ICRARD contact in Australia
Ian Crawford,
Senior Information Officer,
National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA)
E-mail: Ian.Crawford@nopsa.gov.au
Link to the NOPSA'S home page
About the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA)
NOPSA is a Statutory Authority regulating Commonwealth, State and Territory coastal waters with accountability to the relevant Ministers. The Authority has its headquarters in Perth and it will commence operations on 1 January 2005.
The role of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA) is to administer offshore petroleum safety legislation. The organisation's primary objectives will include:
- Improving safety outcomes across the offshore petroleum industry
- Delivering world class best practice safety regulation for Australia
- Reducing the regulatory burden on the offshore petroleum industry, which operates across multiple jurisdictions, by delivering a consistent and comprehensive safety regime.