Victorian Numbered Acts

RESOURCES LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (FRACKING BAN) ACT 2017 (NO. 8 OF 2017) - SECT 3

In section 4(1) of the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990 , insert the following definitions—

""coal seam gas" means natural gas when it is contained in oil shale or coal, whether or not it is in a gaseous state;

"hydraulic fracturing" means the injection of a substance or substances into a bore under pressure for the purposes of stimulating a geological formation;".