Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:361:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 361 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1003036–1005895

361  Application for greenhouse gas injection licence (other than a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas injection licence) by greenhouse gas assessment permittee (other than a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permittee) or greenhouse gas holding lessee (other than a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lessee)

Scope
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) a greenhouse gas assessment permit (other than a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas assessment permit) or greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a cross‑boundary greenhouse gas holding lease) is in force; and
 (b) one or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations are wholly situated in the permit area or lease area.

Single identified greenhouse gas storage formation
 (2) If a single identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends to:
 (a) only one block in the permit area or lease area; or
 (b) 2 or more blocks in the permit area or lease area;
the permittee or lessee may apply to the responsible Commonwealth Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends.

Multiple identified greenhouse gas storage formations
 (3) If:
 (a) 2 or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend to only one block in the permit area or lease area; and
 (b) a vertical line would not pass through a point in each of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations;
the permittee or lessee may apply to the responsible Commonwealth Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations extend.
 (4) If:
 (a) 2 or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend to:
 (i) only one block in the permit area or lease area; or
 (ii) 2 or more blocks in the permit area or lease area; and
 (b) a vertical line would pass through a point in each of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations;
the permittee or lessee may apply to the responsible Commonwealth Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend.
 (5) If:
 (a) 2 or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend to 2 or more blocks in the permit area or lease area; and
 (b) a vertical line would not pass through a point in each of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations; and
 (c) for each identified greenhouse gas storage formation, at least one of the blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends immediately adjoins a block to which the other, or another, of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations extends;
the permittee or lessee may apply to the responsible