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PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 2004 (SR NO 175 OF 2004)
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
PART 1--PRELIMINARY
101. Objective
102. Authorising provision
103. Commencement
104. Revocation
105. Definitions
106. Forms, notices and reports
PART 2--FEES
201. General fees
202. Fees for Register extracts, documents or certificates
203. Permit fees
204. Lease fees
205. Licence fees
206. Pipeline licence fees
207. Infrastructure licence fees
PART 3--TRANSFERS AND DEALINGS
301. Form of transfer of a title
302. Application for approval of dealing
PART 4--INFORMATION REQUIRED
401. Particulars relating to a petroleum discovery
402. Determination of the composition and quantity of petroleum discovered
403. Survey of wells, structures or equipment
PART 5--DATA MANAGEMENT
Division 1--Preliminary
501. Objects
502. Definitions
503. Protected confidential information
504. Protected derivative information
505. Contested information
506. Notice inviting objections to the disclosure of information
507. Application of Part
Division 2--Holder's General Duties
508. Undertaking activity without DMP or permission
509. Undertaking activity with DMP or permission
Division 3--Information Requirements
510. Information—general
511. Information—wells
512. Information—geophysical surveys
513. Information—geological and geochemical surveys
Division 4--Data Management Plans
Subdivision 1--Approval of DMP
514. Request for approval of DMP
515. Contents of DMP
516. Decision on DMP
517. Status of DMP submitted or accepted in parts
Subdivision 2--Variation of DMP
518. Request by holder for variation of DMP
519. Decision on request for variation
520. Requirement by Minister to vary DMP
521. Objection to requirement to vary
522. Decision on objection
Subdivision 3--Operation of DMP
523. Commencement of DMP and revisions of DMP
524. Termination of DMP
Division 5--Undertaking Activity Without Accepted DMP
525. Application for approval to undertake activity without accepted DMP
526. Decision on application
Division 6--Access to Documentary Information and Petroleum Mining Samples
Subdivision 1--Documentary information (other than contested information) and petroleum
