PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 707
Obligation to restrict access to incident site
PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 707
Obligation to restrict access to incident site
707 Obligation to restrict access to incident site
(1) This section applies
if—
(a) a prescribed incident happens at an operating plant; or
(b) a
prescribed incident relating to a gas related device happens at a business
other than an operating plant.
(2) If the operator of the operating plant or
person carrying on the business is required to immediately report the incident
to the chief inspector under section 706, the operator or person must, until
an inspector otherwise directs, take action reasonably necessary to—
(a)
restrict access to the site at which the prescribed incident happened or is
happening; and
(b) protect anything at the site from being tampered with.
Example of action—
erecting barriers or signs prohibiting unauthorised
persons from entering the site
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(3) An inspector may
take action, or direct the operator of the operating plant or person carrying
on the business to take a particular action, the inspector considers
reasonably necessary to—
(a) restrict access to the site at which the
prescribed incident happened or is happening; and
(b) protect anything at the
site from being tampered with.
(4) The operator of the operating plant or
person carrying on the business must comply with a direction given to the
operator or person under subsection (3) .
