562Co-ordination for multiple facilities

562 Co-ordination for multiple facilities

562 Co-ordination for multiple facilities

(1) The regulator may require the operators of 2 or more major hazard facilities to co-ordinate the preparation of the safety cases for their major hazard facilities if the regulator is satisfied on reasonable grounds that such co-ordination is necessary in the interests of the safe operation and effective safety management of one or more of those major hazard facilities.

(2) If the regulator requires the co-ordinated preparation of safety cases, each operator must provide the other operators with information concerning circumstances at the operator’s facility that could constitute a major incident hazard in relation to another of the major hazard facilities.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for an individual—43 penalty units, or

(b) for a body corporate—217 penalty units.

(3) In complying with this section, the operator is not required to disclose information that may expose the major hazard facility to a major incident hazard in relation to the security of the major hazard facility.