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PETROLEUM LEGISLATION AMENDMENT AND REPEAL ACT 2005 (NO. 13 OF 2005)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2 -- Petroleum Act 1967  

   3.      The Act amended  
   4.      Section 5 amended  
   5.      Section 7AA inserted  
   6.      Section 83 repealed  
   7.      Section 91 amended  
   8.      Section 117A inserted  
   9.      Section 118 amended  
   10.     Section 119 amended  
   11.     Section 119A inserted  
   12.     Section 125 amended  
   13.     Section 126A inserted  
   14.     Part IIIA inserted  

   PART IIIA -- Occupational safety and health  

   15.     Section 153 amended  
   16.     Various sections amended to delete “the regulations” (Interpretation Act 1984 s. 46)  
   17.     Schedule replaced with Schedule 1  
           Schedule 1 -- Occupational safety and health  

           Division 1 -- Introduction  

           Division 2 -- Occupational safety and health  

              Subdivision 1 -- Duties relating to occupational safety and health  

              Subdivision 2 -- Regulations relating to occupational safety and health  

           Division 3 -- Workplace arrangements  

              Subdivision 1 -- Introduction  

              Subdivision 2 -- Designated work groups  

   18.     Establishment of designated work groups at initiative of operator 35  
   19.     Variation of designated work groups by request 36  
   20.     Variation of designated work groups at initiative of operator 37  
   21.     Referral of disagreement to reviewing authority 38  
   22.     Manner of grouping members of the workforce 39  

              Subdivision 3 -- Safety and health representatives  

   23.     Selection of safety and health representatives 40  
   24.     Election of safety and health representatives 40  
   25.     List of safety and health representatives 41  
   26.     Members of designated work group must be notified of selection etc. of safety and health representative 41  
   27.     Term of office 42  
   28.     Training of safety and health representatives 42  
   29.     Resignation etc. of safety and health representatives 43  
   30.     Disqualification of safety and health representatives 44  
   31.     Deputy safety and health representatives 45  
   32.     Powers of safety and health representatives 45  
   33.     Assistance by consultant 47  
   34.     Information 48  
   35.     Obligations and liabilities of safety and health representatives 49  
   36.     Provisional improvement notices 49  
   37.     Effect of provisional improvement notice 51  
   38.     Duties of the operator and other employers in relation to safety and health representatives 53  

              Subdivision 4 -- Safety and health committees  

   39.     Safety and health committees 55  
   40.     Functions of safety and health committees 56  
   41.     Duties of the operator and other employers in relation to safety and health committees 58  

              Subdivision 5 -- Emergency procedures  

   42.     Action by safety and health representatives 59  
   43.     Directions to perform other work 60  

              Subdivision 6 -- Exemptions  

   44.     Exemptions 61  

           Division 4 -- Inspections  

              Subdivision 1 -- Introduction  

   45.     Simplified outline 61  
   46.     Powers, functions and duties of inspectors 62  

              Subdivision 2 -- Inspections  

   47.     Inspections 62  

              Subdivision 3 -- Powers of inspectors in relation to the conduct of inspections  

   48.     Powers of entry and search -- places at which petroleum operations are carried on 63  
   49.     Powers of entry and search -- regulated business premises (other than places where petroleum operations carried on) 64  
   50.     Powers of entry and search -- premises (other than regulated business premises) 65  
   51.     Warrant to enter premises (other than regulated business premises) 67  
   52.     Obstructing or hindering inspector 67  
   53.     Power to require assistance and information 68  
   54.     Power to require the answering of questions and the production of documents or articles 69  
   55.     Privilege against self-incrimination 71  
   56.     Power to take possession of plant, take samples of substances etc. 71  
   57.     Power to direct that workplace etc. not be disturbed 73  
   58.     Power to issue prohibition notices 74  
   59.     Compliance with prohibition notice 75  
   60.     Power to issue improvement notices 76  
   61.     Compliance with improvement notice 78  
   62.     Notices not to be tampered with or removed 78  

              Subdivision 4 -- Reports on inspections  

   63.     Reports on inspections 79  

              Subdivision 5 -- Reviews of inspectors’ decisions  

   64.     Reviews of inspectors’ decisions 80  
   65.     Powers of reviewing authority on review 83  

           Division 5 -- Referrals to the Tribunal  

   66.     Decision may be referred to Tribunal 84  
   67.     Determination by Tribunal 84  
   68.     Effect of pending review by Tribunal 85  
   69.     Jurisdiction of Tribunal 85  

           Division 6 -- General  

   70.     Notifying and reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences 86  
   71.     Records of accidents and dangerous occurrences to be kept 87  
   72.     Codes of practice 87  
   73.     Use of codes of practice in proceedings 88  
   74.     Interference etc. with equipment etc. 88  
   75.     No charges to be levied on members of workforce 89  
   76.     Victimisation 89  
   77.     Institution of prosecutions 90  
   78.     Conduct of directors, employees and agents 91  
   79.     Act not to give rise to other liabilities etc. 92  
   80.     Circumstances preventing compliance may be defence to prosecution 93  
   81.     Regulations -- general 93  

   PART 3 -- Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969  

   PART IVA -- Occupational safety and health  
   Schedule 1 -- Occupational safety and health  

           Division 1 -- Introduction  

           Division 2 -- Occupational safety and health  

              Subdivision 1 -- Duties relating to occupational safety and health  

              Subdivision 2 -- Regulations relating to occupational safety and health  

           Division 3 -- Workplace arrangements  

              Subdivision 1 -- Introduction  

              Subdivision 2 -- Designated work groups  

              Subdivision 3 -- Safety and health representatives  

              Subdivision 4 -- Safety and health committees  

              Subdivision 5 -- Emergency procedures  

              Subdivision 6 -- Exemptions  

           Division 4 -- Inspections  

              Subdivision 1 -- Introduction  

              Subdivision 2 -- Inspections  

              Subdivision 3 -- Powers of inspectors in relation to the conduct of inspections  

              Subdivision 4 -- Reports on inspections  

              Subdivision 5 -- Reviews of inspectors’ decisions  

           Division 5 -- Referrals to the Tribunal  

           Division 6 -- General  

   PART 4 -- Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982  

   PART IIA -- Application of laws  

   PART IIIA -- Occupational safety and health  

           Division 1 -- Introduction  

           Division 2 -- Functions and powers of the Safety Authority  

           Division 3 -- Safety Authority Board  

           Division 4 -- Chief Executive Officer and staff of the Safety Authority  

           Division 5 -- Other Safety Authority provisions  
           Schedule 5 -- Occupational safety and health  

              Subdivision 1 -- Duties relating to occupational safety and health  

              Subdivision 2 -- Regulations relating to occupational safety and health  

              Subdivision 3 -- Safety and health representatives  

              Subdivision 4 -- Safety and health committees  

              Subdivision 5 -- Emergency procedures  

              Subdivision 6 -- Exemptions  

           Division 6 -- General  

   82.     Regulations -- general 282  

   PART 5 -- Other Acts  
   

[Assented to 1 September 2005]



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