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Commonwealth of Australia OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 PROHIBITION OF ENTRY INTO A PETROLEUM SAFETY ZONE | ||
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 Chevron Australia Pty Ltd 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 zones without the consent in writing of NOPSEMA.
The petroleum safety zones extend to a distance of 500 metres, measured from each point of the outer edge of the following structure, wells and equipment also shown in Figure 1 on the following page:
Structure/well/equipment | Latitude South* | Longitude East* |
Wheatstone Production Platform | 19° 55' 45.74" | 115° 23' 2.29" |
WST-1 production manifold and wells | 19° 54' 21.21" | 115° 16' 6.69" |
WST-2 production manifold and wells | 19° 50' 58.42" | 115° 17' 12.14" |
WST-3 production manifold and wells | 19° 48' 40.34" | 115° 17' 43.34" |
IAG-1 production manifold and wells | 19° 56' 42.80" | 115° 19' 29.50" |
IAG-2 production manifold and wells | 19° 55' 0.34" | 115° 20' 40.18" |
*Note: the above are GDA94 coordinates.
The petroleum safety zones will be valid from 16 June 2017, or until revoked by notice published in the gazette.
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 14th day of June 2017.
Made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Jeremy Dunster – Manager, Assessment & Inspection
Pursuant to the Instrument of delegation dated 18 July 2016
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority
Figure 1 – Diagrammatic representation of petroleum safety zones