718ALiability for acts and omissions—Structural integrity law, petroleum safety zones and the area to be avoided

718A Liability for acts and omissions—Structural integrity law, petroleum safety zones and the area to be avoided

(1) This section applies to the following persons—

(a) NOPSEMA;

(b) the CEO;

(c) a petroleum project inspector appointed under section 647(1);

(d) a person acting under the direction or authority of NOPSEMA or the CEO.

(2) This section does not apply to a person merely because the person is acting in accordance with a proposal or plan (however described) that has been accepted, agreed or otherwise approved by or on behalf of NOPSEMA.

(3) A person to whom this section applies is not personally liable for anything done or omitted to be done in good faith—

(a) in the exercise of any power or authority relating to a petroleum safety zone or the area to be avoided or a function under a structural integrity law;

(b) in the reasonable belief that the act or omission was in the exercise of a power or authority relating to a petroleum safety zone or the area to be avoided or a function under a structural integrity law.

Pt 6.10 (Headings and ss 718B–718I) inserted by No. 68/2014 s. 67.

Part 6.10—Using and sharing offshore information and things

S. 718B inserted by No. 68/2014 s.67.