Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:370:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 370 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 1075494–1078506

injection licence will have a significant adverse impact on petroleum exploration operations, or petroleum recovery operations, that are being, or could be, carried on under an existing pre‑commencement petroleum title—the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that the registered holder of the pre‑commencement petroleum title has agreed, in writing, to the grant of the greenhouse gas injection licence to the applicant; and
 (f) if:
 (i) the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that there is a significant risk that any of the operations that could be carried on under the greenhouse gas injection licence will have a significant adverse impact on petroleum exploration operations, or petroleum recovery operations, that could be carried on under a future pre‑commencement petroleum title over a block or blocks; and
 (ii) a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence is in force over the block or any of the blocks;
  the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that the registered holder of the petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence covered by subparagraph (ii) has agreed, in writing, to the grant of the greenhouse gas injection licence; and
 (g) if the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that there is a significant risk that any of the operations that could be carried on under the greenhouse gas injection licence will have a significant adverse impact on:
 (i) petroleum explorations operations; or
 (ii) petroleum recovery operations;
  that are being, or could be, carried on under an existing petroleum production licence held by a person other than the applicant—the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that the registered holder of the petroleum production licence has agreed, in writing, to the grant of the greenhouse gas injection licence to the applicant; and
 (h) the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that the technical advice and financial resources available to the applicant are sufficient to:
 (i) carry out the operations and works that will be authorised by the licence; and
 (ii) discharge the obligations that will be imposed under this Act, or a legislative instrument under this Act, in relation to the licence; and
 (i) the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that the draft site plan that accompanied the application satisfies the criteria specified in the regulations; and
 (j) the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied of the matters (if any) prescribed by the regulations;
the responsible Commonwealth Minister may give the applicant a written notice (called an offer document) telling the applicant that the responsible Commonwealth Minister is prepared to grant the applicant a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block or blocks specified in the application, on the basis that the matters to be specified in the greenhouse gas injection licence as mentioned in paragraphs 358(3)(d) to (k)