Queensland Consolidated Regulations

WORK HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATION 2011 - REG 782

782 Existing abandoned tank used to store flammable gases and flammable liquids

(1) This section applies if, on the commencement of this section, section 367 of this regulation applies to a person conducting a business or undertaking in relation to a tank because—

(a) the tank has not been used to store flammable gases or flammable liquids for the 2 years before the commencement; or

(b) the person does not intend to use the tank to store flammable gases or flammable liquids again.

(2) The time limit imposed for notifying the regulator under section 367(3) does not apply and subsection (3) of this section applies instead.

(3) The person must notify the regulator of the abandonment of the tank within a period of 12 months after the commencement.

(4) A contravention of subsection (3) is a contravention of section 367(3).