85Interpretation

85 Interpretation

(1) For the purposes of clause 96(1)(b) of Schedule 3 to the Act, the prescribed period in relation to a facility to which this Chapter applies is a period of at least 3 days.

(2) For the purposes of the definition of dangerous occurrence in clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act, an occurrence, at a facility, that is specified in the following Table is a dangerous occurrence.

| Item | Occurrence | | 1 | An occurrence that did not cause, but could reasonably have caused—<br> (a) the death of, or serious personal injury to, a person; or<br> (b) a member of the workforce to be incapacitated from performing work for the period mentioned in subregulation (1) | | 2 | A fire or explosion | | 3 | A collision of a marine vessel with the facility | | 4 | An uncontrolled release of hydrocarbon vapour exceeding 1 kilogram | | 5 | An uncontrolled release of petroleum liquids exceeding 80 litres | | 6 | A well kick exceeding 8 cubic metres (or 50 barrels) | | 7 | An unplanned event that required the emergency response plan to be implemented | | 8 | Damage to safety‑critical equipment | | 9 | An occurrence to which items 1 to 8 do not apply that—<br> (a) results in significant damage to a pipeline (for example, reducing the capacity of the pipeline to contain petroleum or greenhouse gas substance flowing through it); or<br> (b) is likely to have a result of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a); or<br> (c) is of a kind that a reasonable pipeline licensee would consider to require immediate investigation | | 10 | Any other occurrence of a kind that a reasonable operator would consider to require an immediate investigation |