Title Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021
Database Bills & Legislation
Long Title a Bill for an Act to amend the [itals]Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006[eitals], and for related purposes
Date 26-05-2021 09:57 AM
Source House of Reps
Parl No. 46
Bill Number 55/21
Bill Type Government
Portfolio Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Reps Bill Code O
Status Act
System Id legislation/bills/r6714_first-reps/0000


Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021
</head> <body lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple"> <div class="WordSection1"> <p class="Session">2019‑2020‑2021</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The Parliament of the</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Commonwealth of Australia</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt"> </span></p> <p class="House"><a name="_Hlk72306252">HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Reading">Presented and read a first time</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.5pt"> </span></p> <p class="ShortT"><a name="_Hlk72306250">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Bill 2021</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Actno">No.      , 2021</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="Portfolio">(Industry, Science, Energy and Resources)</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="LongT"><a name="_Hlk72306251">A Bill for an Act to amend the <i>Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006</i>, and for related purposes</a></p> <p class="MsoHeader"><span class="CharAmSchNo"> </span><span class="CharAmSchText"> </span></p> <p class="MsoHeader"><span class="CharAmPartNo"> </span><span class="CharAmPartText"> </span></p> </div> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <div class="WordSection2"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Contents</span></p> <p class="MsoToc5">1............ Short title............................................................................................. 1</p> <p class="MsoToc5">2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1</p> <p class="MsoToc5">3............ Schedules............................................................................................ 3</p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 1—Change in control of registered titleholders<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">                            </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">4</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 1—Main amendments<span style="font-size:9.0pt">                                                                                        </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">4</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">4</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 2—Consequential amendments<span style="font-size: 9.0pt">                                                                   </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">26</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">26</span></p> <p class="MsoToc7">Part 3—Application of amendments<span style="font-size: 9.0pt">                                                                  </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt">32</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 2—Trailing liability<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-weight:normal">                                                                                       </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">33</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">33</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 3—Applications and decision‑making<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">                                               </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">70</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">70</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6"> Schedule 4—Information‑gathering powers<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">                                                    </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">163</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                         </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">163</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 5—Digital readiness<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-weight:normal">                                                                                    </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">166</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                         </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">166</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 6—Other amendments<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-weight:normal">                                                                              </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">169</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                         </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">169</span></p> <p class="MsoToc6">Schedule 7—Repeals<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-weight:normal">                                                                                                       </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-weight:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Greater Sunrise Unitisation Agreement Implementation Act 2004<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">              </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greater Sunrise) Act 2007<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                         </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">        </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2008<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">         </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment Act 2016<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">   </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Cash Bidding) Act 2013<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">               </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2015<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">           </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Petroleum Pools and Other Measures) Act 2017<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">    </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Regulatory Powers and Other Measures) Act 2014<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                                                                                    </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">170</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Significant Incident Directions) Act 2012<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">               </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">171</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment Act 2013<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">       </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">171</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Designated Coastal Waters) Act 2015<span style="font-size: 9.0pt;font-style:normal">                                                                                                                          </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">171</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Amendment (Miscellaneous Matters) Act 2015<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">                                                                                                                                    </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">171</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-style:normal">          </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">171</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies Legislation Amendment (2011 Measures No. 1) Act 2011<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                                                                                                                          </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">171</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulatory Levies Legislation Amendment (2011 Measures No. 2) Act 2011<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                                                                                                                          </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">171</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Amendment Act 2009 <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">171</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety Levies) Amendment Act 2010 <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">171</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum (Annual Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">      </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">172</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum (Registration Fees) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">             </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">172</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Petroleum (Safety Levies) Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Act 2008<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">     </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">172</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Offshore Resources Legislation Amendment (Personal Property Securities) Act 2011<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">    </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">172</span></p> <p class="MsoToc9">Timor Gap Treaty (Transitional Arrangements) Act 2000<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">                              </span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-style:normal">172</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> </div> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><br clear="all" style="page-break-before:always"/></span> <div class="WordSection3"> <p class="Page1">A Bill for an Act to amend the <i>Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006</i>, and for related purposes</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;line-height:normal"> <span style="font-size:16.0pt">The Parliament of Australia enacts:</span></p> <opc-section depth="0" ref="b6daf3c33b3b4d0fbb4654a32de68c5f" title="1  Short title"><a name="b6daf3c33b3b4d0fbb4654a32de68c5f"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc72231326"><span class="CharSectno">1</span>  Short title</a></p> <p class="subsection">                    This Act is the <i>Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Titles Administration and Other Measures) Act 2021</i>.</p> </opc-section><opc-section depth="0" ref="d162d0d67cb54b47abc1414ace8b582a" title="2  Commencement"><a name="d162d0d67cb54b47abc1414ace8b582a"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc72231327"><span class="CharSectno">2</span>  Commencement</a></p> <p class="subsection">              (1)  Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.</p> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin-left:5.35pt;border-collapse:collapse"> <thead> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="474" colspan="3" valign="top" style="width:355.55pt;border-top:solid windowtext 1.5pt; border-left:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-right:none; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="TableHeading">Commencement information</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="TableHeading">Column 1</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="TableHeading">Column 2</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="TableHeading">Column 3</p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="TableHeading">Provisions</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom: solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="TableHeading">Commencement</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="TableHeading">Date/Details</p> </td> </tr> </thead> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">1.  Sections 1 to 3 and anything in this Act not elsewhere covered by this table</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">2.  Schedule 1</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">Immediately after the commencement of the provisions covered by table item 4.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">3.  Schedule 2</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.</p> <p class="Tabletext">However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">4.  Schedule 3</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.</p> <p class="Tabletext">However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">5.  Schedule 4</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">6.  Schedule 5</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.</p> <p class="Tabletext">However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 6 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">7.  Schedule 6</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">A single day to be fixed by Proclamation.</p> <p class="Tabletext">However, if the provisions do not commence within the period of 18 months beginning on the day this Act receives the Royal Assent, they commence on the day after the end of that period.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid"> <td width="113" valign="top" style="width:3.0cm;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">8.  Schedule 7</p> </td> <td width="255" valign="top" style="width:191.4pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext">The day after this Act receives the Royal Assent.</p> </td> <td width="105" valign="top" style="width:79.1pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt; padding:0cm 5.35pt 0cm 5.35pt"> <p class="Tabletext"> </p> </td> </tr> </table> <p class="notetext"><span style="layout-grid-mode:line">Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this Act.</span></p> <p class="subsection">              (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this Act.</p> </opc-section><opc-section depth="0" ref="06478801e67e4bdfae466fd52b7a8741" title="3  Schedules"><a name="06478801e67e4bdfae466fd52b7a8741"/><p class="ActHead5"><a name="_Toc72231328"><span class="CharSectno">3</span>  Schedules</a></p> <p class="subsection">                    Legislation that is specified in a Schedule to this Act is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this Act has effect according to its terms.</p> </opc-section><?DMS-Include seriesId="e6c88ebc-4ba3-459f-a7af-444f8ca9c0a9"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="746118f8-2867-4ef2-9ba4-4b13d82661ce"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="e677e998-7e5a-4dbe-a176-d67e73b83192"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="715d8efa-9903-4be7-98fe-09f6b74f2d9a"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="90c42ef6-6700-4efc-a6e7-76d010ff32fd"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="70744303-881b-49b1-9613-534b1e62b9b5"?><?DMS-Include seriesId="800e153b-3e9c-4b13-bcfe-c9dd37c8b3c9"?></div> </body> </div></div></body></html>