Western Australian Consolidated Acts

PETROLEUM AND GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES ACT 1967 - SECT 149C

149C .         Minister’s occupational safety and health functions

        (1)         The Minister has the following functions —

            (a)         to promote the occupational safety and health of persons engaged in petroleum operations or geothermal energy operations;

            (b)         to develop and implement effective monitoring and enforcement strategies to secure compliance by persons with their occupational safety and health obligations under this Act;

            (c)         to investigate accidents, occurrences and circumstances that affect, or have the potential to affect, the occupational safety and health of persons engaged in petroleum operations or geothermal energy operations;

            (d)         to advise persons, either on the Minister’s own initiative or on request, on occupational safety and health matters relating to petroleum operations or geothermal energy operations.

        (2)         The Minister has power to do all things necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of the Minister’s functions.

        [Section 149C inserted by No. 13 of 2005 s. 14; amended by No. 35 of 2007 s. 87.]