This Part provides various powers to ensure compliance with this Act and to deal with contraventions.

OEI inspectors are appointed by the Regulator under Division   2. OEI inspectors monitor, investigate and enforce compliance with this Act.

Division   3 provides for monitoring and investigation powers, including by applying the monitoring and investigation provisions of the Regulatory Powers Act. These powers include powers for OEI inspectors to enter offshore premises without a warrant in urgent circumstances.

Under the compliance provisions in Division   4, an OEI inspector may issue do not disturb notices, prohibition notices and improvement notices in relation to offshore premises.

This Part also applies the civil penalty, infringement notice, injunction and enforceable undertakings provisions of the Regulatory Powers Act, and provides for adverse publicity orders.