Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 - SECT 646

    NOPSEMA has the following functions:

  (a)   the functions conferred on it by or under this Act in relation to occupational health and safety matters in connection with offshore petroleum operations or offshore greenhouse gas storage operations in Commonwealth waters;

  (b)   the functions conferred on it by or under a State PSLA or the Territory PSLA in relation to occupational health and safety matters in connection with offshore petroleum operations or offshore greenhouse gas storage operations in the designated coastal waters of that State or Territory;

  (c)   to promote the occupational health and safety of persons engaged in offshore petroleum operations or offshore greenhouse gas storage operations;

  (d)   to develop and implement effective monitoring and enforcement strategies to secure compliance by persons with their occupational health and safety obligations under this Act and the regulations;

  (e)   to:

  (i)   investigate accidents, occurrences and circumstances that affect, or have the potential to affect, the occupational health and safety of persons engaged in offshore petroleum operations or offshore greenhouse gas storage operations in Commonwealth waters; and

  (ii)   report, as appropriate, to the responsible Commonwealth Minister, and to State and Northern Territory Petroleum Ministers, on those investigations;

  (f)   to advise persons, either on its own initiative or on request, on occupational health and safety matters relating to offshore petroleum operations or offshore greenhouse gas storage operations;

  (g)   to make reports, including recommendations, to:

  (i)   the responsible Commonwealth Minister; and

  (ii)   each State and Northern Territory Petroleum Minister;

    on issues relating to the occupational health and safety of persons engaged in offshore petroleum operations or offshore greenhouse gas storage operations;

  (ga)   the functions conferred on it by or under this Act in relation to the structural integrity of:

  (i)   facilities (within the meaning of Schedule   3); or

  (ii)   wells; or

  (iii)   well - related equipment;

    located in Commonwealth waters;

  (gb)   the functions conferred on it by or under a State PSLA or the Territory PSLA in relation to the structural integrity of:

  (i)   facilities; or

  (ii)   wells; or

  (iii)   well - related equipment;

    located in the designated coastal waters of that State or Territory;

  (gc)   to develop and implement effective monitoring and enforcement strategies to ensure compliance by persons with their obligations under a structural integrity law;

  (gd)   to investigate accidents, occurrences and circumstances that involve, or may involve, deficiencies in the structural integrity of:

  (i)   facilities (within the meaning of Schedule   3); or

  (ii)   wells; or

  (iii)   well - related equipment;

    located in Commonwealth waters;

  (ge)   to report, as appropriate, to the responsible Commonwealth Minister, and to State and Northern Territory Petroleum Ministers, on investigations covered by paragraph   (gd);

  (gf)   to advise persons, either on its own initiative or on request, on matters relating to the structural integrity of:

  (i)   facilities (within the meaning of Schedule   3); or

  (ii)   wells; or

  (iii)   well - related equipment;

    located in Commonwealth waters;

  (gg)   the functions conferred on it by or under this Act in relation to offshore petroleum environmental management in connection with operations in Commonwealth waters;

  (gh)   the functions conferred on it by or under this Act in relation to offshore greenhouse gas storage environmental management in connection with operations in Commonwealth waters;

  (gi)   the functions conferred on it by or under a State PSLA or the Territory PSLA in relation to offshore petroleum environmental management in connection with operations in the designated coastal waters of that State or Territory;

  (gj)   the functions conferred on it by or under a State PSLA or the Territory PSLA in relation to offshore greenhouse gas storage environmental management in connection with operations in the designated coastal waters of that State or Territory;

  (gk)   to develop and implement effective monitoring and enforcement strategies to ensure compliance by persons with their obligations under an environmental management law;

  (gl)   to investigate accidents, occurrences and circumstances that involve, or may involve, deficiencies in:

  (i)   offshore petroleum environmental management in connection with operations in Commonwealth waters; or

  (ii)   offshore greenhouse gas storage environmental management in connection with operations in Commonwealth waters;

  (gm)   to report, as appropriate, to the responsible Commonwealth Minister, and to State and Northern Territory Petroleum Ministers, on investigations covered by paragraph   (gl);

  (gn)   to advise persons, either on its own initiative or on request, on matters relating to offshore petroleum environmental management;

  (go)   to advise persons, either on its own initiative or on request, on matters relating to offshore greenhouse gas storage environmental management;

  (gp)   when requested by the responsible Commonwealth Minister, to provide information, assessments, analysis, reports, advice and recommendations to the responsible Commonwealth Minister in relation to the performance of the responsible Commonwealth Minister's functions, or the exercise of the responsible Commonwealth Minister's powers, in relation to offshore greenhouse gas storage operations;

  (gq)   to develop and implement effective monitoring and enforcement strategies to ensure compliance by persons with their obligations under this Act and the regulations (other than the obligations referred to in paragraphs   (d), (gc) and (gk));

  (gr)   to cooperate with the Titles Administrator in matters relating to the administration and enforcement of this Act and the regulations;

  (h)   to cooperate with:

  (i)   other Commonwealth agencies or authorities having functions relating to regulated operations; and

  (ii)   State and Northern Territory agencies or authorities having functions relating to regulated operations;

  (i)   such other functions as are conferred on it by or under this Act;

  (j)   to do anything incidental to or conducive to the performance of any of the above functions.

Note 1:   For a limitation on the conferral of the functions referred to in paragraphs   (b), (gi) and (gj), see subsection   646A(1A).

Note 2:   For a limitation on the conferral of the functions referred to in paragraph   (gb), see subsection   646A(1B).