Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (PIPELINES) REGULATIONS 2001

- made under the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulations [see Note 1]  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Object of Regulations  
   4.      Interpretation  
   5.      Meaning of validation  
   6.      Application of the Criminal Code  
   6A.     Relationship with other regulations made under the Act  

   PART 1A--OPERATORS

   6B.     Nomination of operator  
   6C.     Acceptance or rejection of nomination of operator  
   6D.     Register of operators  
   6E.     Pipeline must have registered operator  

   PART 2--CONSENTS TO CONSTRUCT AND OPERATE A PIPELINE

           Division 2.1--Consent to construct

   7.      Consent to construct required to construct a pipeline  
   8.      Matters to be agreed before pipeline licensee applies for consent to construct  
   9.      Application for consent to construct  
   10.     Deciding an application for a consent to construct  
   11.     Construction must comply with pipeline management plan  
   12.     Notice of route followed by pipeline  

           Division 2.2--Consent to operate

   13.     Consent to operate required before a pipeline is operated  
   14.     Matters to be agreed before pipeline licensee applies for consent to operate  
   15.     Application for consent to operate  
   16.     Deciding an application for a consent to operate  
   17.     Operation must comply with pipeline management plan  
   18.     Using pipeline to convey compositions of petroleum  

           Division 2.3--Modifying or decommissioning a pipeline

   19.     Modifying or decommissioning a pipeline  

   PART 3--PIPELINE MANAGEMENT PLANS

           Division 3.1--Acceptance of a pipeline management plan

   20.     Submission of a pipeline management plan  
   20A.    Handling pipeline management plan  
   21.     Time limit for accepting or not accepting a pipeline management plan  
   22.     Acceptance of a pipeline management plan  

           Division 3.2--Contents of a pipeline management plan

   23.     Contents of a pipeline management plan  
   24.     Description of safety policy  
   25.     Description of pipeline  
   26.     Description of pipeline management system  
   27.     Statement of standards  
   28.     Arrangements for documents  
   29.     Arrangements for reporting  

           Division 3.3--Revision of a pipeline management plan

   30.     Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or operations  
   31.     Revision on request by the Designated Authority  
   32.     Revision at the end of each 5 years  
   33.     Form of proposed revision  
   34.     Time limit for accepting or not accepting a proposed revision  
   35.     Acceptance of a proposed revision of a pipeline management plan  
   36.     Effect of non-acceptance of proposed revision  

           Division 3.4--Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan

   37.     Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan  
   38.     Steps to be taken before withdrawal of acceptance  
   39.     Withdrawal of acceptance not affected by other provisions  

   PART 3A--PIPELINE SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLANS

           Division 3A.1--Preliminary

   39A.    Definition for Part 3A  

           Division 3A.2--Acceptance of a pipeline safety management plan

   39B.    Consideration of a pipeline safety management plan  
   39C.    Notice to pipeline licensee about a pipeline safety management plan  
   39D.    Revision of a pipeline management plan — request by the Safety Authority concerning a pipeline safety management plan  
   39E.    Submission about proposed revision of a pipeline management plan  
   39F.    Proposed revision of a pipeline management plan  
   39G.    Notice to pipeline licensee about proposed revision of a pipeline safety management plan  

           Division 3A.3--Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline safety management plan

   39H.    Request for withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan  
   39I.    Steps to be taken before request for withdrawal of acceptance  
   39J.    Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan on request  

   PART 4--NOTIFYING AND REPORTING ACCIDENTS AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCES

   39M.    Interpretation  
   39N.    Reporting accidents and dangerous occurrences  
   40.     Reportable incidents  
   41.     Dealing with documents  
   42.     Reporting to Designated Authority  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS

           Division 5.1--Requirements about workers

   43.     Competence of workers  
   44.     Awareness of legislation  
   45.     Involvement of workers in pipeline management plan  

           Division 5.2--Providing information

   46.     Notice of contact details  
   47.     Designated Authority may decline to consider application or submission if information is not given  
   48.     Service, delivery and lodgment of documents  

           Division 5.3--Transitional

   49.     Application of regulations to licences granted before the commencement of these Regulations  

           Division 5.4--Further transitional provisions

   50.     Applications, records and documents to be given to the Safety Authority