Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:386:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 386 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 1122991–1125776

is taken to be accompanied by the suggestions referred to in paragraph (2)(c) if those suggestions are given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister:
 (a) if, as a result of the operation of this section, the application needs to be made within a particular period—before the end of that period; or
 (b) in any other case—before the end of the 10‑day period that began on the day after the application was made.
 (2D) If the regulations specify information for the purposes of paragraph (2)(d), an application under this section is taken to be accompanied by the information if the information is given to the responsible Commonwealth Minister:
 (a) if, as a result of the operation of this section, the application needs to be made within a particular period—before the end of that period; or
 (b) in any other case—before the end of the 10‑day period that began on the day after the application was made.
 (3) Subsection (2) does not apply if there have not been any operations for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into the identified greenhouse gas storage formation.

Mandatory application—cessation of injection operations
 (4) If:
 (a) a greenhouse gas injection licence is in force; and
 (b) operations for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into the identified greenhouse gas storage formation concerned have ceased;
the licensee must, within the application period, make an application under subsection (1) for a site closing certificate in relation to the identified greenhouse gas storage formation.
 (5) The application period for an application referred to in subsection (4) is:
 (a) the period of 30 days after the day on which the cessation referred to in paragraph (4)(b) occurred; or
 (b) such longer period, not more than 90 days after that day, as the responsible Commonwealth Minister allows.
 (6) The responsible Commonwealth Minister may allow a longer period under paragraph (5)(b) only on written application made by the licensee within the period of 30 days mentioned in paragraph (5)(a).
 (7) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is subject to a requirement under subsection (4); and
 (b) the person omits to do an act; and
 (c) the omission breaches the requirement.
Penalty: 100 penalty units.
 (8) An offence against subsection (7) is an offence of strict liability.
Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.

Mandatory application—grounds for cancellation of licence
 (9) If:
 (a) a greenhouse gas injection licence is in force; and
 (b) under Division 1 of Part 3.11, there is a ground for cancelling the licence;
the responsible Commonwealth Minister may, by written notice given to the licensee, direct the licensee:
 (c) to make an application under subsection (1) for a site closing certificate