Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) The operator of a
pipeline activity must submit to the Minister a proposed revision of the oil
spill contingency plan included in the environment plan for the pipeline
activity at least 14 days before the end of the period of 2 years
and 6 months commencing on the latest of the following —
(a) the
day on which the environment plan is first approved under regulation 11
by the Minister;
(b) the
day on which a proposed revision of the environment plan submitted under
regulation 20 is approved under regulation 11 by the Minister;
(c) for
a revision of an environment plan submitted under regulation 18 or
19 — the day (if any) notified by the Minister under
regulation 20(2).
(2) The proposed
revision of the oil spill contingency plan must be in the form of a revised
oil spill contingency plan, or, if the operator and the Minister so agree, a
revised part of the oil spill contingency plan.
(3) The Minister must
approve the proposed revision of the oil spill contingency plan if the
Minister is satisfied that the proposed revision —
(a)
complies with regulation 15(8); and
(b) is
appropriate for the nature and scale of the pipeline activity.
(4) If the Minister is
not reasonably satisfied that the proposed revision of the oil spill
contingency plan when first submitted meets the criteria set out in
subregulation (3), the Minister must give the operator a reasonable
opportunity to modify and resubmit the proposed revision.
(5) If, after the
operator has had a reasonable opportunity to modify and resubmit the proposed
revision, the Minister is still not reasonably satisfied that the proposed
revision meets the criteria set out in subregulation (3), the Minister
must refuse to approve the proposed revision.
(6) The Minister must
give the operator written notice of a decision by the Minister —
(a) to
approve the proposed revision; or
(b) not
to approve the proposed revision.
(7) A notice under
subregulation (6) must set out the terms of the decision and the reasons
for it.
(8) If the Minister
approves a proposed revision of an oil spill contingency plan included in an
environment plan, the environment plan is taken to be revised in accordance
with the proposed revision.
(9) To avoid doubt, a
revision under this regulation of an oil spill contingency plan included in an
environment plan does not affect any other requirement to revise the
environment plan under regulation 18, 19 or 20.