Compliance & Enforcement
The key concept underlying the enforcement of the Petroleum Act 2000 (link to external site) is that the basic responsibility for detecting and rectifying non-compliance lies with the licensee or individual, not the regulator.
The Petroleum Act Compliance Policy (.PDF - 221 KB; current version dated February 2008) outlines the range of enforcement tools available to PIRSA for various key requirements of the Petroleum Act, Petroleum Regulations 2000 (link to external site), licence conditions and Statements of Environmental Objectives (SEOs). This policy was compiled using the openness and transparency principles of the Petroleum Act, and was subject to a public consultation process during 2005.
The article, Development of a compliance policy for the Petroleum Act 2000 (.PDF), outlines the principles used as a guide to the development and implementation of PIRSA's compliance policy and discusses enforcement tools available to obtain compliance.
Regulatory philosophy and approaches are discussed in the following:
- Michael Malavazos' article, The South Australian Petroleum Act 2000 - principles and philosophy of best practice regulation (.PDF)
- Richard McDonough's summary paper (.PDF) and presentation notes (.PDF) on The role of government in technical regulation: 'finding the right balance' given at the Australian Pipeline Industry Association Seminar in May 2003
- Michael Malavazos' thesis, A Model for Environmental, Health and Safety Regulation for the Mining and Upstream Petroleum Industries (.DOC).
Petroleum & Geothermal Group's Annual Petroleum Act Compliance Reports
The Petroleum & Geothermal Group produce annual reports of statewide compliance with the Petroleum Act 2000.
The series, Petroleum Act compliance reports, is publicly available.
- Page URL: http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/petroleum/legislation/compliance
- Page Last Modified: February 28, 2008