Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 298 PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS - REG 9

9. (1) Subject to subregulation (2), if the Designated Authority:

   (a)  accepts a particular stage of the Safety Case in respect of a
        facility; and

   (b)  considers that the Safety Case at that stage meets the criteria
        specified in subregulation 8 (1); the Designated Authority may
        provisionally accept the Safety Case.

(2) A Designated Authority must not provisionally accept a Safety  Case until
the Designated Authority is reasonably satisfied that all elements of the
Safety Case that are necessary for any activities to be carried out under the
provisional acceptance have been provided.

(3) A provisional acceptance of the Safety Case in respect of a facility must:

   (a)  be given in writing to the operator of the facility; and

   (b)  specify the following matters, as far as applicable:

        (i)    the period during which the provisional acceptance is to be in
               force;

        (ii)   the extent to which the Safety Case has been accepted;

        (iii)  if any limitations apply in respect of the use or operation of
               the facility-those limitations.