150ZReviews of operations of Safety Authority

#### 150Z Reviews of operations of Safety Authority (1) The Commonwealth Minister must cause to be conducted reviews of the operations of the Safety Authority in relation to Safety Authority waters. (2) The Commonwealth Minister must cause to be prepared a report of a review under subsection (1). (3) The first review is to relate to the 3‑year period beginning on 1 January 2005, and is to be completed within 6 months, or such longer period as the Commonwealth Minister allows, after the end of that 3‑year period. (4) Subsequent reviews are to relate to successive 3‑year periods, and must be completed within 6 months, or such longer period as the Commonwealth Minister allows, after the end of the 3‑year period to which the review relates. (5) For the purposes of this section, a review is completed when the report of the review is made available to the Commonwealth Minister. (6) A responsible State or Northern Territory Minister may give the Commonwealth Minister a written request that a particular review under subsection (1) be conducted in conjunction with another review that: (a) is a review of the operations of the Safety Authority in the designated coastal waters of the State or of the Northern Territory, as the case may be; and (b) is being, or is to be, conducted by the responsible State or Northern Territory Minister at the same time. The Commonwealth Minister must ensure that the request is complied with. (7) Without limiting the matters to be covered by a review under subsection (1), the review must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the Safety Authority in bringing about improvements in the occupational health and safety of persons engaged in offshore petroleum operations. (8) The Commonwealth Minister must cause a copy of the report of a review under subsection (1) to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report of the review is made available to the Commonwealth Minister.