Northern Territory Numbered Regulations Northern Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The operator of a licensed major hazard facility must ensure the provision of the following information to the local community and the local authority:
(a) the name and location of the major hazard facility;
(b) the name, position and contact details of a contact person from whom information may be obtained;
(c) a general description of the major hazard facility's operations;
(d) the means by which the local community will be informed of a major incident occurring;
(e) the actions, as specified in the major hazard facility's emergency plan, that members of the local community should take if a major incident occurs;
(f) a summary of the safety case for the major hazard facility.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual – $6 000.
(b) in the case of a body corporate – $30 000.
Note for subregulation (1)
Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence. See section 12B of the Act.
(2) The operator must ensure that the information provided under subregulation (1) is:
(a) set out and expressed in a way that is readily accessible and understandable to persons who are not familiar with the major hazard facility and its operations; and
(b) reviewed and as necessary revised if a modification is made to the major hazard facility; and
(c) sent in writing to any community or public library serving the local community.
(3) In complying with subregulation (1), the operator is not required to disclose information that may expose the major hazard facility to a major incident hazard in relation to the security of the major hazard facility.
(4) The operator of a licensed major hazard facility who receives a written request from a person who reasonably believes that the occurrence of a major incident at the major hazard facility may adversely affect his or her health or safety must give that person a copy of the information provided to the local community under this regulation.
Maximum penalty:
(a) in the case of an individual – $1 250.
(b) in the case of a body corporate – $6 000.
Note for subregulation (4)
Strict liability applies to each physical element of this offence. See section 12B of the Act.