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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 2005 (NO 150 OF 2005) - REG 84

84—Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences

        (1)         For the purposes of clause 67(1) of Schedule 7 to the Act, the notice in relation to a facility to which this Part applies—

            (a)         may be oral or written; and

            (b)         must be provided as soon as practicable after—

                  (i)         the first occurrence of the accident or dangerous occurrence; or

                  (ii)         if the accident or dangerous occurrence is not detected by the operator at the time of its first occurrence—the detection of the accident or dangerous occurrence by the operator; and

            (c)         must contain all material details concerning the accident or dangerous occurrence that are reasonably available to the operator at the time of the notification.

        (2)         For the purposes of clause 67(1) of Schedule 7 to the Act, the report—

            (a)         must be written; and

            (b)         unless otherwise agreed by the Safety Authority—must be provided within 3 days after—

                  (i)         the first occurrence of the accident or dangerous occurrence; or

                  (ii)         if the accident or dangerous occurrence is not detected by the operator at the time of its first occurrence—the detection of the accident or dangerous occurrence by the operator; and

            (c)         must contain material details concerning the accident or dangerous occurrence of the types determined by the Safety Authority.

        (3)         A determination mentioned in subregulation (2) must be—

            (a)         in writing; and

            (b)         published in the Gazette.

        (4)         As soon as practicable, but not later than 15 days after the end of each month, the operator of a facility must submit, to the Safety Authority, a written report, for that month, summarising—

            (a)         the number of deaths of persons at the facility; and

            (b)         the number and types of injuries to persons at the facility, other than minor injuries not requiring treatment or requiring treatment only in the nature of first aid.



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