Tasmania is a State within the Australian community. It is very sensitive to disruption of the environment and you can't do anything without permits.
Its a possible reason why most oil companies steer clear of Tasmania. The government agency responsible for granting permits has a Director of mines and his dept is responsible for doing all the leg work for approval by the Minister of Mining. Within the mining group there are different areas, such as minerals, gold, silver, zinc, copper, etc and category 4 Petroleum products where we are concerned. This ain't Texas where anything goes.
