Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:646a:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 646A (pt 2/5)
Character Range: 1766535–1769354

(iii) any prescribed provision of regulations made under this Act, as that prescribed provision is in force at any time; and
 (f) there are regulations under the State PSLA or Territory PSLA, as the case may be, that substantially correspond to the petroleum provisions of any of the following:
 (i) Part 5 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011 as those regulations were in force on 1 January 2012 or at any later time;
 (ii) any prescribed regulations made under this Act, as those prescribed regulations are in force at any time;
 (iii) any prescribed provision of regulations made under this Act, as that prescribed provision is in force at any time; and
 (g) if the function mentioned in paragraph 646(gi) is conferred on NOPSEMA by or under the State PSLA or Territory PSLA, as the case may be—there are regulations under the State PSLA or Territory PSLA, as the case may be, that substantially correspond to the petroleum provisions of any of the following:
 (i) the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 as those regulations were in force on 1 January 2012 or at any later time;
 (ii) any prescribed regulations made under this Act, as those prescribed regulations are in force at any time;
 (iii) any prescribed provision of regulations made under this Act, as that prescribed provision is in force at any time.
Note 1: For State petroleum functions provision, see subsection (3).
Note 2: For petroleum provisions, see subsection (4).
 (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the performance of a function by NOPSEMA during the period of 12 months beginning on the commencement of this section.
 (3) For the purposes of this section, State petroleum functions provision means:
 (a) paragraph 646(b) to the extent to which it relates to occupational health and safety matters in connection with offshore petroleum operations; or
 (b) paragraph 646(gb) to the extent to which it relates to structural integrity in connection with:
 (i) the exploration for petroleum; or
 (ii) the recovery, processing, storage, offloading or piped conveyance of petroleum; or
 (c) paragraph 646(gi).
 (4) For the purposes of this section, petroleum provisions means provisions to the extent to which they relate to:
 (a) the exploration for petroleum; or
 (b) the recovery, processing, storage, offloading or piped conveyance of petroleum.

Limits on greenhouse gas storage functions
 (5) Section 646 does not authorise NOPSEMA to perform a function that is:
 (a) mentioned in a State greenhouse gas storage functions provision; and
 (b) conferred by or under a particular State PSLA or the Territory PSLA;
unless:
 (c) the functions mentioned in paragraph 646(b), to the extent to which it relates to occupational health