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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009.

Country/Territory
Australia
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999 (2019)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Sea
Keyword
Ozone layer Air quality/air pollution Pollution control Mining Deep sea bed Hazards Environmental planning Marine pollution Policy/planning Wetlands
Geographical area
Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific
Entry into force notes
These Regulations enter into force on 1 October 1999.
Abstract

These Regulations aim at ensuring that offshore petroleum exploration and development operations are performed in a way that is consistent with the principles of ecologically sustainable development, reducing environmental risks and effects to as low as reasonably practicable and is acceptable. Any petroleum activity or greenhouse gas storage activity in the offshore area shall be carried out in accordance with an environmental plan that has: (a) appropriate environmental performance objectives and standards; and (b) measurement criteria for determining whether the objectives and standards have been met. Plans shall be prepared by operators and approved by the Regulator in accordance with these Regulations. Other provisions of these Regulations concern, among other things, discharges of produced formation water and reporting on incidents.

Full text
English
Website
www.austlii.edu.au

References - Legislation

Implements

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.

Legislation | Australia | 2006 (2019)

Keyword: Ozone layer, Mining, Oil, Exploration, Transport/storage, Environmental planning, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Waste disposal, Hazardous waste, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX