Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) Before requesting the Secretary to approve an offshore security plan, an offshore facility operator must designate, in writing, a person within the operator's organisation as a security officer (a head security officer or HSO ) for all the operator's facilities.
(2) An HSO may be designated by name or by reference to a position.
(3) The duties and responsibilities of an HSO include:
(a) answering any questions about the plan, and acting as contact officer, during the approval process; and
(b) implementing and maintaining the plan for the facility or facilities; and
(c) liaising with the OFSO for each facility and with OSPSOs; and
(d) performing any additional duties and responsibilities set out in the plan.
(4) The offshore facility operator must ensure that an HSO:
(a) has the knowledge and ability to perform the duties of an HSO; and
(b) is given the training set out in the plan; and
(c) is a suitable person to access and handle security information; and
(d) has the authority to act on instructions received from the Secretary; and
(e) is located in Australia at a place that is not an offshore facility.
Example for paragraph (4) (d)
An HSO must have the authority to implement security directions or a change in the security level.