PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 2004

Victorian Consolidated Regulations

[Index] [Search] [Notes] [Noteup] [Download] [Help]

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 2004

S.R. No. 175/2004
Version incorporating amendments as at 28 March 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation Page

PART 1-PRELIMINARY

101. Objective
102. Authorising provision
103. Commencement
104. Revocation
105. Definitions
106. Forms, notices and reports

PART 2-FEES

201. General fees
202. Fees for Register extracts, documents or certificates
203. Permit fees
204. Lease fees
205. Licence fees
206. Pipeline licence fees
207. Infrastructure licence fees

PART 3-TRANSFERS AND DEALINGS

301. Form of transfer of a title
302. Application for approval of dealing

PART 4-INFORMATION REQUIRED

401. Particulars relating to a petroleum discovery
402. Determination of the composition and quantity of petroleum discovered
403. Survey of wells, structures or equipment

PART 5-DATA MANAGEMENT

Division 1-Preliminary

501. Objects
502. Definitions
503. Protected confidential information
504. Protected derivative information
505. Contested information
506. Notice inviting objections to the disclosure of information
507. Application of Part

Division 2-Holder's general duties

508. Undertaking activity without DMP or permission
509. Undertaking activity with DMP or permission

Division 3-Information requirements

510. Information-general
511. Information-wells
512. Information-geophysical surveys
513. Information-geological and geochemical surveys

Division 4-Data Management Plans
Subdivision 1-Approval of DMP

514. Request for approval of DMP
515. Contents of DMP
516. Decision on DMP
517. Status of DMP submitted or accepted in parts
Subdivision 2-Variation of DMP
518. Request by holder for variation of DMP
519. Decision on request for variation
520. Requirement by Minister to vary DMP
521. Objection to requirement to vary
522. Decision on objection
Subdivision 3-Operation of DMP
523. Commencement of DMP and revisions of DMP
524. Termination of DMP

Division 5-Undertaking activity without accepted DMP

525. Application for approval to undertake activity without accepted DMP
526. Decision on application

Division 6-Access to documentary information and petroleum mining samples
Subdivision 1-Documentary information (other than contested information) and petroleum mining samples

527. Making documentary information (other than excluded information) publicly known after relevant day
528. Making details of petroleum mining samples publicly known after relevant day
529. Making documentary information known-prior availability
530. Making details of petroleum mining samples known-prior availability
531. Making documentary information known-non-confidential derivative information
Subdivision 2-Contested information
532. Making documentary information known-contested
information
533. Arrangements relating to objections
Subdivision 3-Fees for release of information and samples
534. Fees for release of documentary information and samples
535. Fees for release of petroleum mining samples

Division 7-Miscellaneous

536. Safe storage of documentary information and petroleum mining samples

Division 8-Transitional arrangements

537. Documentary information or petroleum mining sample given to the Minister before the commencement of this Part

PART 6-OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Division 1-Preliminary

601. Object
602. Relationship with other Parts
603. Definitions

Division 2-Regulations relating to health and safety

604. Avoiding fatigue
605. Possession or control of drugs or intoxicants
606. Person must leave the facility when instructed to do so
607. Prohibition on the use of certain hazardous substances
608. Limitations on exposure to certain hazardous substances
609. Exposure to noise
610. Exemptions from hazardous substances and noise requirements

Division 3-Elections of health and safety representatives
Subdivision 1-Returning officer

611. Appointment of returning officer
Subdivision 2-The poll
612. Number of votes
613. Right to secret ballot
614. Conduct of poll by secret ballot
615. Conduct of poll if no request made for secret ballot
616. If no candidate is elected
Subdivision 3-Polling by secret ballot
617. Ballot-papers
618. Distribution of ballot papers
619. Manner of voting by secret ballot
Subdivision 4-The count
620. Envelopes given to returning officer
621. Scrutineers
622. Returning officer to be advised of scrutineers
623. Persons present at the count
624. Conduct of the count
625. Prescribed manner of drawing of lots
626. Informal ballot-papers
627. Completion of the count
628. Destruction of election material
Subdivision 5-Result of election
629. Request for recount
630. Irregularities at election
631. Result of poll

Division 4-Advice, investigations and inquiries

632. Taking samples for testing etc.
633. Form of certain notices

Division 5-Exemptions from the requirements in Part 3 of Schedule 7 to the Act

634. Orders under clause 45 of Schedule 7 to the Act

Division 6-State laws that do not apply

635. Prescribed occupational health and safety laws

Division 7-Miscellaneous

636. Service of notices

PART 7-MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES

Division 1-Preliminary

701. Object
702. Relationship with other Parts
703. Definitions

Division 2-Operators

704. Nomination of operator
705. Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator
706. Register of operators

Division 3-Safety cases
Subdivision 1-Contents of safety case

707. Facility description, formal safety assessment and safety management system
708. Implementation and improvement of the safety management system
709. Standards to be applied
710. Command structure
711. Members of the workforce must be competent
712. Permit to work system for safe performance of various activities
713. Involvement of members of the workforce
714. Design, construction, installation, maintenance and modification
715. Medical and pharmaceutical supplies and services
716. Machinery and equipment
717. Drugs and intoxicants
718. Evacuation, escape and rescue analysis
719. Fire and explosion risk analysis
720. Emergency communications systems
721. Control systems
722. Emergency preparedness
723. Pipelines
724. Vessel and aircraft control
725. Arrangements for records
Subdivision 2-Submission and acceptance of safety cases
726. Safety case to be submitted to Safety Authority
727. Safety Authority may request more information
728. Acceptance or rejection of a safety case
729. Notice of decision on safety case
730. Consent to undertake work outside of the requirements of the safety case
731. Duties under Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Act
Subdivision 3-Revised safety cases
732. Revision of a safety case because of a change of circumstances
or operations
733. Revision on request by the Safety Authority
734. Revision after 5 years
735. Safety Authority may request more information
736. Acceptance or rejection of a revised safety case
737. Notice of decision on revised safety case
738. Effect of rejection of revised safety case
Subdivision 4-Withdrawal of acceptance of a safety case
739. Grounds for withdrawal of acceptance
740. Notice before withdrawal of acceptance
Subdivision 5-Exemptions
741. Safety Authority may give an exemption

Division 4-Validation

742. Validation of design, construction and installation, significant modification or decommissioning of a facility

Division 5-Notifying and reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences

743. Prescribed period of incapacity
744. Meaning of dangerous occurrence
745. Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences

Division 6-Penalty provisions

746. Facility must have registered operator
747. Safety case required for the relevant stage in the life of a
facility
748. Work on a facility must comply with the safety case
749. New health and safety risk
750. Maintaining records
751. Person on a facility must comply with safety case
752. Interference with accident sites

Division 7-Miscellaneous

753. Details in applications or submissions

PART 8-PIPELINES

Division 1-Preliminary

801. Object
802. Definitions
803. Meaning of validation
804. Relationship with other Parts

Division 2-Operators

805. Nomination of operator
806. Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator
807. Register of operators
808. Pipeline must have registered operator

Division 3-Consents to construct and operate a pipeline
Subdivision 1-Consent to construct

809. Consent to construct required to construct a pipeline
810. Matters to be agreed before pipeline licensee applies for
consent to construct
811. Application for consent to construct
812. Deciding an application for a consent to construct
813. Construction must comply with pipeline management plan
814. Notice of route followed by pipeline
Subdivision 2-Consent to operate
815. Consent to operate required before a pipeline is operated
816. Matters to be agreed before pipeline licensee applies for
consent to operate
817. Application for consent to operate
818. Deciding an application for a consent to operate
819. Operation must comply with pipeline management plan
820. Using pipeline to convey compositions of petroleum
Subdivision 3-Modifying or decommissioning a pipeline
821. Modifying or decommissioning a pipeline

Division 4-Pipeline management plans
Subdivision 1-Acceptance of a pipeline management plan

822. Submission of a pipeline management plan
823. Handling pipeline management plan
824. Time limit for accepting or not accepting a pipeline
management plan
825. Acceptance of a pipeline management plan
Subdivision 2-Contents of a pipeline management plan
826. Contents of a pipeline management plan
827. Description of safety policy
828. Description of pipeline
829. Description of pipeline management system
830. Statement of standards
831. Arrangements for documents
832. Arrangements for reporting
Subdivision 3-Revision of a pipeline management plan
833. Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or operations
834. Revision on request by the Minister
835. Revision at the end of each 5 years
836. Form of proposed revision
837. Time limit for accepting or not accepting a proposed revision
838. Acceptance of a proposed revision of a pipeline management plan
839. Effect of non-acceptance of proposed revision
Subdivision 4-Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline
management plan
840. Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan
841. Steps to be taken before withdrawal of acceptance
842. Withdrawal of acceptance not affected by other provisions

Division 5-Pipeline safety management plans
Subdivision 1-Preliminary

843. Definition
Subdivision 2-Acceptance of a pipeline safety management plan
844. Consideration of a pipeline safety management plan
845. Notice to pipeline licensee about a pipeline safety management plan
846. Revision of a pipeline management plan-request by the
Safety Authority concerning a pipeline safety management
plan
847. Submission about proposed revision of a pipeline management plan
848. Proposed revision of a pipeline management plan
849. Notice to pipeline licensee about proposed revision of a
pipeline safety management plan
Subdivision 3-Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline safety management plan
850. Request for withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline
management plan
851. Steps to be taken before request for withdrawal of acceptance
852. Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan on request

Division 6-Notifying and reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences

853. Prescribed period of incapacity
854. Meaning of dangerous occurrence
855. Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences
856. Reportable incidents
857. Dealing with documents
858. Reporting to Minister

Division 7-Miscellaneous
Subdivision 1-Requirements about workers

859. Competence of workers
860. Awareness of legislation
861. Involvement of workers in pipeline management plan
Subdivision 2-Providing information
862. Notice of contact details
863. Minister may decline to consider application or submission if information is not given
Subdivision 3-Transitional
864. Application of Part to licences granted before 1 November
2001.
PART 9-DIVING SAFETY

Division 1-Preliminary

901. Application
902. Definitions
903. Meaning of diving
904. When a diving operation begins and ends

Division 2-Diving Safety Management Systems

905. No diving without DSMS
906. Contents of DSMS
907. Acceptance of new DSMS
908. Acceptance of revised DSMS
909. Grounds for rejecting DSMS
910. Notice of reasons
911. Register of DSMSs
912. Revision of DSMS
913. Notice to revise DSMS

Division 3-Diving project plans

914. Diving project plan to be approved
915. Diving project plan to Safety Authority if there is no operator
916. Diving project plan to Safety Authority if requested
917. Updating diving project plan
918. Contents of diving project plan
919. No diving without approved diving project plan

Division 4-Involvement of divers and members of the workforce

920. Involvement of divers and members of the workforce in
DSMS and diving project plan

Division 5-Safety responsibilities

921. Safety responsibilities of diving contractors
922. Safety in the diving area
923. Diving depths

Division 6-Diving supervisors

924. Appointment of diving supervisors
925. Duties of diving supervisors

Division 7-Start-up notices

926. Start-up notice

Division 8-Diving operations

927. Divers in diving operations
928. Medical certificates

Division 9-Records

929. Diving operations record
930. Divers' log books

PART 10-DATUMS

1001. Definition
1002. Declaration of current datum (Act s151T)
1003. Variation of instruments (Act s151W)
1004. Variation of titles etc. (Act s151W)
1005. Variation of applications for titles (Act s151X)
1006. Documents submitted to Minister
1007. Documents made or prepared under Act etc.
1008. Transitional provisions (Act s151Z)

PART 11-MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Division 1-Preliminary

1101. Object
1102. Definitions
1103. References to a petroleum activity

Division 2-Environment plans
Subdivision 1-Requirement for an environment plan

1104. Accepted environment plan required for a petroleum
activity
1105. Operations must comply with the accepted environment
plan
1106. Operations must not continue where new environmental
risk etc.
Subdivision 2-Acceptance of an environment plan
1107. Submission of an environment plan
1108. Time limit for accepting or not accepting an environment
plan
1109. Acceptance of an environment plan
Subdivision 3-Contents of an environment plan
1110. Contents of an environment plan
1111. Environmental assessment
1112. Implementation strategy for the environment plan
1113. Reporting etc. arrangements
1114. Other information in the environment plan
Subdivision 4-Revision of an environment plan
1115. Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or operations
1116. Revision on request by the Minister
1117. Revision at the end of each 5 years
1118. Form of proposed revision
1119. Consideration of proposed revision
1120. Effect of non-acceptance of proposed revision
Subdivision 5-Withdrawal of acceptance of an environment plan
1121. Withdrawal of acceptance of environment plan
1122. Steps to be taken before withdrawal of acceptance
1123. Withdrawal of acceptance not affected by other provisions

Division 3-Incidents, reports and records

1124. Incidents, reports and records
1125. Storage of records
1126. Making records available

Division 4-Miscellaneous
Subdivision 1-Discharges of produced formation water

1127. Discharges of produced formation water
Subdivision 2-Operators of activities
1128. Definition
1129. Notification of appointment of operator
1130. Operator to give details
1131. No requirement to give information more than once
1132. Minister may decline to consider submission if information is
not given
1133. Minister to keep register
__________________
SCHEDULE 1-Regulations Revoked
SCHEDULE 2-Prescribed Fees
SCHEDULE 3-Form of Transfer of Title
SCHEDULE 4-Requirements for DMP

PART 1-INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS

PART 2-REPORTS

201. Daily report
202. Weekly report
203. Monthly report
204. Quarterly report
205. Annual Report
206. Other reports

PART 3-STANDARD TIMETABLE FOR GIVING OTHER INFORMATION
SCHEDULE 5-Hazardous Substances

PART 1-INTERPRETATION

PART 2-PERMITTED CIRCUMSTANCES FOR USING CERTAIN HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES

PART 3-PERMITTED CIRCUMSTANCES FOR USING CERTAIN HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES WITH
CARCINOGENIC PROPERTIES
SCHEDULE 6-Forms for Occupational Health and Safety
Purposes
Form 1-Provisional Improvement Notice
Form 2-Notice of Removal of Plant or Sample
Form 3-Do Not Disturb Notice
Form 4-Prohibition Notice
Form 5-Improvement Notice
SCHEDULE 7-Geocentric Datum of Australia
ENDNOTES

1. General Information
2. Table of Amendments
3. Explanatory Details

[Index] [Search] [Notes] [Noteup] [Download] [Help]