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

País/Territorio
Australia
Tipo de documento
Reglamento
Fecha
1999 (2019)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Aire y atmósfera, Medio ambiente gen., Mar
Palabra clave
Capa de ozono Calidad del aire/contaminación del aire Control de la contaminación Minería Fondo marino profundo Peligros Planificación ambiental Contaminación marina Política/planificación Humedales
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Australia y Nueva Zelandia, Océano Índico, Oceania, Pacífico Sur
Entry into force notes
These Regulations enter into force on 1 October 1999.
Resumen

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.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.austlii.edu.au

Referencias - Legislación

Implementa

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.

Legislación | Australia | 2006 (2019)

Palabra clave: Capa de ozono, Minería, Hidrocarburos, Exploración, Transporte/depósito, Planificación ambiental, Autorización/permiso, Política/planificación, Eliminación de desechos, Residuos peligrosos, Gestión de desechos

Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX