Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00035:reg:4:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2025C00035
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 4 (pt 1/5)
Character Range: 7683–10462

4  Definitions
Note 1: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 3 of the Regulatory Levies Act, including the following:
(a) applicable State or Territory safety law;
(b) Commonwealth waters;
(c) compliance investigation;
(d) designated coastal waters;
(e) remedial direction;
(f) State PSLA;
(g) State/Territory remedial direction;
(h) Territory PSLA;
(i) year.
Note 2: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in section 7 of the OPGGS Act, including the following:
(a) pipeline;
(b) Titles Administrator.
  In this instrument:
acceptance event: each of the following is an acceptance event in respect of a safety case in force in relation to a facility:
 (a) NOPSEMA accepts the safety case in accordance with the Safety Regulations;
 (b) NOPSEMA accepts a revision of the safety case in accordance with the Safety Regulations.
activity rating, for an activity to which an environment plan relates, means the number specified in column 2 of the item of the table in section 59B that describes the activity.
CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of NOPSEMA.
compliance rating, for an activity to which an environment plan relates, means the number specified in column 3 of the item of the table in section 59B that describes the activity.
costs and expenses reasonably incurred by NOPSEMA, in relation to the conduct of a compliance investigation or an inspection:
 (a) include (but are not limited to):
 (i) remuneration and other costs in relation to NOPSEMA inspectors and other staff of NOPSEMA who are involved in the investigation or inspection; and
 (ii) the costs incurred for the services of independent experts in relation to the investigation or inspection; and
 (b) do not include any share of fixed overheads.
disregarded facility: a facility is a disregarded facility for a year if it is a proposed facility of a kind mentioned in paragraph 60(1)(b) and does not enter NOPSEMA waters during the year.
eligible title, for Part 7: see section 59A.
eligible well has the meaning given by:
 (a) for Division 1 of Part 5—subsection 10A(5) or (6) (as applicable) of the Regulatory Levies Act; and
 (b) for Division 2 of Part 5—subsection 10B(5) or (6) (as applicable) of the Regulatory Levies Act.
Environment Regulations means the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2023.
facility:
 (a) for a provision that applies in relation to Commonwealth waters—has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to the OPGGS Act; and
 (b) for a provision that applies in relation to the designated coastal waters of a State or the Northern Territory—has the same meaning as in the applicable State or Territory safety law; and
 (c) for Parts 3 and 9—includes a proposed facility.
facility amount:
 (a) for