Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982

The Minister must cause reviews to be conducted of the operations of the Safety Authority in relation to the adjacent area.

The Minister must cause to be prepared a report of a review under subsection (1).

The first review is to relate to the 3 year period beginning on 1 January 2005, and is to be completed within 6 months, or the longer period that the Minister allows, after the end of that 3 year period.

Subsequent reviews are to relate to successive 3 year periods, and must be completed within 6 months, or the longer period that the Minister allows, after the end of the 3 year period to which the review relates.

A review under this section may be conducted in conjunction with a review under the Commonwealth Act or a corresponding law (or both).

Without limiting the matters to be covered by a review under subsection (1), the review must include an assessment of the effectiveness of the Safety Authority in bringing about improvements in the occupational health and safety of persons engaged in offshore petroleum operations.

The Minister must cause a copy of the report of a review under subsection (1) to be tabled in each House of Parliament within 15 sitting days of that House after the report of the review is completed.

For the purposes of this section, a review is completed when the report of the review is made available to the Minister.