Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:749:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 749 (pt 1/2)
Character Range: 1918047–1921044

749  Function of expert advisory committees
 (1) An expert advisory committee has the function of advising the responsible Commonwealth Minister about matters referred to it by the responsible Commonwealth Minister.
 (2) A matter referred under subsection (1) must be:
 (a) whether there is a significant risk that a key petroleum operation in an offshore area will have a significant adverse impact on:
 (i) operations for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance; or
 (ii) operations for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance; or
 (b) whether there is a significant risk that a key greenhouse gas operation in an offshore area will have a significant adverse impact on petroleum exploration operations, or petroleum recovery operations, that could be carried on under:
 (i) an existing petroleum exploration permit; or
 (ii) an existing petroleum retention lease; or
 (iii) an existing petroleum production licence; or
 (iv) a future petroleum exploration permit; or
 (v) a future petroleum retention lease; or
 (vi) a future petroleum production licence; or
 (ba) whether there is a significant risk that a key greenhouse gas operation in an offshore area will have a significant adverse impact on petroleum exploration operations, or petroleum recovery operations, that could be carried on under:
 (i) an existing petroleum exploration permit; or
 (ii) an existing petroleum retention lease; or
 (iii) an existing petroleum production licence; or
 (iv) a future petroleum exploration permit; or
 (v) a future petroleum retention lease; or
 (vi) a future petroleum production licence; or
 (vii) an existing State/Territory petroleum exploration title; or
 (viii) an existing State/Territory petroleum retention title; or
 (ix) an existing State/Territory petroleum production title; or
 (x) a future State/Territory petroleum exploration title; or
 (xi) a future State/Territory petroleum retention title; or
 (xii) a future State/Territory petroleum production title; or
 (c) whether there is a significant risk that any of the operations that could be carried on under a greenhouse gas injection licence will have a significant adverse impact on operations that are being, or could be, carried on under:
 (i) an existing petroleum exploration permit; or
 (ii) an existing petroleum retention lease; or
 (iii) an existing petroleum production licence; or
 (iv) a future petroleum exploration permit; or
 (v) a future petroleum retention lease; or
 (vi) a future petroleum production licence; or
 (ca) whether there is a significant risk that any of the operations that could be carried on under a greenhouse gas injection licence will have a significant adverse impact on operations that are being, or could be, carried on under:
 (i) an existing petroleum exploration permit; or
 (ii) an existing petroleum retention lease; or
 (iii) an existing petroleum production licence; or
 (iv) a future petroleum exploration permit; or
 (v) a future petroleum retention lease; or
 (vi) a future