51Regulator may make stop work orders

#### 51 Regulator may make stop work orders 51 Regulator may make stop work orders > > (1) The regulator may make an order (a stop work order) requiring a person conducting a business or undertaking at a mine or petroleum site to stop any activity at any place specified in the order. > > > (2) A stop work order may also require the person conducting the business or undertaking to carry out any activity that the regulator considers to be necessary to ensure that the place to which the order relates is made safe. > > > (3) The regulator may make a stop work order only if the regulator reasonably believes that the making of the order is necessary to prevent a serious risk to the health or safety of any person. > > > (4) If a stop work order requires an activity to be carried out it must specify a time within which the activity is to be carried out. > > > (5) The regulator is not required to notify any person before making a stop work order. > > > (6) A copy of the stop work order must be given to the person conducting the business or undertaking. > > > (7) The person conducting the business or undertaking must give a copy of the stop work order to the relevant mine operator or petroleum site operator (unless that person is the mine operator or petroleum site operator). > > > (8) A stop work order takes effect when the person conducting the business or undertaking is first notified by the regulator that the order has been made (whether under subsection (6) or otherwise). > > > (9) A stop work order remains in force for the time specified in the order, being no more than 28 days. > > > (10) The regulator may revoke a stop work order if the regulator is satisfied that the order is no longer necessary to prevent a serious risk to the health or safety of any person. > > > (11) The regulator must, immediately after making a stop work order, consult with the person conducting the business or undertaking to determine whether the person seeks any modifications to the order. > > > (12) A stop work order is modified by substituting a new order made in accordance with this section. > > > (13) More than one stop work order may be made under this section in relation to the same person and the same activity even if the orders together have effect for a period of more than 28 days. > > **s 51:** Am 2015 No 43, Sch 1 \[41\] \[42\].