Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981
155Safety Authority's functions
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155 Safety Authority's functions The Safety Authority has the following functions: (a) the functions conferred on it under this Act in relation to offshore petroleum operations; (b) to promote the occupational health and safety of persons engaged in offshore petroleum operations; (c) to develop and implement effective monitoring and enforcement strategies to secure compliance by persons with their occupational health and safety obligations under this Act and the Regulations; (d) to: (i) investigate accidents, occurrences and circumstances that affect, or have the potential to affect, the occupational health and safety of persons engaged in offshore petroleum operations; and (ii) report, as appropriate, to the Minister and the Commonwealth Minister on those investigations; (e) to advise persons, either on its own initiative or on request, on occupational health and safety matters relating to offshore (f) to make reports, including recommendations, to the Minister and the Commonwealth Minister on issues relating to the occupational health and safety of persons engaged in offshore
Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1981 150 (g) to cooperate with: (i) the Minister and Territory agencies having functions relating to offshore petroleum operations; and (ii) Commonwealth agencies having functions relating to offshore petroleum operations.