MCU14/0028 Appendix 2 EnvProtAct 1994

Environmental Protection Act 1994
Chapter 5 Environmental authorities and environmentally relevant activities
Part 1 Preliminary

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109        What is a GHG storage activity
               A GHG storage activity is an activity that, under the GHG
               storage Act, is an authorised activity for a GHG authority
               under that Act.

110        What is a mining activity
               A mining activity is—
               (a)    an activity that is an authorised activity for a mining
                      tenement under the Mineral Resources Act; or
               (b)    another activity that is authorised under an approval
                      under the Mineral Resources Act that grants rights over
                      land.

111        What is a petroleum activity
               A petroleum activity is—
               (a)    an activity that, under the Petroleum Act 1923, is an
                      authorised activity for a 1923 Act petroleum tenure
                      under that Act; or
               (b)    an activity that, under the P&G Act, is an authorised
                      activity for a petroleum authority under that Act; or
               (c)    exploring for, exploiting or conveying petroleum
                      resources under a licence, permit, pipeline licence,
                      primary licence, secondary licence or special
                      prospecting authority granted under the Petroleum
                      (Submerged Lands) Act 1982.

112        Other key definitions for ch 5
               In this chapter—
               application stage, for an application, means the stage of the
               assessment process carried out for the application under part
               2.


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