Year
2018
Jurisdiction
South Australia
Summary
This Act amends the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000. It places a ten year moratorium on hydraulic fracturing within prescribed designated areas of South Australia. There is no compensation payable by the Crown, the Minister or any other individual in connection with the operation of the moratorium.
Native title rights and interests do not give rise to the rights to veto fracking, and this Act protects against fracking on native title lands for the period of the moratorium. It does however prevent interested native title holders from exercising their right to negotiate fracking agreements on their country.
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