68Safety case to be submitted to NOPSEMA

68 Safety case to be submitted to NOPSEMA

(1) If an operator wants to have a safety case accepted for a facility, the operator must submit the safety case to NOPSEMA.

(2) The safety case may relate to one or more stages in the life of the facility.

(3) The safety case may relate to more than one facility.

(4) The operator must not submit the safety case before the operator and NOPSEMA have agreed on the scope of the validation for the facility, unless the safety case is for a proposed facility that is—

(a) proposed to be or is being constructed at a place outside the coastal waters of Victoria; and

(b) proposed to be installed and operated within the coastal waters of Victoria.

(5) NOPSEMA may at any time inform the operator that it will not assess the safety case for the proposed facility unless the operator and NOPSEMA have agreed on the scope of the validation for the proposed facility.