Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 298 PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS - REG 42

42. (1) The titleholders of a facility must ensure that, at all times, there
is an operator in relation to the facility.

(2) The operator of a facility is the person responsible for the overall
management and operation of the facility.

(3) The titleholders of a facility must, on or before lodging an application
under these Regulations in relation to the facility, notify the
Designated Authority in writing of the name, address within Australia, and
telephone and fax numbers of the operator of the facility.

(4) The titleholders of a facility must promptly notify in writing to the
Designated Authority any change of operator of the facility.

(5) A person notified to the Designated Authority as the operator of a
facility remains, for the purposes of these Regulations, the operator in
relation to the facility until the end of the period of 28 days beginning on
the day when the Designated Authority receives, in accordance with
subregulation (4), notice of change of operator.

(6) An operator must promptly notify in writing to the Designated  Authority
of:

   (a)  any change of name of the operator (where the identity of operator
        remains the same); or

   (b)  any change of the address, telephone or fax numbers of the operator.

(7) The Designated Authority must maintain a register or other record of
matters notified under this regulation.