Prohibition of Entry into a Petroleum Safety Zone - Notice A354407

I, Jeremy Dunster, a representative of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority [NOPSEMA], pursuant to section 616 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, hereby prohibit all vessels other than vessels under the control of PTTEP Australasia Timor Sea Pty Ltd the registered holders of AC/P4, vessels under the control of the operator of the Stena Clyde MODU and vessels operated by authorised persons who are exercising powers under section 615(1) of Division 1 of Part 6.6 of the above Act from entering or being present in the area of the petroleum safety zone without the consent in writing of NOPSEMA. 

This petroleum safety zone extends to a distance of 500 metres, measured from each point of the outer edge of the well, known as the Dillon South-1, latitude 11:16:29.967 South, longitude 125:25:45.395 East*

*Note: the above are GDA94 coordinates.

The petroleum safety zone will be valid from the 10 May 2014 to 31 June 2014.

Where an unauthorised vessel enters or remains in the safety zone specified in contravention of this notice, the owner and the person in command or in charge of the vessel are each guilty of an offence against Section 616 of the Act and are punishable, upon conviction, by imprisonment for a term:

• not exceeding 15 years if the breach is determined as intentional.
• not exceeding 12.5 years if the breach is determined as recklessness.
• not exceeding 10 years if the breach is determined as negligence.
• not exceeding 5 years if the breach is determined as an offence of strict liability.

Dated this 17 day of April 2014.

Made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 of the Commonwealth of Australia.

Jeremy Dunster, Manager Technical Services

Pursuant to the Instrument of delegation dated 09 December 2013

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority