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insert:
(1) In this section
—
manned submersible craft —
(a)
means a craft that is designed to maintain its occupants at or near
atmospheric pressure while submerged (whether or not it is self-propelled, and
whether or not it is supplied with breathing mixture through an umbilical);
and
(b)
includes a craft in the form of a suit.
(2) A diving operation
is a petroleum operation carried out in the adjacent area that comprises 1 or
more dives.
(3) For the purposes
of subsection (2), a dive is an activity that involves a person (the diver )
—
(a)
being in a chamber inside which the ambient pressure is equal to or higher
than the hydrostatic pressure at a depth of 1 metre in seawater (whether or
not the chamber is submerged in water or another liquid); or
(b)
being submerged in water or another liquid and the diver’s lungs being
subjected to a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure (whether or not the
diver is wearing a wetsuit or other protective clothing); or
(c)
being in a manned submersible craft that is submerged in water or another
liquid.
(1) In this section
—
document has the meaning given in the
Work Health and Safety Act 2020 section 4.
(2) A DSMS is a
document —
(a) that
a prescribed provision of WHS regulations requires for a diving operation; and
(b) that
must set out, in accordance with any applicable requirements of WHS
regulations, a safety management system for the diving operation.
3C. Geothermal energy operation
(1) In this section
—
accommodation premises —
(a)
means residential premises —
(i)
the occupation of which is necessary for the purposes of
workers’ engagement at a geothermal energy site; and
(ii)
that are not situated within a townsite as defined in the
Land Administration Act 1997 section 26(1) or the metropolitan region as
defined in the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1);
and
(b)
includes land, buildings and recreational facilities used in connection with
the occupation of those premises;
geothermal energy site —
(a)
means a place at which an activity referred to in subsection (2) is, or is to
be, carried out; and
(b)
includes any fixture, fitting, plant or structure at the place;
geothermal energy title means a permit, drilling
reservation, lease, licence or other authority (however described) granted
under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 in relation to
geothermal energy or geothermal energy resources.
(2) A geothermal
energy operation is an activity carried out in an area in respect of which a
geothermal energy title is in force for the purpose of any of the following
—
(a)
exploring for geothermal energy resources;
(b)
drilling or servicing a well for geothermal energy resources;
(c)
recovering geothermal energy.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (2), a geothermal energy operation includes the following
activities —
(a)
planning, designing, preparing or constructing a geothermal energy site if the
activity is carried out at or in the vicinity of the geothermal energy site;
(b)
commissioning, operating or maintaining a geothermal energy site;
(c)
decommissioning or abandoning a geothermal energy site or removing any
fixture, fitting, plant or structure from a geothermal energy site;
(d)
constructing, commissioning, operating or maintaining administrative or other
support facilities at or in the vicinity of a geothermal energy site;
(e) an
activity relating to the care, security or maintenance of a geothermal energy
site carried out at or in the vicinity of the geothermal energy site;
(f)
constructing, commissioning, operating or maintaining accommodation premises
at or in the vicinity of a geothermal energy site;
(g) a
prescribed activity carried out in an area in respect of which a geothermal
energy title is in force.
(1) In this section
—
accommodation premises —
(a)
means residential premises —
(i)
the occupation of which is necessary for the purposes of
workers’ engagement at a petroleum site; and
(ii)
that are not situated within a townsite as defined in the
Land Administration Act 1997 section 26(1) or the metropolitan region as
defined in the Planning and Development Act 2005 section 4(1);
and
(b)
includes land, buildings and recreational facilities used in connection with
the occupation of those premises;
petroleum site —
(a)
means a place at which an activity referred to in subsection (2) is, or is to
be, carried out; and
(b)
includes any fixture, fitting, plant or structure at the place;
petroleum title means —
(a) a
permit, drilling reservation, lease, licence or other authority (however
described) granted under —
(i)
the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 in
relation to petroleum; or
(ii)
the Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 ; or
(iii)
the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 ;
or
(b) the
Barrow Island lease as defined in the Barrow Island Act 2003 section 3.
(2) A petroleum
operation is an activity that is carried out in an area in respect of which a
petroleum title is in force, or that is carried out in the adjacent area, for
the purpose of any of the following —
(a)
exploring for petroleum;
(b)
drilling or servicing a well for petroleum;
(c)
extracting or recovering petroleum;
(d)
injecting petroleum into a natural underground reservoir;
(e)
processing petroleum;
(f)
handling or storing petroleum;
(g) the
piped conveyance or offloading of petroleum.
(3) Without limiting
subsection (2), a petroleum operation includes the following activities
—
(a)
planning, designing, preparing or constructing a petroleum site if the
activity is carried out at or in the vicinity of the petroleum site;
(b)
commissioning, operating or maintaining a petroleum site;
(c)
decommissioning or abandoning a petroleum site or removing any fixture,
fitting, plant or structure from a petroleum site;
(d)
constructing, commissioning, operating or maintaining administrative or other
support facilities at or in the vicinity of a petroleum site;
(e) an
activity relating to the care, security or maintenance of a petroleum site
carried out at or in the vicinity of the petroleum site;
(f)
constructing, commissioning, operating or maintaining accommodation premises
at or in the vicinity of a petroleum site;
(g) a
prescribed activity carried out in —
(i)
an area in respect of which a petroleum title is in
force; or
(ii)
the adjacent area.
(1) In this section
—
document has the meaning given in the
Work Health and Safety Act 2020 section 4.
(2) A safety case is a
document —
(a) that
a prescribed provision of WHS regulations requires for a petroleum operation
or a geothermal energy operation; and
(b) that
must set out, in accordance with any applicable requirements of WHS
regulations, a case for safety of the operation.