Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00507:clause:2a_159
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00507
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2A cl 159
Character Range: 123803–126445

159  Transitional and savings—inquiries concerning significant offshore incidents

Persons taken to be inspectors
(1) If, immediately before the commencement of this Schedule, a direction by the Secretary was in force under section 780F of the Offshore Act in relation to a person, in accordance with which the person was taken under that section to be a petroleum project inspector, a Greater Sunrise visiting inspector or an OHS inspector under that Act, then on and after that commencement:
 (a) the direction continues in force, subject to that Act as amended by this Schedule; and
 (b) the person is taken under that section (as amended by this Schedule) to be a NOPSEMA inspector, or a NOPSEMA inspector in the capacity of a Greater Sunrise visiting inspector; and
 (c) the person's identity card issued under that section continues in effect for 28 days after that commencement in accordance with that section as amended by this Schedule; and
 (d) that section applies in relation to the person accordingly.

Inspections may be continued
(2) An inspection in relation to particular conduct, or a particular event or circumstances, involving the exercise of powers or the performance of functions given to a person under section 780F of 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, subject to this item.
(3) 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.
(4) Without limiting subitem (3), the Offshore Act as in force immediately before that commencement continues to apply, on and after the 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
(5) This item does not prevent an inspection involving the exercise of powers or the performance of functions given to a person under section 780F of the Offshore Act as amended by this Schedule 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).

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