5Petroleum environmental inspections—regulated business premises

5 Petroleum environmental inspections—regulated business premises

Power to enter and search (1) A NOPSEMA inspector may, for the purposes of a petroleum environmental inspection: (a) at any reasonable time, enter any regulated business premises if the inspector is satisfied on reasonable grounds that there are likely to be at those premises documents or things that relate to: (i) operations conducted for the purposes of a petroleum title; or (ii) compliance or non‑compliance with a petroleum environmental law; and (b) search for, inspect, take extracts from, or make copies of, any such documents at those premises. Notification of entry (2) Immediately on entering regulated business premises for the purposes of an inspection, a NOPSEMA inspector must take reasonable steps to notify the purpose of the entry to the occupier of the premises. (3) The inspector must, on being requested to do so by the occupier, produce for inspection by the occupier: (a) the inspector’s identity card; and (b) a copy of NOPSEMA’s written direction (if any) to conduct the inspection; and (c) a copy of any directions issued by NOPSEMA under section 602A in relation to the exercise of the inspector’s powers.