Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Greenhouse Gas Geological Sequestration Act 2008 - SECT 209

Operation plan to be prepared

209. Operation plan to be prepared

Before carrying out any greenhouse gas sequestration operation, the holder of
the authority under which the operation is to be carried out must give
the Minister an operation plan-

   (a)  that identifies the risks that the operation may pose to the
        environment, to any member of the public, land or property in the
        vicinity of the operation; and

   (b)  that specifies what the holder of the authority will do to eliminate
        or minimise those risks; and

   (c)  that specifies what the holder of the authority will do to
        rehabilitate the land that will be affected by the operation; and

   (d)  that sets out any other matters required by the regulations.

Penalty: 240 penalty units.