Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 602E

Additional powers

  (1)   A NOPSEMA inspector may exercise the powers covered by subsection   (2) after entering premises under Part   2 or   3 of the Regulatory Powers Act (as it applies under this Division).

Powers that may be exercised

  (2)   The powers covered by this subsection are as follows:

  (a)   if the inspector's entry is in connection with a listed NOPSEMA law that is an environmental management law--the power in relation to the premises that the inspector would have, if the inspector had entered the premises for the purposes of an environmental inspection under Schedule   2A, to issue any of the following:

  (i)   an environmental do not disturb notice under clause   10 of Schedule   2A;

  (ii)   an environmental prohibition notice under clause   11A of Schedule   2A;

  (iii)   an environmental improvement notice under clause   11C of Schedule   2A;

  (aa)   if the inspector's entry is in connection with a listed NOPSEMA law that is a well integrity law--the power in relation to the premises that the inspector would have, if the inspector had entered the premises for the purposes of a well integrity inspection under Schedule   2B, to issue any of the following:

  (i)   a well integrity do not disturb notice under clause   10 of Schedule   2B;

  (ii)   a well integrity prohibition notice under clause   12 of Schedule   2B;

  (iii)   a well integrity improvement notice under clause   14 of Schedule   2B;

  (b)   if the inspector's entry is in connection with a listed NOPSEMA law that is a listed OHS law--the powers in relation to the premises that the inspector would have, if the inspector had entered the premises for the purposes of an OHS inspection under Schedule   3, to issue any of the following:

  (i)   an OHS do not disturb notice under clause   76 of Schedule   3;

  (ii)   an OHS prohibition notice under clause   77 of Schedule   3;

  (iii)   an OHS improvement notice under clause   78 of Schedule   3.

Application of Schedules   2A, 2B and 3

  (3)   Schedule   2A applies in relation to the exercise (as provided by this section) of a power covered by paragraph   (2)(a) as if the inspector were conducting an environmental inspection under that Schedule.

  (3A)   Schedule   2B applies in relation to the exercise (as provided by this section) of a power covered by paragraph   (2)(aa) as if the inspector were conducting a well integrity inspection under that Schedule.

  (4)   Schedule   3 applies in relation to the exercise (as provided by this section) of a power covered by paragraph   (2)(b) as if the inspector were conducting an OHS inspection under that Schedule.