New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
(1) For the purposes of this regulation, a notifiable operation is work of 1 or more of the following descriptions:
(a) any well-drilling operation:
(b) the suspension of any well-drilling operation:
(c) the abandonment of any well:
(d) the use of explosives.
(2) No employer may commence any notifiable operation unless the Secretary has first been notified in writing of—
(a) the nature of that notifiable operation; and
(b) the time when the employer intends to commence that notifiable operation.
(3) The notification must contain the particulars set out in Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4 (as appropriate) of Schedule 1.
(4) An employer must take all practicable steps to ensure that the Secretary is notified at least 20 days before the day on which the employer intends to commence the notifiable operation.
(5) If any material alteration occurs in respect of the particulars supplied under subclause (3), an employer must take all practicable steps to ensure that the Secretary is notified in writing of the alteration as soon as practicable after the date of the alteration.
(6) An employer must take all practicable steps to ensure that any notifiable operation is carried out in a manner that is consistent with the notification.
