Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179:section:177
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 177
Character Range: 227018–229606

177  Functions of the Regulator
 (1) The Regulator has the following functions:
 (a) to promote the work health and safety of persons engaged in offshore infrastructure activities;
 (b) to develop and implement effective monitoring and enforcement strategies to secure compliance by persons with their obligations under this Act, the applied work health and safety provisions or a licence or in relation to matters related to the following:
 (i) work health and safety;
 (ii) environmental management;
 (iii) the infrastructure integrity of offshore renewable energy infrastructure and offshore electricity transmission infrastructure;
 (c) to investigate accidents, occurrences and circumstances:
 (i) that affect, or have the potential to affect, the work health and safety of persons engaged in offshore infrastructure activities; or
 (ii) that involve, or may involve, deficiencies in environmental management in connection with offshore infrastructure activities; or
 (iii) that involve or may involve deficiencies in the infrastructure integrity of offshore renewable energy infrastructure or offshore electricity transmission infrastructure;
 (d) to report, as appropriate, to the Minister on investigations covered by paragraph (c);
 (e) to advise persons, either on its own initiative or on request, on matters relating to work health and safety, environmental protection and infrastructure integrity in connection with offshore infrastructure activities;
 (f) to make reports, including recommendations, to the Minister on issues relating to work health and safety, environmental protection and infrastructure integrity in connection with offshore infrastructure activities;
 (g) to provide information, assessments, analysis, reports, advice and recommendations to the Minister in relation to the administration and functioning of this Act and the applied work health and safety provisions;
 (h) to cooperate with the Registrar in matters relating to the administration and enforcement of this Act and the applied work health and safety provisions;
 (i) to cooperate with other Commonwealth, State or Territory agencies and authorities having functions relating to the regulation of offshore infrastructure activities;
 (j) the functions conferred on the Regulator by the applied work health and safety provisions;
 (k) such other functions as are conferred on the Regulator by or under this Act;
 (l) to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.
 (2) The functions of the Regulator may be performed within or outside Australia.