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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011.

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Type of law
Regulation
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Abstract
These Regulations implement provisions of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.
These Regulations provide a management scheme for the orderly exploration for and production of petroleum and injection and storage of greenhouse gas substances, and sets out a framework of rights, entitlements and responsibilities of regulators and industry. They cover a range of resource management and administration matters, including notification and reporting of discovery of petroleum; field development plans and approvals of petroleum recovery and well operations management plans and approval of well activities. The Regulations are an aide to administrators of the Act by ensuring that they will be provided with the adequate information about all aspects of exploration, discovery, development and production or injection operations in relation to petroleum and greenhouse gas substances. The Regulations also outline confidentiality periods applicable to information submitted by titleholders.
Entry into force notes
These Regulations enter into force on 29 April 2011.
Notes
Last amendments up to Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Amendment (Data Sharing) Regulations of 15 December 2017 (F2017L01623). Registered as at 17 January 2018.These Regulations repeal the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Greenhouse Gas Datum) Regulations 2010.
Repealed
No
Source language

English

Legislation Amendment
No