Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:369:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 369 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 1066043–1068914

369  Application for greenhouse gas injection licence by the holder of a petroleum production licence

Scope
 (1) This section applies if:
 (a) a petroleum production licence is in force; and
 (b) one or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations are wholly situated in the licence area.

Single identified greenhouse gas storage formation
 (2) If:
 (a) a single identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends to:
 (i) only one block in the licence area; or
 (ii) 2 or more blocks in the licence area; and
 (b) none of the following is in force over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends:
 (i) a greenhouse gas injection licence;
 (ii) a greenhouse gas holding lease;
 (iii) a greenhouse gas assessment permit;
the petroleum production licensee 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 licence area; and
 (b) a vertical line would not pass through a point in each of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations; and
 (c) none of the following is in force over the block to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend:
 (i) a greenhouse gas injection licence;
 (ii) a greenhouse gas holding lease;
 (iii) a greenhouse gas assessment permit;
the petroleum production licensee 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, when considered together, extend.
 (4) If:
 (a) 2 or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend to:
 (i) only one block in the licence area; or
 (ii) 2 or more blocks in the licence area; and
 (b) a vertical line would pass through a point in each of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations; and
 (c) none of the following is in force over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend:
 (i) a greenhouse gas injection licence;
 (ii) a greenhouse gas holding lease;
 (iii) a greenhouse gas assessment permit;
the petroleum production licensee 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 licence area; and
 (b) a vertical line would not pass through