Action item 9.4
Progress
Complete.
Approved by decision makers.
Recommendation implemented.
That baseline and ongoing monitoring be the responsibility of the regulator and funded by the gas industry.
Completed.
Action item update
Implementation
Exploration permit holders in the Beetaloo Sub-basin will pay the Northern Territory Government for the baseline methane monitoring work CSIRO has completed.
Industry will pay for the baseline through a cost recovery exercise. The Northern Territory Government worked with independent scientific experts to develop the Code of Practice for Onshore Petroleum Activities in the Northern Territory (the Code) relative to the Inquiry recommendation. The Code is legally enforceable through the Petroleum (Environment) Regulations 2016. The finalised Code was published on 12 June 2019 and is on the DEPWS website.
The Code contains requirements for baseline and ongoing methane monitoring.