250Codes of practice

250 Codes of practice

(1) For the purpose of providing practical guidance to the holders of authorities in carrying out petroleum operations, the Minister may approve a code of practice.

(2) A code of practice may—

(a) consist of any code, standard, rule, specification or provision relating to petroleum operations; and

(b) apply, incorporate or refer to any document formulated or published by any person or body as in force at the time the code of practice is approved or as amended, formulated or published from time to time.

(3) The Minister may approve any revision of the whole or any part of a code of practice or revoke the approval of a code of practice.

(4) The Minister must cause to be published in the Government Gazette notices of—

(a) the approval of a code of practice;

(b) the approval of a revision of the whole or any part of a code of practice;

(c) the revocation of approval of a code of practice.

(5) The Minister must cause a copy—

(a) of every approved code of practice;

(b) if an approved code of practice has been revised and that revision has been approved, of every approved code of practice as so revised;

(c) if an approved code of practice applies, incorporates or refers to any other document, of every such document—

to be made available for inspection by members of the public without charge at the principal office of the Department during normal office hours.

(6) An approved code of practice comes into effect—

(a) on the day on which notice of the approval of the code of practice is published in the Government Gazette or on any later day that may be specified in the notice; and

(b) if the code of practice has been revised in whole or in part, to the extent of that revision on the day on which notice of the approval of that revision is published in the Government Gazette or on any later day that may be specified in the notice.

(7) An approved code of practice ceases to be of effect at the end of the day on which notice of the revocation of the approval of the code of practice is published in the Government Gazette.

(8) A person is not liable to any civil or criminal proceedings only because the person has failed to observe any provision of an approved code of practice.