Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982

An OHS inspector may issue a prohibition notice, in writing, to the operator of a facility if, having conducted an inspection, an OHS inspector is satisfied on reasonable grounds it is reasonably necessary to issue the notice to the operator of the facility in order to remove an immediate threat to the health or safety of a person.

The notice must be issued to the operator by giving it to the operator’s representative at the facility.

The notice must—

state the activity in relation to which, in the OHS inspector’s opinion, the threat to health or safety has arisen, and set out the reasons for the opinion; and

either—

direct the operator to ensure the activity is not engaged in; or

direct the operator to ensure the activity is not engaged in in a stated manner.

A stated manner may relate to any 1 or more of the following—

a workplace, or part of a workplace, at which the activity is not to be engaged in;

any plant or substance that is not to be used in connection with the activity;

a procedure that is not to be followed in connection with the activity.

The notice may state action that may be taken to satisfy an OHS inspector that adequate action has been taken to remove the threat to health and safety.

The operator’s representative at the facility must—

give a copy of the notice to each health and safety representative, if any, for a designated work group having group members performing work that is affected by the notice; and

cause a copy of the notice to be displayed at a prominent place at or near each workplace at which the work is performed.

If the notice relates to any workplace, plant, substance or thing owned by a person other than the operator, the OHS inspector must, upon issuing the notice, give a copy of the notice to the person.