Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:321a:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 321A (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 866460–869452

operations in respect of which the responsible Commonwealth Minister is so satisfied; and
 (e) if so—the terms of that agreement.
 (7) If any of those key greenhouse gas operations is:
 (a) an operation to inject, on an appraisal basis, a substance into a part of a geological formation; or
 (b) an operation to store, on an appraisal basis, a substance in a part of a geological formation;
the responsible Commonwealth Minister must have regard to the composition of the substance.
 (8) The responsible Commonwealth Minister must have regard to the public interest.
 (9) Subsections (4), (5), (6) and (7) do not limit subsection (8).
 (10) Subsections (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) do not limit the matters to which the responsible Commonwealth Minister may have regard.

Circumstances in which the approval must not be given
 (11) If the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that there is a significant risk that any of those key greenhouse gas operations will have a significant adverse impact on petroleum exploration operations, or petroleum recovery operations, that are being, or could be, carried on under:
 (a) an existing pre‑commencement petroleum title held by a person other than the applicant; or
 (b) an existing post‑commencement petroleum production licence held by a person other than the applicant; or
 (c) an existing pre‑commencement State/Territory petroleum title held by a person other than the applicant; or
 (d) an existing post‑commencement State/Territory petroleum production title held by a person other than the applicant;
the responsible Commonwealth Minister must not give the approval unless:
 (e) the registered holder of the pre‑commencement petroleum title; or
 (f) the registered holder of the post‑commencement petroleum production licence; or
 (g) the holder of the pre‑commencement State/Territory petroleum title; or
 (h) the holder of the post‑commencement State/Territory petroleum production title;
as the case may be, has agreed, in writing, to the applicant carrying on the key greenhouse gas operations in respect of which the responsible Commonwealth Minister is so satisfied.
 (12) If:
 (a) the responsible Commonwealth Minister is satisfied that there is a significant risk that any of those key greenhouse gas operations will have a significant adverse impact on petroleum exploration operations, or petroleum recovery operations, that could be carried on under:
 (i) a future pre‑commencement petroleum title over a block or blocks; or
 (ii) a future pre‑commencement State/Territory petroleum title over a State/Territory block or State/Territory blocks; and
 (b) if subparagraph (a)(i) applies—the existing pre‑commencement petroleum title in force over the block or any of the blocks is held by a person other than the applicant; and
 (c) if subparagraph (a)(ii) applies—the existing pre‑commencement State/Territory petroleum title in force over the State/Territory block or any of the State/Territory blocks is held by a person