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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES REGULATIONS 2016 - REG 24 Incident reporting

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES REGULATIONS 2016 - REG 24

Incident reporting

    (1)     The holder of an authority must give to the Minister notice of a reportable incident, that complies with subregulation (2)—

        (a)     as soon as is practicable after the reportable incident occurs; or

        (b)     if the holder of the authority is not initially aware of the reportable incident, as soon as is practicable after the holder becomes aware that it occurred.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.

    (2)     Notice under subregulation (1) must—

        (a)     be given orally or in writing; and

        (b)     include the date, time and place of the reportable incident; and

        (c)     describe the steps taken to minimise the impact of the reportable incident.

    (3)     As soon as is practicable after the holder of an authority has given notice to the Minister under subregulation (1), the holder must give the Minister a written report that includes—

        (a)     the date, time and place of the reportable incident; and

        (b)     a description of the reportable incident; and

        (c)     any known or suspected causes of the reportable incident; and

        (d)     a description of the steps taken to minimise the impact of the reportable incident; and

        (e)     a description of the steps taken or proposed to be taken to prevent a recurrence of the reportable incident.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.