Bill returned from Main Committee with amendments; certified copy of bill and schedule of amendments presented.

Ordered that the bill be taken into consideration forthwith.

Main Committee's amendments—

(1) Schedule 1, item 3, page 3 (lines 16 to 33) to page 4 (lines 1 to 4), omit the definition of infrastructure facilities , substitute:

infrastructure facilities has the meaning given by section 5AAB.

(2) Schedule 1, item 15, page 6 (after line 30), insert:

5AAB Infrastructure facilities

(1) In this Act:

infrastructure facilities means facilities for engaging in any of the activities mentioned in subsection (2), being:

(a) facilities that are resting on the seabed; or

(b) facilities (including facilities that are floating) that are fixed or connected to the seabed; or

(c) facilities that are attached or tethered to facilities referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).

(2) The activities referred to in subsection (1) are the following:

(a) remote control of facilities used for the recovery of petroleum in a licence area;

(b) processing petroleum recovered in any place, including:

(i) converting petroleum into another form by physical or chemical means or both (for example, converting it into liquefied natural gas or methanol); and

(ii) partial processing of petroleum (for example, by the removal of water);

(c) storing petroleum before it is transported to another place;

(d) preparing petroleum (for example, by operations such as pumping or compressing) for transport to another place;

(e) activities related to any of the above;

but, except as mentioned in paragraph (a), do not include engaging in the exploration for, or recovery of, petroleum.

(3) Schedule 1, item 59, page 15 (line 23), omit "except under and in accordance with an infrastructure licence.", substitute:

except:

(c) under and in accordance with an infrastructure licence; or

(d) as otherwise permitted by this Part.

(4) Schedule 1, item 59, page 18 (lines 27 to 32), omit subsections 59F(2) and (3), substitute:

(2) To avoid doubt, the grant of an infrastructure licence is not a prerequisite to doing anything that could be authorised to be done by a permit, lease, licence or pipeline licence.

Amendments agreed to.

Bill, as amended, agreed to.