Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 12.05

  (1)   A pipeline licensee commits an offence if:

  (a)   a reportable incident occurs in relation to a pipeline under a licence; and

  (b)   the licensee does not give notice (oral or written) of the incident to the Titles Administrator or a NOPSEMA inspector including all material details of the incident that are reasonably available to the licensee, as soon as practicable after:

  (i)   the first occurrence of the incident; or

  (ii)   if the incident is not detected by the licensee at the time of its first occurrence--the detection of the incident by the licensee.

Penalty:   60 penalty units.

  (2)   In this regulation:

"reportable incident" means an incident:

  (a)   that:

  (i)   results in significant damage to a pipeline (for example reducing the capacity of the pipeline to contain the substance flowing through it); or

  (ii)   is likely to have a result of a kind mentioned in subparagraph   (i); or

  (iii)   is of a kind that a reasonable pipeline licensee would consider to require immediate investigation; and

  (b)   that is not a reportable incident within the meaning of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations   2023 .