18Storage system not to be used unless fuel system operation plan documentation in place

18 Storage system not to be used unless fuel system operation plan documentation in place

18 Storage system not to be used unless fuel system operation plan documentation in place

(1) The person responsible for a storage system must not use the storage system, or authorise or permit the use of the storage system—

(a) unless a fuel system operation plan that complies with this clause is in place in relation to the storage system, and

(b) otherwise than in accordance with that plan.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units (in the case of an individual) and 400 penalty units (in the case of a corporation).

(2) A storage system’s fuel system operation plan must include—

(a) a loss monitoring system for the storage system, and

(b) an incident management procedure that sets out the procedures to be followed in dealing with any leaks and spills of petroleum from the system, and

(c) a maintenance schedule that includes details of what maintenance is proposed to be carried out, and when, in relation to the system generally and in relation to the various gauges, indicators, leak detection systems and other measuring instruments in the system, and

(d) the current “as-built” drawings for the system, and

(e) a plan of the storage site that includes the locations of each of the following—

(i) the storage system,

(ii) all buildings and associated infrastructure,

(iii) all fences and gates,

(iv) all groundwater monitoring wells (including any codes or symbols by which they are designated),

(v) any unsealed ground surfaces,

(vi) all drainage and services, and

(f) a copy of each list of industry standards that have been followed in connection with each of the following—

(i) the design of the system,

(ii) the installation of the system,

(iii) the design of any modification,