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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.655Requirements following competency assessment
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### sec.655 Requirements following competency assessment
This section applies if the chief executive considers a report lodged under section 653 about a competency assessment shows that the person assessed is not competent to carry out an activity relating to the relevant meter.
The chief executive may give the person assessed and the relevant controller notice—
requiring them to—
take stated remedial action to ensure the person assessed becomes competent to carry out the activity; and
give the chief executive notice within a stated reasonable period as to whether or not the action has been taken; or
requiring the person assessed not to carry out stated activities for a stated period or until the happening of a stated event; or
if the notice requires the taking of remedial action, the chief executive’s receipt of a notice under paragraph (a) (ii) stating that the action has been taken
requiring that the person assessed may carry out stated activities only on stated conditions.
The person assessed and the relevant controller must comply with the notice.
Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
The giving of a notice under this section does not prevent a further competency assessment notice being given for the person assessed.
(sec.655-ssec.1) This section applies if the chief executive considers a report lodged under section 653 about a competency assessment shows that the person assessed is not competent to carry out an activity relating to the relevant meter.
(sec.655-ssec.2) The chief executive may give the person assessed and the relevant controller notice— requiring them to— take stated remedial action to ensure the person assessed becomes competent to carry out the activity; and give the chief executive notice within a stated reasonable period as to whether or not the action has been taken; or requiring the person assessed not to carry out stated activities for a stated period or until the happening of a stated event; or if the notice requires the taking of remedial action, the chief executive’s receipt of a notice under paragraph (a) (ii) stating that the action has been taken requiring that the person assessed may carry out stated activities only on stated conditions.
(sec.655-ssec.3) The person assessed and the relevant controller must comply with the notice. Maximum penalty—300 penalty units.
(sec.655-ssec.4) The giving of a notice under this section does not prevent a further competency assessment notice being given for the person assessed.
- (a) requiring them to— (i) take stated remedial action to ensure the person assessed becomes competent to carry out the activity; and (ii) give the chief executive notice within a stated reasonable period as to whether or not the action has been taken; or
- (i) take stated remedial action to ensure the person assessed becomes competent to carry out the activity; and
- (ii) give the chief executive notice within a stated reasonable period as to whether or not the action has been taken; or
- (b) requiring the person assessed not to carry out stated activities for a stated period or until the happening of a stated event; or Example of a stated event— if the notice requires the taking of remedial action, the chief executive’s receipt of a notice under paragraph (a) (ii) stating that the action has been taken
- (c) requiring that the person assessed may carry out stated activities only on stated conditions.
- (i) take stated remedial action to ensure the person assessed becomes competent to carry out the activity; and
- (ii) give the chief executive notice within a stated reasonable period as to whether or not the action has been taken; or