72—Revision on request by the Safety Authority
(1) The Safety
Authority may request the operator of a facility for which a safety case is in
force to submit a revised safety case to the Safety Authority.
(2) If the Safety
Authority agrees, the operator of a facility may submit a revised safety case
under subregulation (1) in the form of a revision to part of the safety
case in force for the facility.
(3) A request by the
Safety Authority must be in writing and include the following information:
(a) the
matters to be addressed by the revision;
(b) the
proposed date of effect of the revision;
(c) the
grounds for the request.
(4) The operator may
make a submission in writing to the Safety Authority requesting the variation
or withdrawal of the request and stating the reasons why—
(a) the
revision should not occur; or
(b) the
revision should be in different terms from the terms proposed; or
(c) the
revision should take effect on a date after the date proposed.
(5) The operator must
make the submission—
(a)
within 21 days after receiving the request; or
(b)
within a longer period specified in writing by the Safety Authority.
(6) If the Safety
Authority receives a submission that complies with subregulations (4) and
(5), the Safety Authority must—
(a)
decide whether to accept the submission or part of the submission; and
(b) give
the operator written notice of the decision; and
(c) to
the extent that the submission is accepted—give the operator written
notice that varies or withdraws the request in accordance with the decision;
and
(d) to
the extent that the submission is rejected—give the operator written
notice of the grounds for rejecting the submission or part of the submission.
(7) Unless the request
is withdrawn, the operator must comply with a request, or a varied request.