South Australian Current Regulations

HYDROGEN AND RENEWABLE ENERGY REGULATIONS 2024 - REG 37

37—Operational management plan

        (1)         For the purposes of section 66(2)(d) of the Act, an operational management plan must set out the following:

            (a)         policies of the licensee that address the achievement of regulatory requirements and objectives;

            (b)         resources that will be applied to effectively implement the plan;

            (c)         recognised industry practices and procedures that will be applied in—

                  (i)         undertaking authorised operations; and

                  (ii)         achieving compliance with regulatory requirements;

            (d)         processes for managing physical, operational, procedural or organisational changes in respect of authorised operations;

            (e)         systems that will manage risks allowing achievement of the regulatory objectives arising from undertaking authorised operations including—

                  (i)         the controls that will be implemented to eliminate or reduce risks associated with authorised operations; and

                  (ii)         the systems that will ensure the implemented controls will be clearly defined and achieved;

            (f)         practices and procedures to ensure employees, contractors and visitors to the licence area have the appropriate competency, training (including ongoing training), induction and supervision;

            (g)         mechanisms for consulting and communicating with external parties in relation to authorised operations;

            (h)         systems to identify, investigate and report incidents arising from authorised operations;

                  (i)         practices and procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency relating to authorised operations;

            (j)         the manner in which the effectiveness of a matter referred to in a preceding paragraph will be monitored, evaluated, audited and reviewed;

            (k)         the manner in which the licensee intends to comply with the statement of environmental objectives in force in relation to authorised operations;

            (l)         the day on which authorised operations will, or are proposed to, commence;

            (m)         any other relevant matter as determined by the Minister.

        (2)         If a licensee has an approved safety, reliability, maintenance and technical management plan under the Electricity Act 1996  in respect of authorised operations, that plan is deemed to form part of the licensee's operational management plan to the extent that the plan complies with the requirements of the Act and this regulation.

        (3)         In this regulation—

"regulatory objectives" means the objectives that must be achieved under the Act, these regulations, the relevant statement of environmental objectives and the conditions of the relevant licence;

"regulatory requirements" means the requirements imposed under the Act, these regulations and the conditions of the licence.