150XBDefinitions

150XB Definitions

In this Part, unless the contrary intention appears:

Board means the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority Board established by section 150XL.

Board member means a member of the Board, and includes the Chair of the Board.

CEO means the Chief Executive Officer of the Safety Authority.

Commonwealth waters means the waters of the sea that comprise the adjacent areas of each State and of each Territory.

designated coastal waters, in relation to a State or the Northern Territory, has the meaning given by section 150XC.

facility means:

(a) a facility (within the meaning of Schedule 7 to this Act as in force on or after 1 January 2005) located in Commonwealth waters; or
(b) a facility (within the meaning of the provisions of a State or Territory PSLA that substantially correspond to Schedule 7 of this Act as in force on or after 1 January 2005) located in the designated coastal waters of the State or of the Northern Territory, as the case may be.

In applying this definition before 1 January 2005, assume that Schedule 7, and the provisions of a State or Territory PSLA that substantially correspond to Schedule 7 of this Act as in force on or after 1 January 2005, had commenced at the same time as the commencement of this section.

offshore petroleum operations means any operations (including diving operations) that:

(a) relate to:
(i) the exploration for petroleum; or
(ii) the recovery, processing, storage, offloading or piped conveyance of petroleum; and
(b) if the operations are diving operations—take place in Safety Authority waters; and
(c) if the operations are not diving operations—take place:
(i) in Safety Authority waters; and
(ii) at a facility.

OHS inspector means a person appointed as an OHS inspector under section 150YL.

operation includes an activity to which the core regulatory provisions of a State or Territory PSLA apply. For this purpose, the core regulatory provisions are the provisions that substantially correspond to Part III of this Act.

responsible Northern Territory Minister means the Minister of the Northern Territory who is responsible for the Territory PSLA.

responsible State Minister, in relation to a State, means the Minister of that State who is responsible for the State PSLA.