Map OPGGS Act licence conditions and NOPSEMA safety-case obligations
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the licence and safety-case papers, table OPGGS Act conditions, NOPSEMA or NOPTA notification duties and operator/titleholder split, listing instruments to check.
- What the lawyer must review
- Apply the OPGGS (Safety) Regulations 2024 (from 12 June 2025, replacing the 2009 Regulations)
- Check the new rules: diving supervisor incident reports to NOPSEMA, not the operator
- Check psychosocial health, sexual harassment, design notification and facility status change rules
- Confirm NOPSEMA notices under the Safety and Other Measures Act 2024 amendments
- Read the actual licence and confirm the titleholder/operator distinction (OPGGS Act Pt 1.2 Div 3)
- Check the OPGGS (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2025
- Written for / version
- Commonwealth versionCthNZ
Rules that apply
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes identifying points for review. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm instructions and personal circumstances through appropriate direct engagement. Have the responsible lawyer assess safety, capacity or vulnerability concerns and escalation.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.