sec.708BChief inspector may issue safety alerts and instructions

### sec.708B Chief inspector may issue safety alerts and instructions A safety alert is advisory only and may recommend that a person or the general public do or not do something. A safety instruction is a direction requiring a person or the general public to do or not do something. If the chief inspector believes there is a specific safety issue in relation to the petroleum or fuel gas industry, to geothermal activities or to GHG storage activities, the chief inspector may issue a safety alert or safety instruction to particular persons or the general public. A safety alert or safety instruction— must relate to a specific safety issue in relation to a matter mentioned in subsection (3) ; and may be inconsistent with relevant safety requirements. If a safety instruction is inconsistent with a relevant safety requirement the safety instruction prevails. A safety alert or safety instruction is issued by— if the announcement is to particular persons—giving written notice of the announcement to the persons; or if the advice is to the general public in a particular area—publishing notice of the advice in a newspaper circulating in the area; or if the advice is to the general public throughout the State—publishing notice of the advice in a newspaper circulating in each city in the State. A safety instruction must also be published in the gazette. A safety instruction stays in force until the earliest of the following— the expiration of 6 months after the day it is made; the chief inspector cancels the instruction; a regulation replaces the instruction. A safety instruction may be amended by the chief inspector while the instruction is in force, but an amendment can not extend the 6 months mentioned in subsection (8) (a) . A person to whom a safety instruction applies must comply with the instruction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. s 708B ins 2005 No. 3 s 87 amd 2009 No. 3 s 575 ; 2010 No. 31 s 567 (sec.708B-ssec.1) A safety alert is advisory only and may recommend that a person or the general public do or not do something. (sec.708B-ssec.2) A safety instruction is a direction requiring a person or the general public to do or not do something. (sec.708B-ssec.3) If the chief inspector believes there is a specific safety issue in relation to the petroleum or fuel gas industry, to geothermal activities or to GHG storage activities, the chief inspector may issue a safety alert or safety instruction to particular persons or the general public. (sec.708B-ssec.4) A safety alert or safety instruction— must relate to a specific safety issue in relation to a matter mentioned in subsection (3) ; and may be inconsistent with relevant safety requirements. (sec.708B-ssec.5) If a safety instruction is inconsistent with a relevant safety requirement the safety instruction prevails. (sec.708B-ssec.6) A safety alert or safety instruction is issued by— if the announcement is to particular persons—giving written notice of the announcement to the persons; or if the advice is to the general public in a particular area—publishing notice of the advice in a newspaper circulating in the area; or if the advice is to the general public throughout the State—publishing notice of the advice in a newspaper circulating in each city in the State. (sec.708B-ssec.7) A safety instruction must also be published in the gazette. (sec.708B-ssec.8) A safety instruction stays in force until the earliest of the following— the expiration of 6 months after the day it is made; the chief inspector cancels the instruction; a regulation replaces the instruction. (sec.708B-ssec.9) A safety instruction may be amended by the chief inspector while the instruction is in force, but an amendment can not extend the 6 months mentioned in subsection (8) (a) . (sec.708B-ssec.10) A person to whom a safety instruction applies must comply with the instruction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. - (a) must relate to a specific safety issue in relation to a matter mentioned in subsection (3) ; and - (b) may be inconsistent with relevant safety requirements. - (a) if the announcement is to particular persons—giving written notice of the announcement to the persons; or - (b) if the advice is to the general public in a particular area—publishing notice of the advice in a newspaper circulating in the area; or - (c) if the advice is to the general public throughout the State—publishing notice of the advice in a newspaper circulating in each city in the State. - (a) the expiration of 6 months after the day it is made; - (b) the chief inspector cancels the instruction; - (c) a regulation replaces the instruction.