Environment and Planning Committee: reference

The question put

That this house: (1) notes that: (a) extensive systems of ageing and retired oil and gas infrastructure exists across Victoria and its coast, risking significant methane leakage; (b) the financial liability for decommissioning oil and gas infrastructure may fall to the Victorian taxpayer; (2) requires that the Environment and Planning Committee inquire into, consider and report, by June 2026, on: (a) the scale and legal ownership structure of Victoria’s oil and gas infrastructure, including offshore wells, pipelines, high-pressure transmission and low-pressure distribution systems, and relevant projects in Commonwealth waters; (b) the scale and nature of oil and gas infrastructure requiring decommissioning over the coming decades, including onshore works and works in Commonwealth and Victorian waters; (c) the regulatory powers of the Victorian government to ensure oil and gas companies deliver planned and timely infrastructure decommissioning; (d) any actions the Victorian government can take to ensure oil and gas companies provide sufficiently to cover decommissioning costs; (e) opportunities for employment in decommissioning; (f) opportunities for traditional owner acknowledgemen