Section 10 - Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022 - Appointment of petroleum site operator

10Appointment of petroleum site operator

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10 Appointment of petroleum site operator

(1) The petroleum site holder of a petroleum site may appoint a person to be the operator of the petroleum site only if—

(a) the person is conducting a business or undertaking and is appointed in accordance with this section to carry out petroleum operations at the petroleum site on behalf of the petroleum site holder, and

(b) the person has the skills, knowledge, experience and resources to exercise the functions of the operator of the petroleum site, and

(c) the petroleum site holder authorises the person to have management or control of the petroleum site and to discharge the duties of the operator of the petroleum site under the WHS laws.

(2) An appointment of a person to be the operator of a petroleum site must—

(a) be written, and

(b) be made in the approved way and form, and

(c) include a signed statement that the person to be appointed as operator agrees to the appointment, and

(d) specify—

(i) the name and contact details of the operator, including postal and business addresses, and

(ii) when the appointment takes effect, and

(e) describe the location of the petroleum site, including—

(i) the boundaries of all petroleum exploration sites and petroleum extraction sites, and

(ii) land title identification.

(3) A person (the prospective petroleum site holder) who proposes to become the petroleum site holder of a petroleum site may appoint a person to be the operator of the petroleum site in accordance with subsections (1) and (2).

(4) An appointment by a prospective petroleum site holder under subsection (3) takes effect when the prospective petroleum site holder becomes the petroleum site holder of the petroleum site, but only if, at the time, the person is still eligible to be appointed as the operator.

(5) The petroleum site holder must give the operator all relevant information held by or under the control of the petroleum site holder that may reasonably be required by the operator to discharge the duties imposed on the operator under the WHS laws.