Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsIn these Regulations:
"accepted DSMS" means a DSMS that has been accepted by NOPSEMA under regulations 4.5 or 4.6.
"Act" means the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 .
"ADAS" means the Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme administered by the Board of the Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme.
"AS/NZS" , followed by a number, means the Australian and New Zealand Standard of that number, as existing from time to time.
"Commonwealth waters" has the meaning given by section 643 of the Act.
Note: In section 643 of the Act, the definition of Commonwealth waters refers to offshore areas. Offshore area is defined in section 7 of the Act.
"confined space" means an enclosed, or partially enclosed, space that:
(a) is not used or intended for use as a regular workplace; and
(b) has restricted means of entry and exit; and
(c) has, or may have, inadequate ventilation, contaminated atmosphere or oxygen deficiency; and
(d) is at atmospheric pressure when occupied.
"contractor" has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
"controlled substance" means a substance listed in:
(a) Schedule 8 to the Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 ; or
(b) Schedule 4 to the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 .
"dangerous occurrence" has the meaning given by subregulation 2.41(2).
"designated work group" has the meaning given in clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
"diving" has the meaning given by regulation 4.1.
"diving contractor" means a person who enters into a contract to conduct a diving project.
"diving operation" means an offshore petroleum operation or greenhouse gas storage operation consisting of 1 or more dives.
"diving project" means an activity consisting of 1 or more diving operations.
"DSMS" means a diving safety management system.
"election" means an election for a health and safety representative or a deputy health and safety representative under clause 26 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
"emergency" , in relation to a facility, means an urgent situation that presents, or may present, a risk of death or serious injury to persons at the facility.
"employer" has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
"facility" has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
"facility owner" includes an owner, a charterer or a lessee of a facility or a proposed facility.
"health and safety representative" means a person selected as a health and safety representative for a designated work group under clause 25 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
"identity card" means an identity card issued, under section 681 of the Act, to an OHS inspector.
"intoxicant" means a beverage or other substance for human consumption (other than a substance for medical or pharmaceutical use) that contains alcohol.
"major accident event" means an event connected with a facility, including a natural event, having the potential to cause multiple fatalities of persons at or near the facility.
"manned submersible craft" means a craft that is designed to maintain its occupant, or some or all of its occupants, at or near atmospheric pressure while submerged (whether or not it is self - propelled, and whether or not it is supplied with breathing mixture by umbilical), including a craft in the form of a suit.
"member of the workforce" has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
"offshore greenhouse gas storage operations" has the meaning given by section 643 of the Act.
"offshore petroleum operations" has the meaning given by section 643 of the Act.
"OHS inspector" means a person appointed as an OHS inspector under section 680 of the Act.
"operator" has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
"performance standard" means a standard, established by the operator, of the performance required of a system, item of equipment, person or procedure which is used as a basis for managing the risk of a major accident event.
"pipe" :
(a) means a pipe for the purpose of conveying petroleum or a greenhouse gas substance; and
(b) includes:
(i) a petroleum or greenhouse gas pipeline; and
(ii) a secondary line.
"qualified" :
(a) in relation to a medical practitioner--means qualified or entitled, under a law of a State or Territory, to practise as a medical practitioner; and
(b) in relation to a nurse--means qualified or entitled, under a law of a State or Territory, to practise as a nurse; and
(c) in relation to a pharmacist--means qualified or entitled, under a law of a State or Territory, to practise as a pharmacist.
"regulations" means regulations made under the Act, including these Regulations.
"returning officer" means a person appointed as a returning officer under regulation 3.8.
"revise" , in relation to a safety case, includes extend or modify.
"safety case" means the document known as a safety case that is submitted to NOPSEMA under Part 2 of Chapter 2.
"safety case in force in relation to a facility" :
(a) means:
(i) a safety case for a facility that is accepted under regulation 2.26; or
(ii) if the safety case is revised and the revised safety case is accepted under regulation 2.34--the revised safety case; and
(b) does not include a safety case for a facility if the acceptance of the safety case is withdrawn under regulation 2.37.
"safety management system" , for a facility, means a system for managing occupational health and safety at the facility.
"stage in the life of the facility" means any of the following:
(a) construction of the facility;
(b) installation of the facility;
(c) operation of the facility;
(d) modification of the facility;
(e) decommissioning of the facility.
"therapeutic drug" means a drug that:
(a) may be prescribed by a qualified medical practitioner under a law of a State or Territory; or
(b) may be sold under that law, without a prescription prepared by a qualified medical practitioner.
"titleholder" means:
(a) a greenhouse gas assessment permittee; or
(b) a greenhouse gas holding lessee; or
(c) a greenhouse gas injection licensee; or
(d) an infrastructure licensee; or
(e) a petroleum exploration permittee; or
(f) a petroleum production licensee; or
(g) a petroleum retention lessee; or
(h) a pipeline licensee.
"validation" has the meaning given by regulation 2.40.
"voter" means a person who is eligible to vote in an election under the Act.
"work" has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.
"workplace" has the meaning given in clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act.