Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 45

45 .         Notice of decision on revised safety case

        (1)         Within 30 days after receiving a revised safety case, or a revised part of a safety case, the Safety Authority must —

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

                  (i)         accept the revised safety case; or

                  (ii)         reject the revised safety case; or

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

                  (iv)         accept the revised safety case subject to conditions;

                or

            (b)         notify the operator, in writing, that the Safety Authority is unable to make a decision about the revised safety case within the period of 30 days, and set out a proposed timetable for its consideration of the revised safety case.

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