Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS 2007 - REG 48

48 .         Notice before withdrawal of acceptance

        (1)         Before withdrawing the acceptance of a safety case for a facility, the Safety Authority must give the operator at least 30 days notice, in writing, of its intention to withdraw the acceptance.

        (2)         The Safety Authority may give a copy of the notice to such other persons as it thinks fit.

        (3)         The Safety Authority must specify, in the notice, a date on or before which the operator (or other person to whom a copy of the notice has been given) may submit to the Safety Authority in writing, matters that the Safety Authority should take into account when deciding whether to withdraw the acceptance.

        (4)         The Safety Authority must take into account —

            (a)         any action taken by the operator —

                  (i)         to comply with the provision or notice mentioned in regulation 47(1)(a) in respect of which non-compliance is alleged; and

                  (ii)         to prevent any further non-compliance with that provision or notice;

                and

            (b)         the submissions of persons mentioned in subregulation (3) made before the date mentioned in that subregulation.