Examples of PGER Act in a sentence
This document has been prepared in accordance with Regulation 11(7) of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resource Act 1967 (PGER Act).
PGER Act' means the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (WA).
DMIRS regulates onshore petroleum activities via administration of the Petroleum andGeothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (PGER Act), the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012 (PGER Regulations) and the Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 (PP Act).
Through the PGER Act, DMIRS has regulatory jurisdiction for exploration and development of petroleum resources in Western Australia.The PGER Act and associated Regulations require compliance with all relevant Commonwealth and State legislation and other requirements, including international agreements.
Section 67 of the PP Act provides that the Governor can make regulations for “the construction, maintenance and operation of pipelines” and “the escape of substances from a pipeline.”75 PGER Act s 51 (emphasis added).76 See, e.g., Joris Koornneef et al.
For example, as noted above, proposed s 49A of the PGER Act would punish unlawful GHG injections by “imprisonment for 5 years or a fine of $50,000.” By contrast, proposed s 39A of the PSL Act provides that GHG injection operations in an adjacent area without a licence or in contravention of the Act would be punishable by “imprisonment of 5 years and a fine of $50,000.” GHG operations necessarily include those in an adjacent area.A similar discrepancy exists with regards to unlawful petroleum exploration.
Further information on demobilisation is stated in the Environment Plan submitted to the DMP under the PGER Act for this activity.
It noted that section 34 of the PGER Act empowered the PGER to “purchase, hold, lease, or sell land for any of the purposes of the Company”, while section 32 empowered it to expropriate lands.
DMIRS and DBCA have specific regulatory responsibilities as provided in the Mining Act 1978 (Mining Act), Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (PGER Act) (and other petroleum-specific legislation), Part V of the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (EP Act - under delegations), the Conservation and Land Management Act 1984 (CALM Act) and the Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016, and their associated regulations, respectively.
Stage 1 has been regulated by the department under Part V of the EP Act and by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (PGER Act) and the Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969.Stage 2 is separate from Stage 1 and relates to new infrastructure required for a fully producing gas field.