Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012 (WA)

Western Australia Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012 Western Australia Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Object of regulations 1 4. Terms used 2 5. References to activity 6 Part 2 — Environment plans Division 1 — Requirement for environment plan 6. Approved environment plan required for activity 7 7. Activity must comply with approved environment plan 7 8. Activity must not continue if new or increased environmental impact or environmental risk identified 7 Division 2 — Approval of environment plan 9. Submission of environment plan 8 10. Time limit for approving or not approving environment plan 9 11. Approval of environment plan 9 12. Approval of oil spill contingency plan submitted in accordance with condition imposed by Minister 12 Division 3 — Contents of environment plan 13. Contents of environment plan 13 14. Environmental assessment 13 15. Implementation strategy for environment plan 15 16. Monitoring, recording and reporting arrangements 18 17. Other information in environment plan 18 Division 4 — Revision of environment plan 18. Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or activity 19 19. Revision required by Minister 20 20. Revision every 5 years 21 21. Form of proposed revision 22 22. Approval of revised environment plan 22 23. Additional requirement for revision of oil spill contingency plan 23 24. Effect of non‑approval of proposed revision 24 Division 5 — Withdrawal of approval of environment plan 25. Withdrawal of approval of environment plan 24 26. Steps to be taken before withdrawal of approval 25 27. Withdrawal of approval not affected by other provisions 26 Part 3 — Incidents, reports and records 28. Notifying reportable incidents 27 29. Written report of reportable incidents 27 30. Written report of recordable incidents 28 31. Storage of records 29 32. Making records available 30 Part 4 — Environmental requirements Division 1 — Requirements relating to emissions and discharges 33. Discharge, injection or re‑injection of produced formation water resulting from petroleum activity 32 34. Monitoring and reporting on emissions and discharges 33 Division 2 — Requirement relating to oil spills 35. Application of chemical dispersant to oil spills 35 Part 5 — Operators of activities 36. Term used: contact details 36 37. Requirement for, and notification of, operator 36 38. Operator to give details 36 39. No requirement to give information more than once 38 40. Minister may decline to consider submission if information not given 38 41. Minister to keep register 38 Part 6 — Transitional provisions 42. Terms used 39 43. Environmental management plans in force before commencement day 39 44. Environmental management plans submitted before commencement day 41 45. Activities for which no environmental management plan in force before commencement day 41 Notes Compilation table 43 Western Australia Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Environment) Regulations 2012