Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1996 No. 298 PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (MANAGEMENT OF SAFETY ON OFFSHORE FACILITIES) REGULATIONS - REG 29

29. (1) Except with the consent in writing of the Designated  Authority, the
operator or titleholder of a facility must not construct or install the
facility in a way that is contrary to:

   (a)  the Consent to construct and install the facility; or

   (b)  the Safety Case in force for the facility.
[NOTE: For the meaning of "Safety Case in force for the facility", see subr. 3
(1).] Penalty: 80 penalty units

(2) Except with the consent in writing of the Designated Authority, the
operator of a facility must not operate, remove, dismantle or decommission the
facility in a way that is contrary to:

   (a)  the Consent to use the facility; or

   (b)  the Safety Case in force for the facility. Penalty: 80 penalty units

(3) The operator of a facility must not:

   (a)  undertake or permit a modification of the facility that has the
        potential to significantly influence the level of specific risks or
        the ranking of risk contributors; or

   (b)  make or permit a significant change to the Safety Management  System
        in relation to the facility; or

   (c)  subject to subregulation (4), dismantle, decommission or remove the
        facility; before acceptance by the Designated Authority of a revision,
        submitted under subregulation 10 (1), in respect of the relevant
        activity. Penalty: 80 penalty units [NOTE: For submission of proposals
        in relation to activities of the kinds mentioned in paras (a), (b) and
        (c), see paras 10 (1) (c), (d) and (e).]

(4) In the case of an activity mentioned in paragraph (3) (c), subregulation
(3) does not apply in any case where the Designated  Authority has issued a
statement under subregulation 10 (2) in respect of the activity.

(5) A person must not, in an adjacent area, make a significant change to the
structure of a facility except in accordance with the provisions in the
Safety Case in force for the facility. Penalty: 80 penalty units