PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 679 Notice by chief inspector

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 679

679 Notice by chief inspector

(1) This section applies if the chief inspector reasonably believes a safety management system for an operating plant, or an aspect of the system—

(a) does not comply with section 675 ; or

(b) is insufficient to ensure an acceptable level of risk at the plant; or

(c) must be revised under section 678 .

(2) The chief inspector must give the operator of the plant notice (a
"validation notice" )—

(a) stating the belief, and the reasons for it; and

(b) requiring the operator within a stated reasonable period to—

(i) amend the system so that it complies with section 675 , or, if appropriate, revise the system under section 678 , and give the chief inspector notice that the system has been so amended or revised; or

(ii) lodge submissions as to why the system complies with the section.

(3) The validation notice may state how the chief inspector considers the system should be amended.

(4) The operator must comply with the validation notice.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty for subsection (4) —1,500 penalty units.