Full Description
Mining and Energy Law provides students with a comprehensive overview of the national electricity, resources and energy markets and how they are regulated. The second edition has been comprehensively updated to include new content on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Australian Energy Market Commission, the gas export market, resource royalties and environmental impact assessments. It also discusses the impacts of climate change and environmental regulation on energy policies in Australia, including climate legislation, the regulation of renewable energy sources, initiatives such as carbon capture and storage, and the transition away from fossil fuels. Each chapter includes lists of further reading and review questions to engage students with the various aspects of the energy and resources sectors. Updated case and legislation extracts articulate the nature of the regulatory and statutory obligations that Australia's mining, offshore and onshore petroleum, natural gas and resources companies must adhere to.
Contents
1. Ownership of minerals and natural resources; 2. Resource titles: permits, licenses and leases; 3. Australian offshore petroleum and minerals regulation; 4. The national energy market: focus on gas; 5. Unconventional gas regulation; 6. Renewable energy: regulation, the Renewable Energy Target scheme, wind energy and the market framework; 7. Carbon capture and storage; 8. Climate change and energy policy; 9. Environmental regulation; 10. Mining agreements and revenue frameworks.
