Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00507:clause:2a_158
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00507
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2A cl 158
Character Range: 121872–123803

158  Savings—inspections still in progress

Petroleum inspections and OHS inspections may be continued
(1) An inspection in relation to particular conduct, or a particular event or circumstances, for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 6.5 of the Offshore Act, or Part 4 of Schedule 3 to the Offshore Act, that had started (but not ended) before the commencement of the amendments made by this Schedule may be continued on and after that commencement as if those amendments had not been made.
(2) For the purposes of the inspection, the Offshore Act continues to apply as in force immediately before that commencement in relation to the inspection until the inspection ends.
(3) Without limiting subitem (2), the Offshore Act as in force immediately before that commencement continues to apply, on and after that commencement, in relation to a warrant, notice, direction or other instrument issued, or anything else done (whether before, on or after the commencement of this Schedule) in the course of the inspection.

New inspections may be started
(4) This item does not prevent the following inspections being started on or after the commencement of this Schedule in relation to the same conduct, event or circumstances (or an aspect of that conduct or event, or those circumstances):
 (a) an inspection involving the exercise of powers, and the performance of functions, for the purposes of Division 1 of Part 6.5 of the Offshore Act as amended by this Schedule;
 (b) a petroleum environmental inspection under Schedule 2A to the Offshore Act as amended by this Schedule;
 (c) an OHS inspection under Schedule 3 to the Offshore Act as amended by this Schedule.

Definitions
(5) For the purposes of this item:
 (a) an inspection starts when the relevant inspector, or NOPSEMA, makes a decision to start the inspection; and
 (b) an inspection ends when the relevant inspector, or NOPSEMA, makes a decision to end the inspection.