(1)  In this Chapter, the operator of a facility is the person conducting the business or undertaking of operating the facility who has –

(a) management or control of the facility; and

(b) the power to direct that the whole facility be shut down.

(2)  In this Chapter, operator of a proposed facility means –

(a) the operator of a proposed facility that is an existing workplace; or

(b) the person who is to be the operator of a proposed facility that is being designed or constructed.

(3)  If more than 1 person is an operator of the facility within the meaning of subregulation (1)  –

(a) 1 of those persons must be selected as the operator of the facility for the purposes of this Chapter; and

(b) that person's details must be given to the regulator.

(4)  The person selected –

(a) must notify the regulator of the selection; and

(b) may do so by including it in a notification under regulation 536 .

(5)  The person selected under subregulation (3) is the operator of the facility for the purposes of this Chapter.

(6)  If a selection is not made, each of the following persons is taken to be an operator of the facility for the purposes of this Chapter:

(a) each operator within the meaning of subregulation (1) who is an individual;

(b) for each operator within the meaning of subregulation (1) that is a body corporate, each officer of the body corporate.