Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS 1996

- made under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement  
   4.      Relationship with other regulations made under the Act  
   5.      Interpretation  

   PART 2--OPERATORS

   6.      Nomination of operator  
   7.      Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator  
   8.      Register of operators  

   PART 3--SAFETY CASES

           Division 1--Contents of safety cases

              Subdivision A--Contents of a safety case

   9.      Facility description, formal safety assessment and safety management system  
   10.     Implementation and improvement of the safety management system  

              Subdivision B--Safety Measures

   11.     Standards to be applied  
   12.     Command structure  
   13.     Members of the workforce must be competent  
   14.     Permit to work system for safe performance of various activities  
   15.     Involvement of members of the workforce  
   16.     Design, construction, installation, maintenance and modification  
   17.     Medical and pharmaceutical supplies and services  
   18.     Machinery and equipment  
   19.     Drugs and intoxicants  

              Subdivision C--Emergencies

   20.     Evacuation, escape and rescue analysis  
   21.     Fire and explosion risk analysis  
   22.     Emergency communications systems  
   23.     Control systems  
   24.     Emergency preparedness  
   25.     Pipelines  
   26.     Vessel and aircraft control  

              Subdivision D--Record keeping

   27.     Arrangements for records  

           Division 2--Submission and acceptance of safety cases

   28.     Safety case to be submitted to Safety Authority  
   29.     Safety Authority may request more information  
   30.     Acceptance or rejection of a safety case  
   31.     Notice of decision on safety case  
   32.     Consent to undertake work outside of the requirements of the safety case  
   33.     Duties under Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Act  

           Division 3--Revised safety cases

   34.     Revision of a safety case because of a change of circumstances or operations  
   35.     Revision on request by the Safety Authority  
   36.     Revision after 5 years  
   37.     Safety Authority may request more information  
   38.     Acceptance or rejection of a revised safety case  
   39.     Notice of decision on revised safety case  
   40.     Effect of rejection of revised safety case  

           Division 4--Withdrawal of acceptance of a safety case

   41.     Grounds for withdrawal of acceptance  
   42.     Notice before withdrawal of acceptance  

           Division 5--Exemptions

   43.     Safety Authority may give an exemption  

   PART 4--VALIDATION

   44.     Validation of design, construction and installation, significant modification or decommissioning of a facility  

   PART 5--NOTIFYING AND REPORTING ACCIDENTS AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES

   45.     Interpretation  
   46.     Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences  

   PART 6--PENALTY PROVISIONS

   47.     Facility must have registered operator  
   48.     Safety case required for the relevant stage in the life of a facility  
   49.     Work on a facility must comply with the safety case  
   50.     New health and safety risk  
   51.     Maintaining records  
   52.     Person on a facility must comply with safety case  
   53.     Interference with accident sites  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   54.     Details in applications or submissions  

   PART 8--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Preliminary

   55.     Definition for Part 8  

           Division 2--Documents and records

   56.     Applications, records and documents to be given to the Safety Authority  
   57.     Notices and requests from the Designated Authorities  

           Division 3--Safety cases

   58.     Existing safety cases remain in force  
   59.     Application for acceptance of safety case or revised safety case made before 1 January 2005  

           Division 4--Operators

   60.     Operator of a facility before 1 January 2005  

           Division 5--New facilities

   61.     Transitional provisions for certain facilities