The Petroleum and Geothermal (Energy Resources) Amendment Act 2023, which amends the Petroleum and Geothermal Act 2000, passed the South Australian parliament in November 2023.
The amended Act will become operational once the associated regulations are established.
Update 14 February 2024
To maintain leading practice regulation of the petroleum, gas storage, pipeline transmission and geothermal energy industries in South Australia the department is updating current regulations.
The proposed amendments have been developed based on extensive feedback received from industry and co-regulators.
Have your say on the draft regulations to support the recently amended Act.
Consultation on the Energy Resources Act draft regulations
Proposed amendments have been developed based on extensive feedback received from industry and co-regulators, and the draft amendments have now been released for public comment.
More information
- Read the proposed Petroleum and Geothermal (Energy Resources) Amendment Regulations 2024 (PDF, 254.5 KB)
- Note the changes from the Petroleum and Geothermal Regulations 2013 (PDF, 336.8 KB)
- Read the Consultation guideline: Rental payable utilising a natural reservoir for storage in South Australia (PDF, 229.1 KB)
Have your say
You can have your say on the proposed regulations by either:
- Upload a submission on the YourSAy website Energy Resources Act - Draft regulations
- Email your comments to DEM.Engineering@sa.gov.au
Consultation closes on Wednesday 6 March 2024.
Next steps
The department will consider your feedback following consultation, and the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy (Energy Resources) Act 2023 amendments, as well as the regulation, will be proclaimed in the coming months.
Amending the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act
Proposed amendments to the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the PGE Act) were put out for consultation in 2021, with consultation on a final draft Bill in November 2022. The feedback received has informed the proposed regulations.
The bulk of the proposed changes to amend the PGE Act are improvements to efficiency, clarity and transparency of existing regulatory processes.
Notably hydrogen generation provisions which were included in the 2021 draft Bill have been removed - these provisions are now proposed for inclusion in the South Australian Government's separate legislation to licence and regulate hydrogen energy (the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023).
- Read more about the draft bill consultation on the YourSAy website Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act amendment 2022
Contact us
Email DEM.Engineering@sa.gov.au if you have any questions about the proposed amendments to the PGE Act and regulations.
