What is the requirement for incident notification to the NSW Resources Regulator?

• A. Notify only once per year.
• B. Notify only after review by supervisor.
• C. No notification required.
• D. Notifiable incidents must be notified to the Regulator as soon as practicable and investigations initiated; follow-up reporting completed.

Answer: (D)

Notifiable incidents carry a duty to be reported without delay so safety regulators can act quickly, review the incident, and help prevent recurrence. The requirement is to notify the NSW Resources Regulator as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the incident, initiate the investigation process, and complete the follow-up reporting after the investigation is done. This sequence ensures the regulator has timely information, an initial investigation starts promptly to preserve evidence and identify immediate causes, and a final, detailed report with findings and corrective actions is submitted.

Waiting for supervisor review, delaying notification, or skipping notification altogether would leave regulators unaware of safety events that may pose ongoing risk, which is why those options aren’t correct.