Jenny McAllister (NSW, Australian Labor Party, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I am not in a position to speculate about how we would deal with a specific project application that's not before the government. What I can lay out for you is the approach that would be taken in developing an agreement with any nation in relation to the bilateral agreements that we're referring to. The Australian government, under our obligation under the London protocol, would require arrangements or agreements to be in place with the receiving country regardless of their London protocol status before a permit to export carbon dioxide for offshore sequestration could be granted. The details and status of these agreements or arrangements will be decided between the exporting and receiving country on a case-by-case basis and would address matters, including but not limited to, responsibilities for maintaining sequestered carbon dioxide in any emissions, the ability of countries to accurately monitor emissions and any leakage from transport and storage. For a capture and transport element of a project that was located in Australia, if an application for a permit was received, the proponents would be required to then describe all of the consultations with advisory bodies and government authorities.