Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
81Grounds for withdrawal of acceptance
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81 Grounds for withdrawal of acceptance
(1) NOPSEMA may, by written notice to the operator of a facility, withdraw the acceptance of the safety case for the facility on any of the following grounds—
(a) the operator has not complied with—
(i) Schedule 3 to the Act; or
(ii) a notice issued by a NOPSEMA inspector under Schedule 3 to the Act; or
(iii) regulation 74, 75 or 76;
(b) NOPSEMA has rejected a proposal for a variation of the safety case or part of the safety case under regulation 70 as applying under regulation 78.
(2) A notice under subregulation (1) must contain a statement of the reasons for the decision.