(1) Within 30 days after receiving a revised safety case, or a revised part of a safety case, NOPSEMA must:
(a) notify the operator, in writing, that NOPSEMA has decided:
(i) to accept the revised safety case; or
(ii) to reject the revised safety case; or
(iii) to do both of the following:
(A) accept the revised safety case for 1 or more specified stages in the life of the facility, but not for every stage in the life of the facility, in respect of which the safety case was submitted;
(B) reject the rest of the revised safety case; or
(iv) to accept the revised safety case subject to conditions or limitations; or
(b) notify the operator, in writing, that NOPSEMA is unable to make a decision about the revised safety case within the period of 30 days, and set out a proposed timetable for its consideration of the revised safety case.
(2) A failure by NOPSEMA to comply with subregulation(1) in relation to a revised safety case, or a revised part of a safety case, does not affect the validity of a decision by NOPSEMA to accept or reject the safety case.
(3) A notice of a decision under paragraph (1)(a) must include the terms of the decision (including any limitations or conditions) and the reasons for it.