PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 674 Requirement to have safety management system

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 674

674 Requirement to have safety management system

(1) The operator of an operating plant must—

(a) for each stage of the plant, make or adopt a safety management system that complies with—

(i) section 675 ; and

(ii) if the plant is used to explore for, extract, produce or release petroleum within coal seams†” section 705C ; and

(b) implement and maintain the system.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—1,500 penalty units.

(2) The operator of an operating plant must not begin a stage of the plant unless—

(a) the operator has made or adopted a safety management system that applies to the stage; and

(b) the system complies with section 675 ; and

(c) if the plant is used to explore for, extract, produce or release petroleum within coal seams—the system complies with section 705C .

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units.

(3) A safety management system may apply to more than 1 operating plant.

(4) However, the system must still comply with section 675 in relation to each operating plant to which the system applies.

Note—

For coal mining-CSG operating plant, see division 4 (Special provisions for safety management systems for coal mining-CSG operating plant).

(5) Also, if chapter 9 , part 4 , division 5 , subdivision 1 applies for an operating plant, the safety management system must include a joint interaction management plan.