South Australian Current Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 2020 - REG 45

45—Register of operators

        (1)         The Safety Authority must maintain the register of operators.

        (2)         An owner or titleholder who has nominated a person to be the operator of a facility, or the operator of the facility, may notify the Safety Authority, in writing, that the registered operator has ceased to be the person who has, or will have, the day-to-day management and control of—

            (a)         the facility or proposed facility; and

            (b)         operations at the facility or proposed facility.

        (3)         On receipt of a notice under subregulation (2), the Safety Authority must remove the operator's name from the register.

        (4)         The Safety Authority may remove an operator's name from the register if—

            (a)         the Safety Authority believes, on reasonable grounds, that the operator does not or will not have day-to-day control of the facility and operations at the facility; and

            (b)         the Safety Authority has given notice of intention to remove the operator from the register to—

                  (i)         the person who nominated the operator; and

                  (ii)         the operator; and

            (c)         the Safety Authority has allowed a period of 30 days for the nominator and the operator to make representations; and

            (d)         the Safety Authority has considered those representations and continues to believe on reasonable grounds that the operator does not, or will not, have day-to-day management and control of the facility and operations at the facility.