Victorian Numbered Regulations

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES REGULATIONS 2006 (SR NO 37 OF 2006)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives  
   2.      Authorising provision  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--EXEMPT OPERATIONS

   4.      Exploration operations to which the Act does not apply  
   5.      Extraction operations to which the Act does not apply  

   PART 3--CONDITIONS OF AUTHORITIES

   6.      Conditions of every authority  
   7.      Duty to identify hazards and assess risk  
   8.      Safety assessment for major hazards  
   9.      Duty to control risk  
   10.     Review and revision  
   11.     Safety management system required in a geothermal energy operation  
   12.     Testing control measures for major hazards  
   13.     Emergency planning  
   14.     Incident reporting  
   15.     Protection of aquifers and formations containing hydrocarbons  
   16.     Protection of well site  
   17.     Cessation of drilling operations  

   PART 4--EXTRACTION LICENCES

   18.     Application to contain certain information  
   19.     Geothermal energy extraction development plan  

   PART 5--CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS

   20.     Operation plan must include an environment management plan  
   21.     Description of the environment  
   22.     Description of environmental effects and risks  
   23.     Environmental performance objectives and standards  
   24.     Implementation strategy for the environment management plan  
   25.     Other information in the environment management plan  
   26.     Reporting etc. arrangements in the operation plan  

   PART 6--INFORMATION

   27.     Technical report  
   28.     Samples  
   29.     Quantity of geothermal energy extracted to be measured, recorded and reported  

   PART 7--GEOTHERMAL ENERGY REGISTER

   30.     Documents to be registered  

   PART 8--FEES

   31.     Fees  
   32.     Annual fees  
   33.     Late fee for renewal of exploration permit  

   PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

   34.     Dimensions, boundaries, position and extent of authority area  
   35.     Maximum permit area  
   36.     Form of work program  
   37.     Time for application to Tribunal or referral to Supreme Court  
   38.     Manner and time of payment of royalty  
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