NOPSEMA consultation and public comment

Providing opportunities for public participation and consultation is an integral part of transparency. This site will help you find and participate in public comment consultations that may be of interest.

Recently updated public comment consultations are displayed below.

It is important to note that the environment plan and offshore project proposals that are ‘open for comment’ have not undergone assessment by NOPSEMA and have been published to NOPSEMA’s website following an administrative check only. NOPSEMA’s formal assessment process will commence when the titleholder or proponent submits their environment plan or offshore proposal following the public comment process.

For guidance on providing effective comments, refer to Consultation on offshore petroleum environment plans and Consultation in the course of preparing an environment plan.

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Open Consultations

  • Guidance Note – Design Notification Scheme (new)

    The Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Storage Act 2006 (OPGGS Act) provides the legal framework for the exploration and recovery of petroleum and for greenhouse gas storage, in offshore areas (i.e. Commonwealth Waters). The OPGGS Act is supported by the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Storage...

    Closes 23 May 2025

  • Policy Design Notifications

    The Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Storage Act 2006 (OPGGS Act) provides the legal framework for the exploration and recovery of petroleum and for greenhouse gas storage, in offshore areas (i.e. Commonwealth Waters). The OPGGS Act is supported by the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Storage...

    Closes 23 May 2025

  • Guidance note - Powers of Health and Safety Representatives - revised

    The Offshore Safety Review and Reforms has resulted in strengthening the role of Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs). The attached documents have been updated to include the new measures relevant to HSRs commencing on the 12 June 2025 with regar ds to: The Offshore...

    Closes 26 May 2025

  • Guidance Note – Workplace arrangements (revised)

    The Offshore Safety Review and Reforms has resulted in strengthening the role of Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs). The attached documents have been updated to include the new measures relevant to HSRs commencing on the 12 June 2025 with regar ds to: The Offshore...

    Closes 26 May 2025

  • HSR Handbook – A guide for health and safety representatives in Australia’s offshore petroleum industry (revised)

    The Offshore Safety Review and Reforms has resulted in strengthening the role of Health and Safety Representatives (HSRs). The attached documents have been updated to include the new measures relevant to HSRs commencing on the 12 June 2025 with regar ds to: The Offshore...

    Closes 26 May 2025

Closed Consultations

  • Diving Guidelines - revised draft

    The purpose of this document is to set guidelines required by both the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2024 (OPGGS) and Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Regulations 2022 (OEI Regulations) regarding content requirements for a Diving Safety Management system...

    Closed 14 May 2025

  • East Coast Supply Project: Offshore Project Proposal

    Cooper Energy is the operator of the Casino Henry Netherby (CHN) development, located in the Otway Basin, off Victoria’s southwest coast in the Bass Strait. The CHN fields were developed incrementally since 2004, with gas transported from the offshore fields, via pipeline, for onshore processing....

    Closed 25 February 2025

  • Gorgon Gas Development: Backfill Fields Offshore Project Proposal

    Chevron Australia Pty Ltd (CAPL) is the operator of the Gorgon Gas Development (Gorgon), one of Australia’s largest natural gas projects located off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The first stage of Gorgon was the Gorgon Foundation Project (GFP), which included constructing the Gorgon...

    Closed 1 November 2024

  • Athena Supply Project

    Full details of this EP including published Documents. All open for comment EP's. Cooper Energy (CH) Pty Ltd and Cooper Energy (MGP) Pty Ltd (Cooper Energy) are proposing to undertake an exploration drilling program within Commonwealth waters of the Otway Basin. Wells will be drilled in Cooper...

    Closed 13 October 2024

  • Goodwyn Area Infill Development Offshore Project Proposal

    As Operator of the North West Shelf Joint Venture (NWSJV), Woodside Energy Limited (Woodside) proposes to undertake the Goodwyn Area Infill Development in Commonwealth waters, ~140 km north-west of Karratha, Western Australia. The purpose of the Goodwyn Area Infill Development is to partially fill...

    Closed 23 September 2024