Guidelines

Petroleum Guidelines

Guidelines have been produced for the petroleum industry to facilitate the implementation of the new petroleum legislation. The guidelines outline the level of detail to be provided, as well as information needed to assess some of the ongoing requirements of the legislation. Specific requirements under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 and the Petroleum Act 1923 are highlighted.

Guidelines have been prepared for the following aspects of the legislation:

For an authority to prospect:

• initial and later work programs (PDF, 195 kB)

For a petroleum lease:

• initial and later development plans (Note: initial development plan only required under the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004). (PDF, 225 kB)

Coal seam gas regime requirements:

• coal seam gas statement and coal seam gas assessment criteria. (PDF, 192 kB)

Guidelines have being produced for the coal mining industry to facilitate the implementation of the new requirements in relation to coal seam gas that have been incorporated into the Mineral Resources Act 1989. These guidelines outline the level of detail to be provided, as well as information needed to assess an application for a mining lease.

Guidelines have been prepared for the following aspects of the legislation:

For a mining lease:

• initial and later development plans (PDF, 191 kB)

Coal seam gas regime requirements:

• coal seam gas statement and coal seam gas assessment criteria. (PDF, 162 kB)

Guidelines have been produced for the geothermal energy industry to facilitate the implementation of the new geothermal exploration legislation. The guidelines outline the level of detail to be provided, as well as information needed to assess some of the ongoing requirements of the legislation. Specific requirements under the Geothermal Exploration Act 2004 are highlighted.

Guidelines have been prepared for the following aspect of the legislation:

For an exploration permit:

• initial work programs (PDF, 180 kB)