Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 38

38 .         Notice of decision on safety case

        (1)         Within 90 days after receiving a safety case submitted under regulation 35, or resubmitted under regulation 37(3), the Safety Authority must —

            (a)         notify the operator, in writing, that the Safety Authority has decided to —

                  (i)         accept the safety case; or

                  (ii)         reject the safety case; or

                  (iii)         accept the safety case in relation to one or more, but not all, prescribed activities and reject the rest of the safety case; or

                  (iv)         accept the safety case subject to conditions;

                or

            (b)         notify the operator, in writing, that the Safety Authority is unable to make a decision about the safety case within the period of 90 days, and set out a proposed timetable for its consideration of the safety case.

        (2)         A failure by the Safety Authority to comply with subregulation (1) in relation to a safety case does not affect the validity of a decision by the Safety Authority to accept or reject the safety case.

        (3)         A notice of a decision under subregulation (1)(a)(ii), (iii) or (iv) must include the terms of the decision (including a decision to impose conditions) and the reasons for it.