Victoria has become the first Australian state to institute a permanent ban on onshore unconventional gas exploration after a parliamentary inquiry concluded that the risks of such exploration outweighed the potential benefits. Legislation enforcing the ban, which will include fracking and coal seam gas, will be introduced the past five years, making the temporary moratorium on such exploration permanent. Activities including accessing offshore resources, carbon storage research and gas storage will not be covered by the ban.
Victoria has become the first Australian state to institute a permanent ban on onshore unconventional gas exploration after a parliamentary inquiry concluded that the risks of such exploration outweighed the potential benefits. Legislation enforcing the ban, which will include fracking and coal seam gas, will be introduced later this year, making the temporary moratorium on such exploration permanent. Activities including accessing offshore resources, carbon storage research and gas storage will not be covered by the ban.