PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 705B
Requirement for joint interaction management plan
PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 705B
Requirement for joint interaction management plan
705B Requirement for joint interaction management plan
(1) The operator of
an authorised activities operating plant in the overlapping area must—
(a)
before carrying out activities in the overlapping area, make a plan for the
plant that applies to all operators of operating plants in the overlapping
area and that complies with section 705C(a
"joint interaction management plan" ); and
(b) before making the plan—
(i)
make reasonable attempts to consult with the operators of each operating plant
in the overlapping area and the site senior executive to jointly identify,
analyse and assess risks and hazards in the overlapping area; and
(ii) have
regard to any reasonable provisions for the plan, relating to the management
of the risks and hazards that are proposed by the site senior executive within
20 days after receiving a copy of the proposed plan; and
(iii) either—
(A)
reach agreement with the site senior executive about the content of the
proposed plan; or
(B) apply for arbitration of the dispute under subsection
(3) or (4) ; and
(c) comply with the plan.
Penalty—
Maximum
penalty—500 penalty units.
(2) For subsection (1) (b) (i) , the operator
is taken to have made reasonable attempts to consult with the site senior
executive if—
(a) the operator gives the site senior executive a copy of the
proposed plan; and
(b) the site senior executive has not, within 20 days
after being given the copy, made any proposal to the operator about the
provisions for the plan.
(3) If the operator and the site senior executive
can not agree on the content of a proposed plan within 3 months after the site
senior executive receives a copy of the proposed plan, the operator must apply
for arbitration of the dispute.
(4) Despite subsection (3) , either party may
apply for arbitration of the dispute at any time.
