The latest amendments to the South Australian Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 were passed through Parliament in November 2023, and to facilitate the timely proclamation of these amendments the draft Regulations have been completed and available for public comment on the South Australian Government’s Your Say web page at Energy Resources Act – Draft Regulations | YourSAy.
Direct links to the various documents that are listed on this web page are included here for convenience:
- The draft amendment Regulations;
- Annotated version of existing Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Regulations 2013 with proposed amendments; and
- Proposed calculation methodology for annual rental for utilisation of a natural reservoir for storing regulated substances, particularly imported CO2 for permanent storage.
Please go to the YourSAy web page for details on how to make a submission.
Public consultation on the draft Regulations will be for a three-week period, closing at 5 pm on 6 March, 2024.