Western Australian Current Regulations

DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY (MAJOR HAZARD FACILITIES) REGULATIONS 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Application of regulations  
   4.       Terms used  
   5.      Major hazard facility, meaning of  
   6.      Place, meaning of  
   7.      When Sch. 1 substances are likely to be at a place  
   8.      Quantity of substances at or likely to be at a place, determining  
   9.      Critical quantity of Sch. 1 substances at or likely to be at a place, determining  
   10.     Threshold quantity for a Sch. 1 substance, determining

   PART 2 -- Main offences  

   11.     Sch. 1 substances at a place not to exceed critical quantity without prior notification to Chief Officer  
   12.     No significant change to certain places without prior notification to Chief Officer  
   13.     Major hazard facility to operate in accordance with safety management system in approved safety report

   PART 3 -- Notification requirements  

   14.     Operator to notify Chief Officer if more than critical quantity of Sch. 1 substances likely to be at place  
   15.     Operator of certain places to notify Chief Officer of certain changes  
   16.     Chief Officer may direct operator to give notification in some cases  
   17.     Notification required under r. 14, 15 and 16, form and content of  
   18.     Chief Officer may direct operator to give further information

   PART 4 -- Certain places to be major hazard facilities  

   19.     Classifying places as major hazard facilities, Chief Officer’s functions as to  
   20.     Chief Officer to consult before classifying place as major hazard facility  
   21.     Chief Officer to notify decision whether or not to classify a place as a major hazard facility  
   22.     Chief Officer may revoke decision to classify place as major hazard facility

   PART 5 -- Safety reports  

   23.     Risk assessment, operator of major hazard facility to prepare  
   24.     Safety management system, operator of major hazard facility to prepare  
   25.     Safety report, operator of major hazard facility to prepare  
   26.     Safety report, application for approval of  
   27.     Safety report, approval of by Chief Officer  
   28.     Withdrawal of approval of safety report  
   29.     Chief Officer to consult etc. before refusing to approve or withdrawing approval of safety report  
   30.     Safety report, review of by operator of major hazard facility

   PART 6 -- Miscellaneous  

   31.     Major hazard facilities near to one another, Chief Officer may direct one to give information to the other  
   32.     Closure of major hazard facility, operator to notify Chief Officer of  
   33.     Classes of major hazard facility for purposes of fees  
   34.     Annual fee for major hazard facilities
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Threshold quantity for Schedule 1 substances  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Notifiable information  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Fees  
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Procedures to be included in safety management system