54ARegulator may declare facility—non‑group entity

#### 54A Regulator may declare facility—non‑group entity (1) The Regulator may declare that an activity or series of activities (including ancillary activities) are a facility: (a) on application by a non‑group entity; or (b) on the Regulator’s own initiative. (2) An application must: (a) identify the facility for which a declaration is sought; and (b) include any other information required by the regulations; and (c) be given in a manner and form approved by the Regulator. (3) In considering making a declaration that an activity or series of activities are a facility, the Regulator must have regard to: (a) the matters dealt with in regulations made for the purposes of paragraph 9(1)(a); and (b) the need for each facility to be distinct from, and not overlap with, activities that constitute other facilities. (4) The Regulator must notify, in writing, an applicant under paragraph (1)(a) of a decision under subsection (1) to declare a facility or to refuse the application. (5) If the Regulator makes a declaration under paragraph (1)(b), the Regulator must notify, in writing, the person that has, or that the Regulator reasonably believes has, operational control of the facility to which the declaration relates.