Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT AND OFFSHORE FACILITIES SECURITY ACT 2003 - SECT 17C

             (1)  The Secretary may, in writing, designate a person as the offshore facility operator for a security regulated offshore facility.

             (2)  In designating a person as an offshore facility operator, the Secretary must take into account:

                     (a)  the ability of the person to undertake the functions of an offshore facility operator; and

                     (b)  the physical and operational features of the facility; and

                     (c)  the views of the person, or persons, responsible for managing the operations of the facility; and

                     (d)  whether the person is the operator in relation to the facility for the purposes of Schedule 3 to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 .