Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828:section:643:p3
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00828
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 643 (pt 3/4)
Character Range: 1753599–1756396

environmental management means the prevention, management, mitigation or remediation of the environmental impacts of regulated operations that relate to:
 (a) the exploration for petroleum; or
 (b) the recovery, processing, storage, offloading or piped conveyance of petroleum.
offshore petroleum operations means any regulated operations (including diving operations) that:
 (a) relate to:
 (i) the exploration for petroleum; or
 (ii) the recovery, processing, storage, offloading or piped conveyance of petroleum; and
 (b) if the operations are diving operations—take place in NOPSEMA waters; and
 (c) if the operations are not diving operations—take place:
 (i) in NOPSEMA waters; and
 (ii) at a facility.
regulated operation includes an activity to which the core regulatory provisions of a State or Territory PSLA apply. For this purpose, the core regulatory provisions are the provisions that substantially correspond to Chapter 2 or 3 of this Act.
State Greenhouse Gas Storage Minister, in relation to a State, means:
 (a) the Minister of that State who is responsible for matters relating to:
 (i) the injection of greenhouse gas substances into parts of geological formations; and
 (ii) the permanent storage of greenhouse gas substances in parts of geological formations; or
 (b) another Minister of that State acting for and on behalf of the Minister referred to in paragraph (a).
State Petroleum Minister, in relation to a State, means:
 (a) the Minister of that State who is responsible for the State PSLA; or
 (b) another Minister of that State acting for and on behalf of the Minister referred to in paragraph (a).
State PSLA means:
 (a) in relation to New South Wales—the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 of that State or such other law of that State as is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or
 (b) in relation to Victoria—the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010 of that State or such other law of that State as is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or
 (c) in relation to Queensland—the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 of that State or such other law of that State as is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or
 (d) in relation to Western Australia—the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 of that State or such other law of that State as is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or
 (e) in relation to South Australia—the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 of that State or such other law of that State as is prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph; or
 (f) in relation to Tasmania—the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 of that State or such other law of that State as is prescribed by the regulations