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ARTICLE · 15 DECEMBER 2008

Carbon Capture Storage Legislation Heats Up

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Recently enacted federal legislation has established access and property rights in Australia's offshore waters for geological carbon capture and storage (CCS) and forms a key component of the Federal Government's response to climate change.

AustraliaEnergy and Natural Resources
Brook Burke
Brook Burke
Eugene Fung
Eugene Fung

New Federal and State legislation heralds change to the capture and storage of greenhouse gases.

Recently enacted federal legislation has established access and property rights in Australia's offshore waters for geological carbon capture and storage (CCS) and forms a key component of the Federal Government's response to climate change. It is a seminal step for the burgeoning CCS industry.

Various States have also either enacted or proposed CCS legislation, although the approaches of the States and the Federal Government are not currently uniform.

COMMONWEALTH OFFSHORE STORAGE LEGISLATION

The Offshore Petroleum Amendment (Greenhouse Gas Storage) Bill 2008 (Cth), which amends the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 (Cth) (Act), was assented to on 21 November 2008. A new range of offshore titles will be created providing for the transportation by pipeline and injection and storage of carbon dioxide and potentially other greenhouse gases in

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