queensland Heritage Act 1992
588. Act amended in pt 22
589. Amendment of schedule (Dictionary)
Part 23--Amendment of State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971
590. Act amended in pt 23
591. Amendment of s 26 (Declaration of significant project)
592. Amendment of s 35 (Coordinator-General evaluates EIS, submissions, other material and prepares report)
593. Amendment of s 35I (Coordinator-General's change report)
594. Amendment of pt 4, div 6, sdiv 1, hdg (Relationship for non-code compliant environmental authority (petroleum activities))
595. Amendment of section 47B (Application of sdiv 1)
596. Insertion of new pt 4, div 6B
597. Amendment of section 175A (EIS must not, under particular other Acts, be required for PNG pipeline project)
Part 24--Amendment of Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003
598. Act amended in pt 24
599. Amendment of s 21 (Power to place a permanent survey mark)
Part 25--Amendment of Torres Strait Islander Land Act 1991
600. Act amended in pt 25
601. Amendment of s 3 (Definitions)
602. Amendment of s 128 (Creation of interests in transferable and claimable land)
Part 26--Amendment of Valuation of Land Act 1944
603. Act amended in pt 26
604. Amendment of s 26 (Valuation of petroleum leases)
Part 27--Amendment of Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
605. Act amended in pt 27
606. Amendment of sch 3 (Dictionary)
Part 28--Amendment of Whistleblowers Protection Act 1994
607. Act amended in pt 28
608. Amendment of sch 2 (Offences endangering the environment)
Part 29--Amendment of Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995
609. Act amended in pt 29
610. Amendment of s 3 (Application of Act)
SCHEDULE 1 -- DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPEAL
SCHEDULE 2 -- DICTIONARY

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