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PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES (ENVIRONMENT) REGULATIONS 2012


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object of regulations  
   4.       Terms used  
   5.      References to activity

   PART 2 -- Environment plans

           Division 1 -- Requirement for environment plan  

   6.      Approved environment plan required for activity  
   7.      Activity must comply with approved environment plan  
   8.      Activity must not continue if new or increased environmental impact or environmental risk identified

           Division 2 -- Approval of environment plan  

   9.      Submission of environment plan  
   10.     Time limit for approving or not approving environment plan  
   11.     Approval of environment plan  
   12.     Approval of oil spill contingency plan submitted in accordance with condition imposed by Minister

           Division 3 -- Contents of environment plan  

   13.     Contents of environment plan  
   14.     Environmental assessment  
   15.     Implementation strategy for environment plan  
   16.     Monitoring, recording and reporting arrangements  
   17.     Other information in environment plan

           Division 4 -- Revision of environment plan  

   18.     Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or activity  
   19.     Revision required by Minister  
   20.     Revision every 5 years  
   21.     Form of proposed revision  
   22.     Approval of revised environment plan  
   23.     Additional requirement for revision of oil spill contingency plan  
   24.     Effect of non‑approval of proposed revision

           Division 5 -- Withdrawal of approval of environment plan  

   25.     Withdrawal of approval of environment plan  
   26.     Steps to be taken before withdrawal of approval  
   27.     Withdrawal of approval not affected by other provisions

   PART 3 -- Incidents, reports and records  

   28.     Notifying reportable incidents  
   29.     Written report of reportable incidents  
   30.     Written report of recordable incidents  
   31.     Storage of records  
   32.     Making records available

   PART 4 -- Environmental requirements

           Division 1 -- Requirements relating to emissions and discharges  

   33.     Discharge, injection or re‑injection of produced formation water resulting from petroleum activity  
   34.     Monitoring and reporting on emissions and discharges

           Division 2 -- Requirement relating to oil spills  

   35.     Application of chemical dispersant to oil spills

   PART 5 -- Operators of activities  

   36.     Term used: contact details  
   37.     Requirement for, and notification of, operator  
   38.     Operator to give details  
   39.     No requirement to give information more than once  
   40.     Minister may decline to consider submission if information not given  
   41.     Minister to keep register

   PART 6 -- Transitional provisions  

   42.     Terms used  
   43.     Environmental management plans in force before commencement day  
   44.     Environmental management plans submitted before commencement day  
   45.     Activities for which no environmental management plan in force before commencement day
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