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The NOPSA Board

The NOPSA Board provides advice to the Commonwealth Minister and State and North Territory Ministers on policy and strategic matters relating to occupational health and safety of offshore petroleum operations. It also gives advice and recommendations to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NOPSA about operational policies to be followed by the Authority.

Section 654 of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 sets out the functions of the NOPSA Board.

Annual Report

NOPSA Board Annual Report 2007-08 as contained in the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism's Annual Report

NOPSA Board Annual Report 2006-07

NOPSA Board Annual Report 2005-06

NOPSA Board Annual Report 2004-05

Board Members

The Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, the Hon Martin Ferguson AM MP, has appointed the following members to the Advisory Board of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety Authority (NOPSA). Secretariat services to the Board are now provided by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism (DRET).

The Board members have been appointed for terms of up to three years, as recommended by the Ministerial Council on Mineral and Petroleum Resources.

	Dr Lynne Chester (Acting Chair) Dr Chester holds the position of Senior Research Fellow, The John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, Curtin University. An economist, she has written extensively on the Australian electricity sector and her current research focus includes energy security, energy market design, electricity pricing, competition policy and infrastructure provision. She has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in economics, public policy, risk management and research methods. Dr Chester has also been a consultant to the Asian Development Bank, a senior executive with two of Australia’s largest utilities (EnergyAustralia and Sydney Water), Chief of Staff to Federal Government Ministers, and an economic adviser to the South Australian Premier. Her public policy expertise, gained over 25 years in the public sector, extends from specific areas of knowledge to the process of decision-making, accountability and implementation across many areas of government activity.
	Anthony (Tony) Pooley Tony Pooley is recognised as one of Australia's most respected risk management specialists. He is the Executive Consultant for Enterprise Risk Management at Parsons Brinckerhoff and a member of the SafeWork Australia Technical Committee on Major Hazards Regulation. He is also an adjunct Associate Professor on Risk Management at the University of South Australia Tony was member of the Newcrest Mining executive Committee until the end of 2008 and prior to that, was a valued advisor to a range of well known resource companies including BHP Billiton, Exxon-Mobil, Rio Tinto and Santos. In 1992 he formed the Qest Consulting Group, Australia's first local consultancy providing quantified risk assessment services. In that capacity he was involved in assisting BHP Petroleum complete the first offshore safety case in Australia and also led teams working on three of the early onshore safety cases that were undertaken in Victoria.
	Dr Michael Ollis Dr Michael Ollis retired in 2008 as BHP Billiton Petroleum's Vice President Asset Team Leader, Australia Operated. In this role Dr Ollis was responsible for all operated exploration, appraisal, production and project development in Australia, including the FSPO Griffin Venture (WA) and Buffalo Venture (NT) and the Minerva Gas plant (VIC). He has extensive work experience internationally in the offshore petroleum industry and has worked in the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Brunei in both management and operational positions. Dr Ollis has completed a PhD (Fluids).
	Kym Bills Mr Kym Bills is the former Executive Director of the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), and had held that position since 1 July 1999 when the ATSB was established. Mr Bills retired from this position and the public service in September 2009. Prior to this position, Mr Bills was head of the Commonwealth Maritime Division from 1994 when he was on the Board of ANL Limited and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and chaired the Commonwealth/State Marine and Ports Group. In 2005 he worked with the Rt Hon Sir John Wheeler reviewing Australia’s airport security and policing. In June 2009, Mr Bills also completed an appointment as the Commonwealth’s expert panel member for the Inquiry into Offshore Petroleum Safety Regulation. Mr Bills’ initial degrees were a B.A (Hons I) from the University of Adelaide and a M.Sc from the University of Oxford. He holds professional fellowships with the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, the Safety Institute of Australia, the Australian Institute of Management, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
	David Healy Mr Healy worked in the offshore petroleum sector in Victoria from 1982–2006. He was an elected OH&S representative for 13 years and was proactive in all aspects of OH&S: Facility safety case development/review which included Hazard ID/risk assessment processes and analysis of mitigative controls through Safety Management System processes; 1996–2000 Part of a small HSR committee which frequently met with trade unions and state government bodies to discuss establishing a national safety authority for the industry; 2000–05 participated in the development of offshore regulation through both submissions and face to face meetings with Peter Wilkinson and the NOPSA development team; Attended annual HSR forums 2000–07 as a participant and guest speaker and instigated the 'HSR of the year award'. Mr Healy is an official with the Australian Workers’ Union in the offshore petroleum sector and continues to engage with industry stakeholders regarding OHS issues.
	Robert King Mr King managed the safety case and environment regulations for petroleum operations in waters off Victoria. During that period he initiated the bringing of mining safety under the state OHS Act regime and led the development of risk based safety regulations for mining in Victoria based on the safety case approach. During 2003 and 2004 he was employed by the Commonwealth to assist in the set up of NOPSA. He was closely involved in the development of the necessary amendments to the Act, the preparation of the new regulations and the development of the safety case guidelines. He worked closely with the various State and Territory governments, on the transitional arrangements from the old state based regime to the new regime, as well as industry, union and other stakeholder groups during this NOPSA setup period.

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