mining samples
527. Making documentary information (other than excluded information) publicly known after relevant day
528. Making details of petroleum mining samples publicly known after relevant day
529. Making documentary information known—prior availability
530. Making details of petroleum mining samples known—prior availability
531. Making documentary information known—non-confidential derivative information
Subdivision 2--Contested information
532. Making documentary information known—contested information
533. Arrangements relating to objections
Subdivision 3--Fees for release of information and samples
534. Fees for release of documentary information and samples
535. Fees for release of petroleum mining samples
Division 7--Miscellaneous
536. Safe storage of documentary information and petroleum mining samples
Division 8--Transitional Arrangements
537. Documentary information or petroleum mining sample given to the Minister before the commencement of this Part
PART 6--OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
Division 1--Preliminary
601. Object
602. Relationship with other Parts
603. Definitions
Division 2--Regulations relating to Health and Safety
604. Avoiding fatigue
605. Possession or control of drugs or intoxicants
606. Person must leave the facility when instructed to do so
607. Prohibition on the use of certain hazardous substances
608. Limitations on exposure to certain hazardous substances
609. Exposure to noise
610. Exemptions from hazardous substances and noise requirements
Division 3--Elections of Health and Safety Representatives
Subdivision 1--Returning officer
611. Appointment of returning officer
Subdivision 2--The poll
612. Number of votes
613. Right to secret ballot
614. Conduct of poll by secret ballot
615. Conduct of poll if no request made for secret ballot
616. If no candidate is elected
Subdivision 3--Polling by secret ballot
617. Ballot-papers
618. Distribution of ballot papers
619. Manner of voting by secret ballot
Subdivision 4--The count
620. Envelopes given to returning officer
621. Scrutineers
622. Returning officer to be advised of scrutineers
623. Persons present at the count
624. Conduct of the count
625. Prescribed manner of drawing of lots
626. Informal ballot-papers
627. Completion of the count
628. Destruction of election material
Subdivision 5--Result of election
629. Request for recount
630. Irregularities at election
631. Result of poll
Division 4--Advice, Investigations and Inquiries
632. Taking samples for testing etc.
633. Form of certain notices
Division 5--Exemptions from the Requirements in Part 3 of Schedule 7 to the Act
634. Orders under clause 45 of Schedule 7 to the Act
Division 6--State Laws that Do Not Apply
635. Prescribed occupational health and safety laws
Division 7--Miscellaneous
636. Service of notices
PART 7--MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES
Division 1--Preliminary
701. Object
702. Relationship with other Parts
703. Definitions
Division 2--Operators
704. Nomination of operator
705. Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator
706. Register of operators
Division 3--Safety Cases
Subdivision 1--Contents of Safety Case
707. Facility description, formal safety assessment and safety management system
708. Implementation and improvement of the safety management system
709. Standards to be applied
710. Command structure
711. Members of the workforce must be competent
712. "Permit to work" system for safe performance of various activities
713. Involvement of members of the workforce
714. Design, construction, installation, maintenance and modification
715. Medical and pharmaceutical supplies and services
716. Machinery and equipment
717. Drugs and intoxicants
718. Evacuation, escape and rescue analysis
719. Fire and explosion risk analysis
720. Emergency communications systems
721. Control systems
722. Emergency preparedness
723. Pipelines
724. Vessel and aircraft control
725. Arrangements for records
Subdivision 2--Submission and acceptance of safety cases
726. Safety case to be submitted to Safety Authority
727. Safety Authority may request more information
728. Acceptance or rejection of a safety case
729. Notice of decision on safety case
730. Consent to undertake work outside of the requirements of the safety case
731. Duties under Part 2 of Schedule 7 to the Act
Subdivision 3--Revised safety cases
732. Revision of a safety case because of a change of circumstances or operations
733. Revision on request by the Safety Authority
734. Revision after 5 years
735. Safety Authority may request more information
736. Acceptance or rejection of a revised safety case
737. Notice of decision on revised safety case
738. Effect of rejection of revised safety case
Subdivision 4--Withdrawal of acceptance of a safety case
739. Grounds for withdrawal of acceptance
740. Notice before withdrawal of acceptance
Subdivision 5--Exemptions
741. Safety Authority may give an exemption
Division 4--Validation
742. Validation of design, construction and installation, significant modification or decommissioning of a facility
Division 5--Notifying and reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences
743. Prescribed period of incapacity
744. Meaning of dangerous occurrence
745. Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences
Division 6--Penalty provisions
746. Facility must have registered operator
747. Safety case required for the relevant stage in the life of a facility
748. Work on a facility must comply with the safety case
749. New health and safety risk
750. Maintaining records
751. Person on a facility must comply with safety case
752. Interference with accident sites
Division 7--Miscellaneous
753. Details in applications or submissions
PART 8--PIPELINES
Division 1--Preliminary
801. Object
802. Definitions
803. Meaning of "validation"
804. Relationship with other Parts
Division 2--Operators
805. Nomination of operator
806. Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator
807. Register of operators
808. Pipeline must have registered operator
Division 3--Consents to Construct and Operate a Pipeline
Subdivision 1--Consent to construct
809. Consent to construct required to construct a pipeline
810. Matters to be agreed before pipeline licensee applies for consent to construct
811. Application for consent to construct
812. Deciding an application for a consent to construct
813. Construction must comply with pipeline management plan
814. Notice of route followed by pipeline
Subdivision 2--Consent to operate
815. Consent to operate required before a pipeline is operated
816. Matters to be agreed before pipeline licensee applies for consent to operate
817. Application for consent to operate
818. Deciding an application for a consent to operate
819. Operation must comply with pipeline management plan
820. Using pipeline to convey compositions of petroleum
Subdivision 3--Modifying or decommissioning a pipeline
