83Plan must include description of management system

83 Plan must include description of management system

(1) The plan must describe a management system to address the licence holder’s compliance with all obligations (relevant obligations) that: (a) apply, or will apply, to the licence holder under any of the following: (i) the Act or any instrument made under the Act; (ii) the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, or regulations under that Act; (iii) the applied work health and safety provisions; (iv) the conditions of the relevant licence; (v) the management plan for the relevant licence; and (b) relate to the licence activities for the relevant licence. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), the description of the management system in the plan must set out how the licence holder is to do each of the following: (a) implement an ongoing process to identify, assess and deal with any hazards, impacts or risks: (i) that might arise in relation to the licence activities; and (ii) that would, if they did arise, result in the licence holder failing to comply with a relevant obligation; (b) use the results of the process to develop measures to ensure that the licence holder meets the relevant obligations; (c) establish and implement processes for managing changes in circumstances over time; (d) consult, communicate and cooperate with other persons and organisations involved in the licence activities to ensure that the relevant obligations are met; (e) make reasonable efforts to inform any person or organisation involved in the licence activities of their obligations, where compliance or non‑compliance with those obligations might affect the licence holder’s compliance with the relevant obligations; (f) identify the roles and responsibilities of the licence holder and any person or organisation involved in the licence activities, in relation to anything that might affect the licence holder’s compliance with the relevant obligations; (g) establish arrangements to coordinate the actions of the licence holder and any person or organisation involved in the licence activities, in relation to anything that might affect the licence holder’s compliance with the relevant obligations; (h) establish arrangements for communication between the licence holder and any person, organisation, infrastructure, vessel or aircraft that is involved in the licence activities; (i) establish protocols to ensure that the licence holder is informed, in a timely manner, of any incident or circumstances that might lead to the licence holder failing to comply with the relevant obligations; (j) ensure that any person involved in the licence activities has the qualifications, competencies and supervision necessary to ensure that the licence holder complies with the relevant obligations; (k) implement an ongoing process to: (i) monitor, audit and record the licence holder’s compliance with the relevant obligations; and (ii) identify and manage any non‑compliance with the relevant obligations; and (iii) identify and, where appropriate, implement opportunities to improve the licence holder’s performance in relation to the relevant obligations. (3) The plan must require the licence holder to implement the management system described in the plan. (4) The Regulator may only approve the plan if the Regulator is satisfied that the management system described in the plan will be reasonably likely to ensure that the licence holder meets, and will continue meeting, the relevant obligations.