Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179:section:201
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00179
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 201
Character Range: 260878–262571

201  OEI inspections—licence holder's representative

Scope
 (1) This section applies in relation to an OEI inspection that relates to a licence.

Meaning of licence holder's representative
 (2) For the purposes of this Act, a licence holder's representative is a person nominated by the licence holder under this section who is present at the offshore premises in compliance with a requirement imposed on the licence holder by paragraph (4)(b).

Nomination of licence holder's representative
 (3) For the purposes of an OEI inspection, an OEI inspector may, by written notice to the licence holder, require the licence holder to nominate a representative to be present at offshore premises at the time stated in the notice.
 (4) The licence holder must:
 (a) by written notice to the OEI inspector, nominate a representative as required by the notice under subsection (3); and
 (b) take all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that the nominated representative is present at the offshore premises at the time stated in the notice, and remains at the offshore premises after the stated time until no longer required for the purposes of the OEI inspection.

Contravention
 (5) A person contravenes this subsection if:
 (a) the person is a licence holder; and
 (b) the person is given a notice under subsection (3); and
 (c) the person fails to comply with subsection (4) in relation to the notice.

Strict liability offence
 (6) A person commits an offence of strict liability if the person contravenes subsection (5).
Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Civil penalty provision
 (7) A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (5).
Civil penalty: 135 penalty units.