Victorian Numbered Regulations

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES REGULATIONS 2006 (SR NO 37 OF 2006) - REG 19

For the purposes of section 51 of the Act, a geothermal energy extraction development plan must contain—

        (a)     a description of the relevant existing geological and geothermal energy resource data that relate to the authority area, and of the interpretations of that data; and

        (b)     details of all proposed further data acquisition and studies to enhance geological and geothermal energy resource understanding in the authority area; and

        (c)     a geothermal energy resource management plan that—

              (i)     describes how the geothermal energy will be extracted; and

              (ii)     provides the reasons for adopting the proposed approach; and

              (iii)     estimates the future performance of the geothermal energy resource; and

              (iv)     specifies the proposed rate of recovery of geothermal energy.

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