44Compliance with safety case

44 Compliance with safety case

S. 44(1) amended by No. 22/2023 s. 46(1).

(1) A gas company must not commission or commence to operate a facility of the gas company unless a safety case for that facility has been accepted or provisionally accepted under this Division.

S. 44(2) amended by No. 22/2023 s. 46(1).

(2) A gas company must comply with the accepted safety case for a facility in relation to the management and operation of the facility.

S. 44(3) amended by No. 22/2023 s. 46(1).

(3) A gas company must comply with the accepted safety case for a facility in relation to the removal, dismantling or decommissioning of the facility.

S. 44(4) amended by Nos 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2), 22/2023 s. 46(1).

(4) A gas company must not—

S. 44(4)(a) amended by No. 22/2023 s. 46(2)(a).

(a) undertake or permit a modification of a facility that has the potential to increase the overall levels of risk in relation to a facility; or

S. 44(4)(b) amended by No. 22/2023 s. 46(2)(a).

(b) undertake or permit a modification that has the potential to influence the level of a specific risk or the ranking of risk contributing factors; or

S. 44(4)(c) amended by No. 22/2023 s. 46(2)(b).

(c) make or permit a change to the safety management system in relation to the facility—

unless Energy Safe Victoria has accepted a revision of the safety case in relation to that matter for that facility.

S. 45 amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2).