NOTICE: A864944
VARIATION OF A PETROLEUM SAFETY ZONE – NOTICE A864944 – BEACH ENERGY (OPERATIONS) LIMITED – TITLE AREA T/L2
Commonwealth of Australia OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE ACT 2006 PROHIBITION OF ENTRY INTO A PETROLEUM SAFETY ZONE |
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I, Percy Dhanbhoora, 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 the registered titleholder of T/L2 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 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 title area T/L2 wells, structure and equipment as described in Table 1 and shown in Figure 1 herein.
Petroleum Safety Zone Centres (GDA94) | ||
ID Point | Latitude | Longitude |
PSZ 1 | 39° 12’ 01.459” S | 142° 51' 39.622" E |
PSZ 2 | 39° 12’ 15.151” S | 142° 52’ 35.932” E |
PSZ 3 | 39° 12’ 21.013” S | 142° 52’ 46.498” E |
PSZ 4 | 39° 13’ 12.766” S | 142° 53’ 35.499” E |
PSZ 5 | 39° 14’ 04.513” S | 142° 54’ 24.521” E |
PSZ 6 | 39° 14’ 01.210” S | 142° 53’ 55.140” E |
PSZ 7 | 39° 14’ 24.102” S | 142° 53’ 51.293” E |
PSZ 8 | 39° 13’ 45.473” S | 142° 53’ 12.570” E |
PSZ 9 | 39° 13’ 06.841” S | 142° 52’ 33.858” E |
PSZ 10 | 39° 13’ 36.365” S | 142° 52’ 04.445” E |
PSZ 11 | 39° 13’ 26.208” S | 142° 51’ 30.135” E |
PSZ 12 | 39° 13’ 36.311” S | 142° 50’ 23.061” E |
PSZ 13 | 39° 13’ 23.470” S | 142° 49’ 58.632” E |
PSZ 14 | 39° 13’ 04.472” S | 142° 50’ 15.143” E |
PSZ 15 | 39° 12’ 58.255” S | 142° 50’ 56.483” E |
PSZ 16 | 39° 12’ 52.034” S | 142° 51’ 37.820” E |
PSZ 17 | 39° 12’ 55.572” S | 142° 51’ 49.770” E |
PSZ 18 | 39° 12’ 41.361” S | 142° 52’ 03.928” E |
PSZ 19 | 39° 12’ 32.408” S | 142° 51’ 27.175” E |
PSZ 20 | 39° 12’ 12.092” S | 142° 51’ 13.514” E |
Table 1 – T/L2 wells, flowlines, umbilicals, and subsea infrastructure Petroleum safety zones
Figure 1 - T/L2 wells, flowlines, umbilicals, and subsea infrastructure Petroleum Safety Zones
The safety zone will be valid from 30 September 2022 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.
REVOCATION OF A PETROLEUM SAFETY ZONE
The previous Notice A771296 dated 02 March 2021, which appeared in the Commonwealth of Australia Government Gazette on 04 March 2021, Gazette number C2021G00174, is revoked as at 30 September 2022
Dated this 23rd day of August 2022.
Made under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Percy Dhanbhoora
Pursuant to the Instrument of delegation dated 02 August 2022
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority