Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY (MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES) REGULATIONS 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Application  
   4.      Terms used in these regulations  
   5.      “Major hazard facility”, meaning of  
   6.      “Place”, meaning of  
   7.      Circumstances in which Schedule 1 substances are likely to be at a place  
   8.      Determining the quantity of substances at a place or likely to be at a place  
   9.      Determining the critical quantity of Schedule 1 substances at a place or likely to be at a place  
   10.     Determining the threshold quantity for a Schedule 1 substance  

   PART 2 -- Main Offences  

   11.     Schedule 1 substances at a place not to exceed critical quantity without prior notification to Chief Officer  
   12.     No significant change to certain places without prior notification to Chief Officer  
   13.     Major hazard facility to operate in accordance with safety management system in approved safety report  

   PART 3 -- Notification requirements  

   14.     Operator to notify Chief Officer if more than critical quantity of Schedule 1 substances likely to be at the place  
   15.     Operator of certain places to notify Chief Officer of change  
   16.     Chief Officer may direct operator to give notification  
   17.     Notification required  
   18.     Chief Officer may direct operator to give further information  

   PART 4 -- Certain places to be major hazard facilities  

   19.     Classification of certain places as major hazard facilities  
   20.     Chief Officer to consult in relation to a decision to classify a place as a major hazard facility  
   21.     Chief Officer to notify decision whether or not to classify a place as a major hazard facility  
   22.     Chief Officer may revoke decision to classify a place as a major hazard facility  

   PART 5 -- Safety reports  

   23.     Duty to prepare risk assessment  
   24.     Duty to prepare safety management system  
   25.     Duty to prepare safety report  
   26.     Application for approval of safety report  
   27.     Approval of safety report by the Chief Officer  
   28.     Withdrawal of approval of safety report  
   29.     Chief Officer to consult and notify in relation to approval of safety report  
   30.     Operators to review safety reports  

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   31.     Direction to provide information to nearby major hazard facility  
   32.     Operator of major hazard facility to notify Chief Officer of closure  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Threshold quantity for Schedule 1 substances  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Notifiable information  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Fees  
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Procedures to be included in safety management system  
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