Review of Policy and Regulation in WA

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Karen Caple Acting Executive Director

Resource and Environmental Compliance

Western Australia Petroleum Day 2018

Regulating the Resources Sector

Department of Mines, Industry Regulation

and Safety

Safety Regulation Group

Mines Safety Directorate

Regulatory Support Division

Dangerous Goods and Critical Risks Directorate

Resource and Environmental

Regulation Group

Resource Tenure Division

Resource and Environmental

Compliance Division

Geoscience and Resource Strategy

Division

Overview – Operational context

Department of Mines, Industry

Regulation and Safety

Machinery of Government

Service Priority Review

Jacob v Save Beeliar Wetlands

(Inc) [2016] WASCA 126

(“Roe 8 Decision”) Forrest & Forrest Pty Ltd v Wilson & Ors [2017] HCA 30

Scientific into Hydraulic Fracturing

Policy Hierarchy

Law

Policy

Guidelines

Procedures

Strengthening regulation

Guidance Notes on Environmental Non-compliance and Incident Reporting (November 2017)

Guidance Note – Environmental Performance Objectives, Environment Performance Standards and Measurement Criteria (May 2018)

Notification of Operator Form (November 2017)

Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (September 2017)

Decommissioning Guidelines (October 2017)

September 2017

September 2018

Updated Draft Code of Practice – FIFO Mental Health (August 2018)

Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Hydraulic Fracturing) Regulations 2017 (December 2017)

Petroleum Legislation Amendment Act 2017

This Act amended the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 and the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982, to address two main issues:

• The requirement for apportionment provisions where a petroleum pool extends into two licence areas; and

• Amendments to allow for future maritime boundary changes

New Integrated Compliance Regime

• Organisational structure has brought all compliance functions into one Division*

• Customer centric

• Annual planning: efficiencies, consistent risk based approach, integration, informed planning

REC Division

Annual audit plan *

Titles Compliance

Environmental Compliance

Petroleum Compliance

Operational Administration

(MRF)

Financial Compliance

(Royalties)

*Excludes Safety

Responsible Regulation

• Risk based planning - mitigation actions - As Low As Reasonably Practicable

• Increased focus on sites in Care and Maintenance

• Ongoing review on performance – recent Directions issued for Wells P & A and Rehabilitation

• Community Engagement and Stakeholder engagement

• Environment Plans - new guidance note (performance standards)

• Realistic and reasonable Work Program construct

• Gorgon CO2 Monitoring

Looking Ahead…

• Scientific Inquiry outcomesReadiness, preparedness, delivery

• Strong customer-centric focus

• Focus on compliance

• Amalgamation and streamlining of petroleum legislation Petroleum 2020, Decommissioning Discussion Paper, Acreage Release, Amendments to the Resource Management and Administration Regulations (Parked to early 2019)

Supporting a responsible resources future.

Thank you