Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023

I, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated: 6 July 2023

David Hurley

Governor‑General

By His Excellency’s Command

Madeleine King

Minister for Resources

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Schedules

Schedule 1—Repeals

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009

Schedule 2—Amendments

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2022

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

1  Name

  This instrument is the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation (Repeal and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2023.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under the following:

 (a) the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006;

 (b) the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003.

4  Schedules

  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1—Repeals

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009

1  The whole of the instrument

Repeal the instrument.

Schedule 2—Amendments

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Regulations 2022

1  Section 4 (definition of Environment Regulations)

Omit “2009”, substitute “2023”.

2  Subsection 59BA(1)

Omit “(1) For”, substitute “For”.

3  Subsection 59BA(1)

Omit “regulation 9”, substitute “section 26”.

4  Subsection 59BA(2)

Repeal the subsection.

5  Subsection 59C(1)

Omit “, or a proposed revision of an environment plan,”.

6  Subsections 59C(2) to (5)

Omit “or revised plan” (wherever occurring).

7  Subsection 59D(1)

Omit “, or a proposed revision of an environment plan,”.

8  Subsection 59D(2)

Omit “or proposed revision”.

9  Subsection 59D(3)

Omit “(or revised plan)”.

10  Subsections 59D(4) and (5)

Omit “or proposed revision”.

11  Subsection 59E(1)

Omit “or a proposed revision of an environment plan”.

12  Subsection 59E(2)

Omit “subregulation 11AA(1)”, substitute “subsection 37(1)”.

13  Subsection 59E(3) (heading)

Omit “or proposed revision”.

14  Subsection 59E(3)

Omit “or proposed revision under regulation 10”, substitute “under section 33”.

15  Subsection 59E(4)

After “submission of an environment plan”, insert “relating to an activity”.

16  Paragraph 59E(4)(a)

Omit “a proposed revision of the environment plan under regulation 10”, substitute “a revised environment plan relating to the activity under section 33”.

17  Paragraph 59E(4)(b)

Omit “proposed revision”, substitute “revised plan”.

18  Subsection 59G(1)

Omit “, or a proposed revision of an environment plan,”.

19  Subsections 59G(2) to (5)

Omit “or revised plan” (wherever occurring).

20  Subsection 59H(1)

Omit “, or a proposed revision of an environment plan,”.

21  Subsection 59H(2)

Omit “or proposed revision”.

22  Subsection 59H(3)

Omit “(or revised plan)”.

23  Subsections 59H(4) and (5)

Omit “or proposed revision”.

24  Subsection 59I(1)

Omit “or a proposed revision of an environment plan”.

25  Subsection 59I(2)

Omit “subregulation 11AA(1)”, substitute “subsection 37(1)”.

26  Subsection 59I(3) (heading)

Omit “or proposed revision”.

27  Subsection 59I(3)

Omit “or proposed revision”.

28  Subsection 59I(3)

Omit “regulation 10”, substitute “section 33”.

29  Subsection 59I(4)

After “submission of an environment plan”, insert “relating to an activity”.

30  Paragraph 59I(4)(a)

Repeal the paragraph, substitute:

 (a) NOPSEMA accepts a revised environment plan relating to the activity under a provision of a law of a State or Territory that substantially corresponds to section 33 of the Environment Regulations; and

31  Paragraph 59I(4)(b)

Omit “proposed revision”, substitute “revised plan”.

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

32  Regulation 9.15 (note)

Omit “2009”, substitute “2023”.

33  Regulation 11B.01 (table items 1 to 9 and 11, column 2)

Omit “Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009”, substitute “Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2023”.

34  Regulation 11B.01 (after table item 17)

Insert:

35  Regulation 11B.01 (table item 20, column 2)

Omit “2009”, substitute “2023”.

36  Regulation 11B.01 (cell at table item 20A, column 2)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

37  Regulation 11B.01 (cell at table item 20AA, column 2)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

38  Regulation 11B.01 (cell at table item 20AB, column 2)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

39  Regulation 11B.01 (cell at table item 20AC, column 2)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

40  Regulation 11B.01 (cell at table item 20AD, column 2)

Repeal the cell, substitute:

41  Regulation 11B.01 (table item 20B, column 2)

Omit “2009”, substitute “2023”.

42  Subregulation 12.05(2) (paragraph (b) of the definition of reportable incident)

Omit “2009”, substitute “2023”.