PETROLEUM REGULATIONS 2020
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66M Common provisions (1) A written notification of a serious incident or a reportable incident must be in the approved form and include the following information: (a) the name and business address of the permittee or licensee; (b) the name and telephone number of a person who can be contacted about the incident; (c) the time and date of the occurrence of the incident; (d) the place where the incident occurred, using appropriate coordinates or distances from significant topographical features; (e) in a case involving spillage or petroleum release – the approximate quantity of the spillage or petroleum released; (f) the approximate size of any area affected by the incident, if relevant; (g) the nature and extent of any injury to a person and, if death has occurred, the cause and place of death; (h) the steps that have been taken to prevent, control, minimise or address any damage to any area affected by the incident;
Petroleum Regulations 2020 57 (i) any other information required by the form. (2) A permittee or licensee must also provide the Minister with any other information requested by the Minister within the time specified in the request. (3) A permittee or licensee who is required to give a report or notification about an incident to the Minister under this Part must keep a record of the incident, and a copy of any report provided to the Minister, for at least 5 years after the occurrence of the incident.