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must only be carried out in a Multiple Use Zone (VI) and Special Purpose Zone (VI) in Zeehan Marine Park and subject to prescription 4.3.8.7.

        3.                Allowable petroleum activities:

         a)      that have been approved under Part 9 of the EPBC Act must be carried out in accordance with conditions of that approval and a class approval issued under Section 4.5.3,

         b)      that are approved under the Minister's class approval must be carried out under a class approval under Section 4.5.3,

         c)      that are the subject of a decision under Part 7 of the EPBC Act and are not a controlled action if taken in a particular manner must be carried out under a class approval issued under Section 4.5.3, and

         d)      that are not covered by paragraphs a) to c) must be carried out in accordance with an authorisation issued under Section 4.5 (Authorisation of activities).

        1.                If the Director is satisfied that alternative routes are not feasible or practicable, construction and operation of pipelines and the carrying out of other activities for the purposes of mining operations (for example, surveys) can be carried out in all zones in the network except the Sanctuary Zone (Ia) under an authorisation issued by the Director under Section 4.5 (Authorisations of activities).

        2.                Allowable petroleum activities, including the construction and operation of pipelines, must be carried out in accordance with relevant Commonwealth legislation to the extent those laws can operate concurrently with this plan.

        3.            Actions required to respond to oil pollution incidents, including environmental monitoring and remediation, in connection with mining operations authorised under the OPGGS Act may be carried out in all zones without an authorisation issued by the Director and in accordance with Section 4.3.13 (National security and emergency response).

4.3.9     Offshore geological storage of carbon dioxide
This section (4.3.9) sets out the rules for offshore geological storage operations in the South-east Network. These are summarised in Table 4.11. Geological storage operations are the permanent storage of carbon dioxide under the seabed and are not allowed anywhere in the South-east Network.
Geological storage operations within Commonwealth waters are regulated by the OPGGS Act and Environmental Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981 (Cth) (Sea Dumping Act) (Schedule 2) and associated regulations. Carbon capture and storage operations that are likely to have an impact on Matters of National Environmental Significance are also subject to the referral, assessment and approval provisions of Chapters 7 to 9 of the EPBC Act. At the time of commencement of this plan, no greenhouse gas titles (granted under the OPGGS Act) intersect with the South-east Network.
Table 4.11 Summary of prescriptions for greenhouse gas storage operations in the
South-east Network

GEOLOGICAL STORAGE                                    Multiple Use   Special Purpose Zone (VI)