Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
48Removal of name from register
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48 Removal of name from register
NOPSEMA may remove an operator's name from the register if—
(a) NOPSEMA believes, on reasonable grounds, that the operator does not have, or will not have, day‑to‑day management and control of the facility and operations at the facility; and
(b) NOPSEMA has given notice of intention to remove the operator from the register to—
(i) the owner or titleholder who nominated the operator; and
(ii) the operator; and
(c) NOPSEMA has allowed a period of 30 days for the nominator and the operator to make representations; and
(d) NOPSEMA has considered any representations and continues to believe on reasonable grounds that the operator does not have, or will not have, day‑to‑day management and control of the facility and operations at the facility.
Division 2—Safety cases
Subdivision 1—Contents of safety cases, safety measures, emergencies and record keeping
49 Facility description, formal safety assessment and safety management system
(1) The safety case for a facility must contain a description of the facility that gives details of—
(a) the layout of the facility; and
(b) the technical and other control measures identified as a result of the formal safety assessment; and
(c) the activities that will, or are likely to, take place at, or in connection with, the facility; and
(d) for a facility that is a pipeline—
(i) the route corridor of the pipeline and the pipeline's interface start and end positions; and
(ii) the compositions of petroleum or greenhouse gas substance that are to be conveyed through the pipeline when it is operating; and
(iii) the safe operating limits for conveying those compositions through the pipeline; and
(e) any other relevant matters.
(2) The safety case for the facility must also contain a detailed description of the formal safety assessment for the facility, being an assessment or series of assessments conducted by the operator that—
(a) identifies all hazards having the potential to cause a major accident event; and
(b) is a detailed and systematic assessment of the risk associated with each of those hazards, including the likelihood and consequences of each potential major accident event; and
(c) identifies the technical and other control measures that are necessary to reduce that risk to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable.
A formal safety assessment relates only to major accident events.
(3) The safety case for the facility must also contain a detailed description of the safety management system that—