Hydraulic Fracturing Restriction (Fracking Ban) Act 2019

2019

The Parliament of the
Commonwealth of Australia

SENATE




Hydraulic Fracturing Restriction
(Fracking Ban) Bill 2019
No.         , 2019
(Senator Ms. Lieselta)
(Written by tobycool2001_1)




A Bill for an Act to place restrictions on hydraulic
fracturing, and for related purposes




Written by Tobycool2001_1, 27/12/2018
Contents
A Bill for an Act to place restrictions on hydraulic
fracturing, and for related purposes
The Parliament of Australia enacts:

Part 1—Preliminary
Division 1—Preliminary

1 Short title
           This Act is the Hydraulic Fracturing Restriction (Fracking Ban)
           Act 2019.

2 Commencement
       (1) Each provision of this Act specified in column 1 of the table
           commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with
           column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect
           according to its terms.
 Commencement information
 Column 1             Column 2                                           Column 3
 Provisions           Commencement                                       Date/Details
 1. The whole of      1 July 2019.                                       1 July 2019
 this Act
              Note:     This table relates only to the provisions of this Act as originally
                        enacted. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of
                        this Act.

        (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this Act.
            Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it
            may be edited, in any published version of this Act.

3 Act binds the Crown
              This Act binds the Crown in each of its capacities.

4 Extension to external Territories
              This Act extends to the external Territories.

5 Object of this Act
        (1) The object of this Act is to:
             (a) restrict hydraulic fracturing; and
             (b) meet Australia’s obligations to various emissions treaties and
                 agreements.
Division 2—Definitions

6 Definitions
             In this Act:
Hydraulic fracturing means the injection of a substance or substances into a
            bore under pressure for the purposes of stimulating a geological
            formation.
Exploration licence means a state or territory licence granting a person the
            ability to carry out the exploration of a mineral or petroleum.
Mining licence means a state or territory licence granting a person the ability to
            carry out the mining of a mineral or petroleum.
Retention licence means a state or territory licence granting a person the ability
             to hold a mineral or petroleum.
Part 2—Restrictions
7 Restriction on the use of hydraulic fracturing
             A person must not carry out hydraulic fracturing.

8 Licences
             No state or territory shall grant an exploration licence, a mining
             licence or a retention licence that relates to hydraulic fracturing.

9 Licence surrender
             The issuer must repurchase any issued exploration licence, mining
             licence or a retention licence that relates to hydraulic fracturing
             within 12 months of this bill be assented at the same price that the
             licence was issued.