821. Modifying or decommissioning a pipeline
Division 4--Pipeline Management Plans
Subdivision 1--Acceptance of a pipeline management plan
822. Submission of a pipeline management plan
823. Handling pipeline management plan
824. Time limit for accepting or not accepting a pipeline management plan
825. Acceptance of a pipeline management plan
Subdivision 2--Contents of a pipeline management plan
826. Contents of a pipeline management plan
827. Description of safety policy
828. Description of pipeline
829. Description of pipeline management system
830. Statement of standards
831. Arrangements for documents
832. Arrangements for reporting
Subdivision 3--Revision of a pipeline management plan
833. Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or operations
834. Revision on request by the Minister
835. Revision at the end of each 5 years
836. Form of proposed revision
837. Time limit for accepting or not accepting a proposed revision
838. Acceptance of a proposed revision of a pipeline management plan
839. Effect of non-acceptance of proposed revision
Subdivision 4--Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management
plan
840. Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan
841. Steps to be taken before withdrawal of acceptance
842. Withdrawal of acceptance not affected by other provisions
Division 5--Pipeline Safety Management Plans
Subdivision 1--Preliminary
843. Definition
Subdivision 2--Acceptance of a pipeline safety management plan
844. Consideration of a pipeline safety management plan
845. Notice to pipeline licensee about a pipeline safety management plan
846. Revision of a pipeline management plan—request by the Safety Authority concerning a pipeline safety management plan
847. Submission about proposed revision of a pipeline management plan
848. Proposed revision of a pipeline management plan
849. Notice to pipeline licensee about proposed revision of a pipeline safety management plan
Subdivision 3--Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline safety management
plan
850. Request for withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan
851. Steps to be taken before request for withdrawal of acceptance
852. Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan on request
Division 6--Notifying and Reporting Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences
853. Prescribed period of incapacity
854. Meaning of "dangerous occurrence"
855. Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences
856. Reportable incidents
857. Dealing with documents
858. Reporting to Minister
Division 7--Miscellaneous
Subdivision 1--Requirements about workers
859. Competence of workers
860. Awareness of legislation
861. Involvement of workers in pipeline management plan
Subdivision 2--Providing information
862. Notice of contact details
863. Minister may decline to consider application or submission if information is not given
Subdivision 3--Transitional
864. Application of Part to licences granted before 1 November 2001
PART 9--DIVING SAFETY
Division 1--Preliminary
901. Application
902. Definitions
903. Meaning of "diving"
904. When a diving operation begins and ends
Division 2--Diving Safety Management Systems
905. No diving without DSMS
906. Contents of DSMS
907. Acceptance of new DSMS
908. Acceptance of revised DSMS
909. Grounds for rejecting DSMS
910. Notice of reasons
911. Register of DSMSs
912. Revision of DSMS
913. Notice to revise DSMS
Division 3--Diving Project Plans
914. Diving project plan to be approved
915. Diving project plan to Safety Authority if there is no operator
916. Diving project plan to Safety Authority if requested
917. Updating diving project plan
918. Contents of diving project plan
919. No diving without approved diving project plan
Division 4--Involvement of Divers and Members of the Workforce
920. Involvement of divers and members of the workforce in DSMS and diving project plan
Division 5--Safety Responsibilities
921. Safety responsibilities of diving contractors
922. Safety in the diving area
923. Diving depths
Division 6--Diving Supervisors
924. Appointment of diving supervisors
925. Duties of diving supervisors
Division 7--Start-up Notices
926. Start-up notice
Division 8--Diving Operations
927. Divers in diving operations
928. Medical certificates
Division 9--Records
929. Diving operations record
930. Divers' log books
PART 10--DATUMS
1001. Definition
1002. Declaration of current datum (Act s151T)
1003. Variation of instruments (Act s151W)
1004. Variation of titles etc. (Act s151W)
1005. Variation of applications for titles (Act s151X)
1006. Documents submitted to Minister
1007. Documents made or prepared under Act etc.
1008. Transitional provisions (Act s151Z)
PART 11--MANAGEMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Division 1--Preliminary
1101. Object
1102. Definitions
1103. References to a petroleum activity
Division 2--Environment Plans
Subdivision 1--Requirement for an environment plan
1104. Accepted environment plan required for a petroleum activity
1105. Operations must comply with the accepted environment plan
1106. Operations must not continue where new environmental risk etc.
Subdivision 2--Acceptance of an environment plan
1107. Submission of an environment plan
1108. Time limit for accepting or not accepting an environment plan
1109. Acceptance of an environment plan
Subdivision 3--Contents of an environment plan
1110. Contents of an environment plan
1111. Environmental assessment
1112. Implementation strategy for the environment plan
1113. Reporting etc. arrangements
1114. Other information in the environment plan
Subdivision 4--Revision of an environment plan
1115. Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or operations
1116. Revision on request by the Minister
1117. Revision at the end of each 5 years
1118. Form of proposed revision
1119. Consideration of proposed revision
1120. Effect of non-acceptance of proposed revision
Subdivision 5--Withdrawal of acceptance of an environment plan
1121. Withdrawal of acceptance of environment plan
1122. Steps to be taken before withdrawal of acceptance
1123. Withdrawal of acceptance not affected by other provisions
Division 3--Incidents, Reports and Records
1124. Incidents, reports and records
1125. Storage of records
1126. Making records available
Division 4--Miscellaneous
Subdivision 1--Discharges of produced formation water
1127. Discharges of produced formation water
Subdivision 2--Operators of activities
1128. Definition
1129. Notification of appointment of operator
1130. Operator to give details
1131. No requirement to give information more than once
1132. Minister may decline to consider submission if information is not given
1133. Minister to keep register
SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 2
SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 4
SCHEDULE 5
SCHEDULE 6
SCHEDULE 7
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