Crown Minerals Act 1991

Permits, access to land, and other matters - Decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure and wells

89G: Conditions relating to decommissioning

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"Rules for cleaning up after mining or drilling for oil and gas"

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When the Minister grants a permit, you need to know that this section applies. The Minister can do this on or after the commencement of the section. This section also applies if the Minister consents to the transfer of a permit or licence under section 41 of this Act.

The Minister can impose conditions on the permit or licence holder when it comes to decommissioning petroleum infrastructure or a well. The Minister can do this at different times, such as when granting a permit or consenting to a transfer. The Minister can also specify a timetable for decommissioning or require financial security for it.

If you hold a permit or licence, the Minister can impose or vary conditions on you in relation to decommissioning. This can happen when the Minister gives consent to a change of control or when agreeing on the amount of financial security required. The Minister can also do this if you consent to it, or if the permit or licence is in force at any time on or after commencement.

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Part 1BPermits, access to land, and other matters
Decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure and wells

89GConditions relating to decommissioning

  1. This section applies—

  2. if the Minister, on or after commencement, grants a permit:
    1. if the Minister, on or after commencement, consents to the transfer of all or part of a participating interest in a permit under section 41 of this Act or consents to the transfer of a licence or all or part of a participating interest in a licence under the Petroleum Act 1937 (as preserved by clause 12(1)(a) of Schedule 1 of this Act), as the case requires:
      1. at any time on or after commencement while a permit or licence (whenever granted) is in force.
        1. The Minister may (on the grant of a permit, or on giving consent to the transfer of a licence or all or part of a participating interest in a permit or licence, or on giving consent to a change of control, or when agreeing or determining the amount or kind of financial security required, or when specifying a timetable for decommissioning, or if the permit or licence holder consents) impose or vary conditions on the permit or licence holder in relation to the decommissioning of petroleum infrastructure or a well.

        Notes
        • Section 89G: inserted, on , by section 18 of the Crown Minerals (Decommissioning and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021 (2021 No 53).