South Australian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 69

69—Consent to undertake work outside of the requirements of the safety case

        (1)         The Safety Authority may, by notice in writing, given to the operator of a facility, consent to—

            (a)         the construction of the facility; or

            (b)         the installation of the facility; or

            (c)         the operation of the facility; or

            (d)         the modification of the facility; or

            (e)         the decommissioning of the facility,

in a manner that is different from the safety case in force in relation to the facility.

        (2)         The Safety Authority must not give a consent under subregulation (1) unless it is satisfied that there will not be an occurrence of a significant new risk to health and safety or a significant increase in an existing risk to health and safety arising from the construction, installation, operation, modification or decommissioning of the facility in the relevant manner.