New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PIPELINES ACT 1967 - SECT 5B

5B Information concerning unlicensed pipelines

(1) This section applies to:

(a) any prescribed pipeline, and

(b) any pipeline of a prescribed class,

being a pipeline of a kind referred to in section 5 (1) (a)-(h).

(2) The Minister may, by order in writing served on any person by whom a pipeline to which this section applies is operated, require the person to furnish the Minister with such information relating to the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the pipeline as may be specified in the order.

(3) A person on whom an order under subsection (2) is served shall not:

(a) fail to comply with the order, or

(b) in purported compliance with the order, furnish information that is false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.