Offshore Petroleum (Safety) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1)1

Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 122

I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.

Dated 3 June 2010

QUENTIN BRYCE

Governor-General

By Her Excellency’s Command

MARTIN FERGUSON

Minister for Resources and Energy

1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Offshore Petroleum (Safety) Amendment Regulations 2010 (No. 1).

2 Commencement

  These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Amendment of Offshore Petroleum (Safety) Regulations 2009

  Schedule 1 amends the Offshore Petroleum (Safety) Regulations 2009.

Schedule 1 Amendments

(regulation 3)

[1] Regulation 1.1

substitute

1.1 Name of Regulations

  These Regulations are the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009.

[2] Subregulations 1.4 (1) to (3)

omit

offshore petroleum

[3] Subregulation 1.5 (1), definition of diving operation

after

offshore petroleum operation

insert

or greenhouse gas storage operation

[4] Subregulation 1.5 (1), definition of facility

substitute

facility has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.

[5] Subregulation 1.5 (1), after definition of member of the workforce

insert

offshore greenhouse gas storage operations has the meaning given by section 643 of the Act.

[6] Subregulation 1.5 (1), definition of operator

substitute

operator has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.

[7] Subregulation 1.5 (1), definition of pipe, paragraph (a)

after

petroleum

insert

or a greenhouse gas substance

[8] Subregulation 1.5 (1), definition of pipe, subparagraph (b) (i)

substitute

 (i) a petroleum or greenhouse gas pipeline; and

[9] Subregulation 1.5 (1), definition of titleholder

substitute

titleholder means:

 (a) a greenhouse gas assessment permittee; or

 (b) a greenhouse gas holding lessee; or

 (c) a greenhouse gas injection licensee; or

 (d) an infrastructure licensee; or

 (e) a petroleum exploration permittee; or

 (f) a petroleum production licensee; or

 (g) a petroleum retention lessee; or

 (h) a pipeline licensee.

[10] Regulation 1.6, table, item 11

omit

petroleum

[11] Subregulation 1.7 (1), table, item 8

omit

petroleum

[12] Regulation 2.2

omit

[13] Subregulation 2.3 (1)

omit

an operator

insert

the operator

[14] Subregulation 2.3 (2)

omit

[15] Subregulation 2.3 (3)

substitute

 (3) The Safety Authority must reject the nomination if the Safety Authority is not satisfied that the nominee has, or will have, the day‑to‑day management and control of:

 (a) the facility or proposed facility; and

 (b) operations at the facility or proposed facility.

[16] Subregulations 2.4 (1) and (2)

omit each mention of

registered

[17] Paragraph 2.4 (4) (a)

after

day-to-day

insert

management and

[18] Subparagraph 2.17 (2) (d) (iii)

omit

[19] Subregulation 2.24 (1)

omit

the facility

insert

a facility

[20] After subregulation 2.24 (4)

insert

 (5) However, the operator may submit the safety case before the operator and the Safety Authority have agreed on the scope of the validation for the facility if the safety case is for a proposed facility that is:

 (a) proposed to be or is being constructed at a place outside Safety Authority waters; and

 (b) proposed to be installed and operated in Commonwealth waters or in designated coastal waters of a State or the Northern Territory.

 (6) The Safety Authority may at any time inform the operator that it will not assess the safety case for the proposed facility unless the operator and the Safety Authority have agreed on the scope of the validation for the proposed facility.

[21] Regulation 2.43, heading

substitute

2.43 Facility must have operator

[22] Subregulation 2.43 (1)

omit

 (1) A person

insert

  A person

[23] Paragraphs 2.43 (1) (a) to (f)

after

facility

insert

or part of the facility

[24] Subregulation 2.43 (2)

omit

[25] Subregulation 2.44 (1)

omit

 (1) A person

insert

  A person

[26] Paragraphs 2.44 (1) (a) to (f)

after

facility

insert

or part of the facility

[27] Subregulation 2.44 (2)

omit

[28] Paragraphs 2.45 (1) (a) to (f)

after

facility

insert

or part of the facility

[29] Subregulation 2.45 (2)

omit

[30] Subregulations 2.45 (3) and (4)

renumber as subregulations 2.45 (2) and (3)

[31] Paragraphs 2.46 (1) (a) to (f)

after

facility

insert

or part of the facility

[32] Subregulation 2.46 (2)

omit

[33] Subregulation 2.46 (3)

renumber as subregulation 2.46 (2)

[34] Subregulation 4.22 (3)

omit

subregulation (2).

insert

the circumstance in paragraph (2) (a) that the person is not qualified as a supervisor under ADAS.

[35] Further amendments

Note

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