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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 611N

Enforceable undertakings

Enforceable provisions and authorised persons

  (1)   The provisions listed in the table in this section are enforceable under Part   6 of the Regulatory Powers Act.

Note:   Part   6 of the Regulatory Powers Act creates a framework for accepting and enforcing undertakings relating to compliance with provisions.

  (2)   The following table has effect.

 

Enforceable provisions and authorised persons

Item

For the purposes of Part   6 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following persons ...

is an authorised person in relation to the following provisions in this Act (to the extent indicated) ...

1

The responsible Commonwealth Minister

(a) subsection   317(1);

(b) subsection   352(1);

(c) subsection   378(1);

(d) subsection   382(1);

(e) subsection   385(1);

(f) subsections   386(7), (11) and (16);

(g) subsection   420(2);

(h) subsection   451(8);

(i) subsection   452(5);

(j) subsections   575(4) and (6), in relation to a direction given by that Minister;

(k) subsection   576(1), in relation to a direction given by that Minister;

(l) subsection   581(4), in relation to a direction given by that Minister;

(m) subsection   582(1), in relation to a direction given by that Minister;

(n) subsection   587B(1), in relation to a direction given by that Minister;

(o) subsection   592(5);

(p) subsection   593(8);

(q) subsection   595(6);

(r) subsections   758(1) and (3);

(s) subsections   759(4) and (4A);

(t) section   764;

(u) section   765.

2

The Chief Executive Officer of NOPSEMA

(a) subsections   280(3) and (5);

(b) subsections   286A(7) and (8A);

(ba) subsections   452A(7) and (9);

(c) subsection   460(3);

(d) subsections   569(6) and (6B);

(e) subsection   570(5);

(f) subsections   572(4) and (5A);

(g) subsections   575(4) and (6), in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA;

(h) subsection   576(1), in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA;

(i) subsection   576D(1);

(ia) subsection   581(4), in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA;

(ib) subsection   582(1), in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA;

(j) subsection   587B(1), in relation to a direction given by NOPSEMA;

(ja) subsection   591B(5);

(jb) subsection   594A(6);

(k) subsections   602K(6) and (7);

(l) subsections   620(2), (3), (4) and (5);

(m) subsections   621(3), (5), (8), (9), (10), (11) and (12);

(n) subsections   699(5) and (5A);

(o) section   705;

(p) section   706;

(q) section   707;

(r) subsection   725(5);

(s) section   731;

(t) section   732;

(u) section   733;

(v) subclauses   6(1), 6(2), 7(3), 8(5), 8(7), 10(7), 11A(6), 11D(3), 11D(4) and 12(4) of Schedule   2A;

(va) subclauses   6(1), 6(2), 7(3), 8(5), 8(7), 10(7), 12(6), 15(3), 15(4) and 16(6) of Schedule   2B;

(w) subclauses   6(3), 6(4A), 13B(3), 16B(1), 16C(1), 54(1), 54(1A), 73(3), 74(5), 74(7), 76(7), 77(7), 78A(2), 78A(3), 79(4), 82(4), 82(9), 83(4), 83(6), 86(1), 87(1), 87(2) and 88(2) of Schedule   3.

3

The Titles Administrator

(a) subsection   227(5);

(b) subsections   228(1) and (1A);

(c) subsections   249(2) and (4);

(d) subsections   284(5) and (7);

(e) subsections   286A(7) and (8A);

(ea) subsections   452A(7) and (9);

(f) subsections   507(4), (5) and (5A);

(g) subsections   508(4), (5) and (5A);

(h) subsections   509(4), (6) and (6A);

(i) section   513;

(j) subsection   514(1);

(k) subsections   556(4) and (5);

(l) subsections   557(4) and (5);

(m) subsections   558(4) and (6);

(n) section   562;

(o) section   563;

(p) subsections   697(3) and (3B);

(q) subsections   699(5) and (5A);

(r) section   705;

(s) section   706;

(t) section   707;

(u) subsection   723(3);

(v) subsection   725(5);

(w) section   731;

(x) section   732;

(y) section   733.

Relevant court

  (3)   For the purposes of Part   6 of the Regulatory Powers Act, each of the following courts is a relevant court in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection   (1):

  (a)   the Federal Court;

  (b)   the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division   2);

  (c)   the Supreme Court of a State or Territory.

When undertaking must not be accepted

  (4)   An authorised person (within the meaning of Part   6 of the Regulatory Powers Act) must not accept an undertaking that was given by a person (the first person ) under section   114 of that Act in response to an alleged contravention of a listed OHS law if:

  (a)   the alleged contravention contributed, or may have contributed, to the death of another person; or

  (b)   the alleged contravention involved recklessness (within the meaning of the Criminal Code ); or

  (c)   during the previous 5 years, the first person has been convicted of an OHS offence that contributed to the death of another person; or

  (d)   both:

  (i)   during the previous 10 years, the first person has been convicted of 2 or more OHS offences; and

  (ii)   at least 2 of those convictions arose from separate investigations.

  (5)   Subsection   (4) does not apply if there are exceptional circumstances.

  (6)   For the purposes of subsection   (4), OHS offence means an offence against a listed OHS law.

Extension to offshore areas

  (7)   Part   6 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection   (1), extends to each offshore area.

Extension to external Territories etc.

  (8)   Part   6 of the Regulatory Powers Act, as it applies in relation to the provisions mentioned in subsection   (1), extends to each external Territory referred to in section   34.


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