South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations (1) Pursuant to
section 47(1)(a) of the Act, the initial report of an immediately reportable
incident must be provided to the Minister in writing and include the following
information:
(a) the
name and business address of the licensee;
(b) the
name and telephone number of a person who can be contacted about the incident;
(c) the
time and date of the occurrence of the incident;
(d) the
place where the incident occurred (using appropriate coordinates or distances
from significant topographical features);
(e) in a
case involving a spillage—the approximate quantity of the spillage;
(f) the
approximate size of any area affected by the incident (if relevant);
(g) the
nature and extent of any injury to a person and, if death has occurred, the
cause and place of death;
(h) the
steps that have been taken to control, minimise or address any damage to any
area affected by the incident.
(2) Pursuant to
section 47(1)(b) of the Act, a comprehensive report of an immediately
reportable incident must be made in a manner and form determined by the
Minister and include the following information:
(a) the
results of any assessment or investigation of the conditions or circumstances
that caused or contributed to the occurrence of the incident, including an
assessment of the effectiveness of the design, procedures and management
systems that were in place to prevent the incident occurring;
(b) the
nature and extent of any damage to the environment that occurred as a result
of the incident;
(c) the
steps that have been taken, or are proposed to be taken, to clean up and
rehabilitate any area affected by the incident;
(d) the
steps that have been taken, or are proposed to be taken, to prevent a
recurrence of the incident.
(3) Pursuant to
section 47(2) of the Act, a report on a reportable incident—
(a) must
be provided on a quarterly basis within 1 month after the end of each
quarter; and
(b) must
be made in a manner and form determined by the Minister and include the
following information in relation to each incident to which the report
relates:
(i)
the time and date of the occurrence of the incident and
the time and date of its detection;
(ii)
the place where the incident occurred (using appropriate
coordinates or distances from significant topographical features);
(iii)
in the case of a spillage—the approximate quantity
of the spillage;
(iv)
the approximate size of any area affected by the incident
(if relevant);
(v)
the cause of the incident, including an assessment of the
effectiveness of the design, procedures and management systems that were in
place to prevent the incident occurring;
(vi)
the steps that have been taken, or are proposed to be
taken, to clean up and rehabilitate any area affected by the incident;
(vii)
the steps that have been taken, or are proposed to be
taken, to prevent a recurrence of the incident.
(4) A report under
subregulation (2) or (3) must be signed by a person (being either the
licensee or a person authorised by the licensee) who has taken reasonable
steps to review the report to ensure the accuracy of the information contained
in the report.
(5) Subject to
subregulation (6), information contained in a report made under
subregulation (2) or (3) may be made publicly available in a manner
determined by the Minister.
(6) The Minister may,
before making information available under subregulation (5), and after
consulting the licensee who provided the information, take steps to ensure
that commercially or culturally sensitive information is not publicly
disclosed.
(7) An appropriate
note relating to the availability of a report under subregulation (5)
must be included in the register.