Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
sec.16Person must give inspector evidence of risk level for preferred standard or outcome-based approach
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sec.16 Person must give inspector evidence of risk level for preferred standard or outcome-based approach
This section applies if an inspector gives a person mentioned in section 15 (3) or (4) a notice that requires the person to give the inspector a copy of the evidence mentioned in section 15 (3) (b) or (5) (b) for an activity or thing stated in the notice. The person must give a copy of the evidence to the inspector within the reasonable period stated in the notice. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsections (4) and (5) apply if the chief inspector reasonably believes the evidence does not show the level of risk for the activity or thing is equal to or less than the level of risk (the required level of risk ) that would be achieved by complying with— for evidence mentioned in section 15 (3) (b) —the preferred standard for the activity or thing under section 15 (2) ; or for evidence mentioned in section 15 (5) (b) —the recommended approach for the activity or thing mentioned in section 15 (4) (a) (ii) . The chief inspector may give the person a notice that requires the person to, within a stated reasonable period— give the chief inspector further evidence showing the level of risk for the activity or thing is equal to or less than the required level of risk; or take steps to achieve a level of risk for the activity or thing that is equal to or less than the required level of risk. If the person does not comply with the requirement under the notice, the person is taken to have not complied with the safety requirement to which the preferred standard relates. (sec.16-ssec.1) This section applies if an inspector gives a person mentioned in section 15 (3) or (4) a notice that requires the person to give the inspector a copy of the evidence mentioned in section 15 (3) (b) or (5) (b) for an activity or thing stated in the notice. (sec.16-ssec.2) The person must give a copy of the evidence to the inspector within the reasonable period stated in the notice. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.16-ssec.3) Subsections (4) and (5) apply if the chief inspector reasonably believes the evidence does not show the level of risk for the activity or thing is equal to or less than the level of risk (the required level of risk ) that would be achieved by complying with— for evidence mentioned in section 15 (3) (b) —the preferred standard for the activity or thing under section 15 (2) ; or for evidence mentioned in section 15 (5) (b) —the recommended approach for the activity or thing mentioned in section 15 (4) (a) (ii) . (sec.16-ssec.4) The chief inspector may give the person a notice that requires the person to, within a stated reasonable period— give the chief inspector further evidence showing the level of risk for the activity or thing is equal to or less than the required level of risk; or take steps to achieve a level of risk for the activity or thing that is equal to or less than the required level of risk. (sec.16-ssec.5) If the person does not comply with the requirement under the notice, the person is taken to have not complied with the safety requirement to which the preferred standard relates.