8Register of operators

8 Register of operators

(1) The Safety Authority must maintain the register of operators.

(2) An owner or titleholder who has nominated a person to be the operator of a facility, or the operator of the facility, may notify the Safety Authority, in writing, that the registered operator has ceased to be the person who 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.

(3) On receipt of a notice under subregulation (2), the Safety Authority must remove the operator’s name from the register.

(4) The Safety Authority may remove an operator’s name from the register if:

(a) the Safety Authority believes, on reasonable grounds, that the operator does not or will not have day-to-day control of the facility and operations at the facility; and

(b) the Safety Authority has given notice of intention to remove the operator from the register to:

(i) the person who nominated the operator; and

(ii) the operator; and

(c) the Safety Authority has allowed a period of 30 days for the nominator and the operator to make representations; and

(d) the Safety Authority has considered those representations and continues to believe on reasonable grounds that the operator does not, or will not, have day-to-day management and control of the facility and operations at the facility.