Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The approval of a geothermal operations plan must be in writing.
(2) The approval may be subject to conditions relating to the following matters:
(a) an environmental assessment, under the Environmental Assessment Act , of proposed geothermal activities;
(b) the giving of a security;
(c) the periods, in addition to those prescribed by regulation, when the geothermal operations plan must be reviewed and given to the Minister for approval;
(d) any other matter the Minister considers appropriate.
(3) If any part of a geothermal authority area is within a protected area, the Minister must take into account the opinions of the responsible Minister and any responsible person.
(4) The Minister must not approve a geothermal operations plan for a geothermal authority area that is within a protected area if:
(a) the geothermal operations plan is inconsistent with any plan of management (however described) in force for the protected area; and
(b) the responsible Minister or a responsible person objects to the approval.
(5) In this section:
"protected area" means the following:
(a) a park or reserve as defined in section 9(1) of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act or in section 3(1) of the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 1975 (Cth);
(b) a wilderness zone as defined in section 9(1) of the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act ;
(c) a sanctuary as defined in section 3 of the Cobourg Peninsula Aboriginal Land, Sanctuary and Marine Park Act .
"responsible Minister", for a protected area, means the Minister responsible for the Act establishing the protected area.
"responsible person", for a protected area, means a person or body responsible for the management or control of the protected area.