Second Reading Speeches

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident Directions) Bill 2011

Type
Government
Portfolio
Resources and Energy
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Amends the

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
to enable the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority to issue a direction to require a petroleum titleholder to remediate the effects of a significant offshore petroleum incident within a title area that has caused, or may cause, an escape of petroleum.

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