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Commonwealth of Australia OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 REVOCATION OF A PETROLEUM SAFETY ZONE | ||
I Jeremy Dunster a representative of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority [NOPSEMA], hereby revoke the Notice which appeared in the Victoria Government Gazette G40 of 5 October 2006 in relation to the Prohibition of Entry into a Safety Zone established in VIC/P54, Longtom-3 subsea well. Revocation effective as of 14 April 2014.
Dated this 09 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
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 Nexus Energy VICP54 Pty Limited, the registered holders of VIC/L29, 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 for the Longtom-3 subsea well extends to a distance of five hundred metres, measured from each point of the outer edge of the subsea tree, situated at or about the point of:
latitude 38° 05’ 34.63” South, longitude 148° 18’ 41.52” East*.
*Note: the above are GDA94 coordinates.
The petroleum safety zone will be valid from 14 April 2014 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 09 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