7Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator

7 Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator

(1) The Safety Authority must accept the nomination of a person as an operator if it is satisfied that the person has, or will have, the day-to-day management and control of:

(a) the facility or proposed facility; and

(b) operations at the facility or proposed facility.

(2) If the Safety Authority is not satisfied of the matters in paragraphs (1) (a) and (b), it must reject the nomination.

(3) If the Safety Authority accepts the nomination, it must register the nominee as the operator of the facility or proposed facility.

(4) The Safety Authority must notify the owner or titleholder who made the nomination, and the nominee:

(a) of the decision to accept or reject the nomination; and

(b) if the Safety Authority has decided to reject the nomination — of the reasons for the rejection.