Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00998:reg:15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L00998
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 15
Character Range: 27276–28945

15  Use of the offshore project proposal system for other activities
 (1) This section applies to an activity that a person proposes to commence for one or more of the following purposes (whether or not the activity is undertaken for other purposes):
 (a) exploring for petroleum;
 (b) recovering petroleum on an appraisal basis;
 (c) exploring for a potential greenhouse gas storage formation;
 (d) exploring for a potential greenhouse gas injection site;
 (e) injecting, on an appraisal basis, a greenhouse gas substance into a part of a geological formation;
 (f) storing, on an appraisal basis, a greenhouse gas substance in a part of a geological formation;
 (g) injecting a greenhouse gas substance into an identified greenhouse gas storage formation;
 (h) permanently storing a greenhouse gas substance in an identified greenhouse gas storage formation;
 (i) conveying a greenhouse gas substance by pipeline;
 (j) decommissioning a facility, petroleum pipeline or greenhouse gas pipeline.
 (2) If a person wishes to use the arrangements in this Part for one or more activities to which this section applies, the person may:
 (a) prepare an offshore project proposal for the activity or activities as if the activity or activities were an offshore project; and
 (b) submit the proposal to NOPSEMA.
 (3) If a person submits an offshore project proposal to NOPSEMA under subsection (2):
 (a) subsection 6(4), sections 7 to 14 and section 57 apply as if the activity or activities were an offshore project; but
 (b) the activity or activities are not otherwise to be treated as an offshore project for the purposes of this instrument.

Part 3—Financial assurance