Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) NOPSEMA may request the operator of a facility for which a safety case is in force to submit a revised safety case to NOPSEMA.
(2) If NOPSEMA agrees, the operator of a facility may submit a revised safety case under subregulation (1) in the form of a revision to part of the safety case in force for the facility.
(3) A request by NOPSEMA must be in writing and include the following information:
(a) the matters to be addressed by the revision;
(b) the date by which the revision is required to be submitted to NOPSEMA;
(c) the grounds for the request.
(4) The operator may make a submission in writing to NOPSEMA requesting the variation or withdrawal of the request and stating the reasons why:
(a) the revision should not occur; or
(b) the revision should be in different terms from the terms proposed; or
(c) the revision should take effect on a date after the date proposed.
(5) The operator must make the submission:
(a) within 21 days after receiving the request; or
(b) within a longer period specified in writing by NOPSEMA.
(6) If NOPSEMA receives a submission that complies with subregulations (4) and (5), NOPSEMA must:
(a) decide whether to accept the submission or part of the submission; and
(b) give the operator written notice of the decision; and
(c) to the extent that the submission is accepted--give the operator written notice that varies or withdraws the request in accordance with the decision; and
(d) to the extent that the submission is rejected--give the operator written notice of the grounds for rejecting the submission or part of the submission.
(7) Unless the request is withdrawn, the operator must comply with a request, or a varied request.