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Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2024

I, the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.

Dated:  5 December 2024

  Sam Mostyn AC
  Governor‑General

By Her Excellency's Command

Madeleine King
Minister for Resources

Contents
Chapter 1—Preliminary
1.1 Name
1.2 Commencement
1.3 Authority
1.4 Objects
1.5 Definitions
1.6 Vessels that are not facilities
1.7 Vessels that are not associated offshore places
1.8 Notices and reports
Chapter 2—Offshore facilities
Part 1—Preliminary
2.1AA Simplified outline of this Chapter
Part 2—Operators and proposed operators
Division 1—Operators
2.1AB Purpose of this Part
2.1 Nomination of operator—general
2.3 Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator
2.4 Register of operators
Division 2—Proposed operators
2.4A Nomination of proposed operator—general
2.4B Acceptance or rejection of nomination of proposed operator
2.4C Submission and acceptance of safety cases by proposed operators
2.4D Proposed operator to be registered as the operator and previous safety case ceases to be in force
2.4E Register of proposed operators
Part 3—Design notification for new production facilities and new GHG facilities
2.4F Purpose of this Part
2.4FA New production facilities
2.4FB New GHG facilities
2.4G Design notification for proposed new production facility or new GHG facility
2.4H Requirements of design notification
2.4J NOPSEMA must assess and respond to a design notification
2.4K Fee for assessing design notification
Part 4—Safety cases
Division 1A—Purpose of this Part
2.4L Purpose of this Part
Division 1—Contents of safety cases
Subdivision A—Contents of a safety case
2.5 Facility description, formal safety assessment and safety management system
2.6 Implementation and improvement of the safety management system
Subdivision B—Safety measures
2.7 Standards to be applied
2.8 Command structure
2.9 Members of the workforce must be competent
2.10 Permit to work system for safe performance of various activities
2.11 Involvement of members of the workforce
2.12 Design, construction, installation, maintenance and modification
2.13 Medical and pharmaceutical supplies and services
2.14 Machinery and equipment
2.15 Drugs and intoxicants
2.15A Sexual harassment, bullying and harassment
Subdivision C—Emergencies
2.16 Evacuation, escape and rescue analysis
2.17 Fire and explosion risk analysis
2.18 Emergency communications systems
2.19 Control systems
2.20 Emergency preparedness
2.21 Pipes
2.22 Vessel and aircraft control
Subdivision D—Record keeping
2.23 Arrangements for records
Division 2—Submission and acceptance of safety cases
2.24 Safety case to be submitted to NOPSEMA
2.25 NOPSEMA may request more information
2.26 Acceptance or rejection of a safety case
2.27 Notice of decision on safety case
2.28 Consent to conduct activity in a manner different from safety case
2.29 Duties under Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Act
Division 3—Revised safety cases
2.30 Revision of a safety case because of a change of circumstances or