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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.676Publication of and access to safety management system
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### sec.676 Publication of and access to safety management system
The operator of an operating plant must—
whenever the plant is operating, keep a copy of the safety management system for the plant or the part of the system relevant to the plant, open for inspection—
at the plant; or
if because of the nature, size or type of the plant it is impracticable to keep it at the plant—at another place where it is reasonable to have it open for inspection; and
display, and keep displayed, in a conspicuous place at the plant where it can be easily read by anyone to whom the system, or part of the system, may apply, a notice stating where the copy of the system is open for inspection; and
ensure each person who has an obligation under the system is told they have an obligation under the system within a reasonable period before the system requires them to comply with the obligation.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
In this section—
open for inspection means open for inspection by anyone to whom the system, or part of the system, may apply.
s 676 amd 2011 No. 2 ss 121 , 122 sch ; 2014 No. 64 s 256 sch 3
(sec.676-ssec.1) The operator of an operating plant must— whenever the plant is operating, keep a copy of the safety management system for the plant or the part of the system relevant to the plant, open for inspection— at the plant; or if because of the nature, size or type of the plant it is impracticable to keep it at the plant—at another place where it is reasonable to have it open for inspection; and display, and keep displayed, in a conspicuous place at the plant where it can be easily read by anyone to whom the system, or part of the system, may apply, a notice stating where the copy of the system is open for inspection; and ensure each person who has an obligation under the system is told they have an obligation under the system within a reasonable period before the system requires them to comply with the obligation. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(sec.676-ssec.2) In this section— open for inspection means open for inspection by anyone to whom the system, or part of the system, may apply.
- (a) whenever the plant is operating, keep a copy of the safety management system for the plant or the part of the system relevant to the plant, open for inspection— (i) at the plant; or (ii) if because of the nature, size or type of the plant it is impracticable to keep it at the plant—at another place where it is reasonable to have it open for inspection; and
- (i) at the plant; or
- (ii) if because of the nature, size or type of the plant it is impracticable to keep it at the plant—at another place where it is reasonable to have it open for inspection; and
- (b) display, and keep displayed, in a conspicuous place at the plant where it can be easily read by anyone to whom the system, or part of the system, may apply, a notice stating where the copy of the system is open for inspection; and
- (c) ensure each person who has an obligation under the system is told they have an obligation under the system within a reasonable period before the system requires them to comply with the obligation.
- (i) at the plant; or
- (ii) if because of the nature, size or type of the plant it is impracticable to keep it at the plant—at another place where it is reasonable to have it open for inspection; and