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Crown Minerals Act 1991

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

89ZB: Subpart 2 decommissioning plan

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"Plan for closing down a site or project: what you must do and when"

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If you have to decommission something, you must submit a subpart 2 decommissioning plan to the chief executive. You do this at certain times, like when something specific happens, or when the Minister asks you to. The Minister will tell you how long you have to submit the plan.

You need to include some important details in your subpart 2 decommissioning plan. This includes what you plan to do to decommission, how you will do it, and when you will do it. Your plan must be accurate and have the right information in it.

When you submit your plan, it must meet certain requirements, which might include having specific information in it. You can find out more about what is required in a subpart 2 decommissioning plan.

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

89ZBSubpart 2 decommissioning plan

  1. A person who is, or will be, obliged, under this subpart, to carry out and meet the costs of decommissioning must submit a subpart 2 decommissioning plan to the chief executive—

  2. at the prescribed times (if any); and
    1. within a specified time of the occurrence of prescribed events (if any); and
      1. on request from the Minister, within any reasonable time specified in the request.

        1. The subpart 2 decommissioning plan must—

        2. describe the planned decommissioning activities and the processes to be used to carry out those activities, and set out a proposed schedule for those activities; and
          1. be accurate as at the date of submission to the chief executive; and
            1. contain the prescribed information (if any); and
              1. meet any further prescribed requirements.

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