Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008 (Cth)

Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008

No. 120, 2008

An Act to amend the Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003, and for related purposes

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Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008

No. 120, 2008

An Act to amend the Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003, and for related purposes

[Assented to 21 November 2008]

The Parliament of Australia enacts:

1Short title

This Act may be cited as the Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of this Act 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.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provision(s)	Commencement	Date/Details
1. Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table	The day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent.	21 November 2008
2. Schedule 1	Immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 to the Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment Act 2006.	1 July 2008
3. Schedule 2	Immediately after the commencement of item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008.	22 November 2008

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally passed by both Houses of the Parliament and assented to. It will not be expanded to deal with provisions inserted in this Act after assent.

1. (2)

   Column 3 of the table contains additional information that is not part of this Act. Information in this column may be added to or edited in any published version of this Act.

3Schedule(s)

Each Act that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.

Schedule 1Amendments

Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003

1

Title

After “petroleum”, insert “and greenhouse gas”.

2

Section 1

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

Note: This item amends the short title of the Act. If another amendment of the Act is described by reference to the Act’s previous short title, that other amendment has effect after the commencement of this item as an amendment of the Act under its amended short title (see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901).

3

Section 3 (definition of Commonwealth waters)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

4

Section 3 (definition of designated coastal waters)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

5

Section 3 (definition of OHS inspector)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

6

Section 3 (definition of Safety Authority)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

7

Section 3 (definition of State PSLA)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

8

Section 3 (definition of State safety law)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

9

Section 3 (definition of Territory PSLA)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

10

Section 3 (definition of Territory safety law)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

11

Section 4

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

12

Section 4 (note)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

13

Subsection 5(4) (note)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

14

Subsection 5(8) (definition of accident)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

15

Subsection 5(8) (definition of dangerous occurrence)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

16

Subsection 5(8) (definition of facility)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

17

Subsection 5(8) (definition of inspection)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

18

Subsection 5(8) (paragraph (b) of the definition of notifiable accident or occurrence)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

19

Subsection 5(8) (definition of operator)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

20

Subsection 6(4) (note)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

21

Subsection 6(8) (paragraph (b) of the definition of notifiable accident or occurrence)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

22

Subsection 7(3) (note)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

23

Subsection 7(8) (definition of facility)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

24

Subsection 7(8) (definition of operator)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

25

Subsection 7(8) (definition of proposed facility)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

26

Subsection 8(3) (note)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

27

Subsection 9(3) (note)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

28

Subsection 9(8) (definition of pipeline)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

29

Subsection 9(8) (definition of pipeline licence)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

30

Subsection 10(3) (note)

After “Offshore Petroleum”, insert “and Greenhouse Gas Storage”.

Schedule 2Amendments to change references to renumbered provisions

Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Act 2003

1

Section 3 (definition of Commonwealth waters)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

2

Section 3 (definition of designated coastal waters)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

3

Section 3 (definition of OHS inspector)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

4

Section 3 (definition of Safety Authority)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

5

Section 3 (definition of State PSLA)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

6

Section 3 (definition of Territory PSLA)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

7

Section 4 (note)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

8

Subsection 5(4) (note)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

9

Subsection 6(4) (note)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

10

Subsection 7(3) (note)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

11

Subsection 8(3) (note)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

12

Subsection 9(3) (note)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

13

Subsection 10(3) (note)

Omit the reference to a provision of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 that has been renumbered under item 1 of Schedule 4 to the Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008, substitute a reference to that provision as so renumbered.

[Minister’s second reading speech made in—

House of Representatives on 18 June 2008

Senate on 22 September 2008]

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