New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

PIPELINES REGULATION 2005

- Made under the Pipelines Act 1967
- As at 22 April 2008
- Reg 456 of 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   3A.     Application of Parts 4 and 5

   PART 2 - AUTHORITIES TO SURVEY

   4.      Applications for authorities to survey (section 5E)
           5-8. (Repealed)
   9.      Applications generally

   PART 3 - PIPELINE LICENCES

           Division 1 - General

   10.     Applications for licences (section 13)
   11.     Applications for variation of application for licence (section 13A)
   12.     (Repealed)
   13.     Applications for variation of licence area (section 18)
   13A.    RTA to be served with notifications etc

           Division 2 - Plans to accompany applications for pipeline licences and variations

   14.     Form of plans
   15.     Instruments to accompany plans

   PART 4 - DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PIPELINES

           Division 1 - Standards and working practices

   16.     Design and construction of pipeline to accord with appropriate standards
   17.     Approval of standards
   18.     Operations to be carried out in accordance with appropriate standards
   19.     Alterations to pipeline
   20.     Alterations to pipelines in emergency
   21.     Report relating to alteration of pipeline

           Division 2 - (Repealed)
           None

           Division 3 - Safety and operating plans

   25.     Licensees to lodge and implement safety and operating plans
   26.     Matters to be included in safety and operating plans
   27.     Nomination of persons to audit safety and operating plans
   28.     Initial audits of safety and operating plans
   29.     Periodical audits of safety and operating plans
   30.     Director-General may direct amendment of safety and operating plans
   31.     Availability of safety and operating plans
   32.     Director-General may direct compliance with safety and operating plans

           Division 4 - General

   33.     Person-in-charge
   34.     Disturbance of lands
   35.     Public thoroughfare
   36.     Damage by other persons

   PART 5 - REPORTING AND INSPECTION

           Division 1 - Reporting of accidents and emergencies

   37.     Escape or ignition of substances
   38.     Reports of accidents
   39.     Report of emergencies and unplanned disruptions

           Division 2 - Reporting of operations

   40.     Routine reports
   41.     Annual report
   42.     Five-yearly reports

   PART 6 - COMPENSATION

   43.     Compensation (section 22A)

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   44.     (Repealed)
   45.     Application for directions as to conveyance of substances (section 23)
   46.     Marking of route of pipeline (section 27)
   47.     Damage and removal of signs
   48.     Licence fees: maximum annual fee per kilometre of pipeline (section 37)
   49.     Application of Local Government Act 1993 to apparatus and works (section 40)
   50.     Applications for transfer of licence (section 42)
   51.     Application for registration of interest that has devolved by law (section 43)
   52.     Application for registration of instrument creating, assigning, affecting or dealing with an interest (section 45)
   53.     Inspection of register and documents (section 50)
   54.     Pipeline searches (section 50A)
   55.     Evidentiary certificates (section 51)
   56.     Surveying of pipelines
   57.     Savings and transitional
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3