Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) Except with the consent in writing of the Minister and subject to compliance with such conditions, if any, as are specified in the notice of consent, a pipeline licensee shall not cease to operate the pipeline.
Penalty: If the offender is a natural person – 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
If the offender is a body corporate – 2 000 penalty units.
(2) It is not an offence against subsection (1) if the failure of the pipeline licensee to operate the pipeline:
(a) was in the ordinary course of operating the pipeline;
(b) was for the purpose of repairing or maintaining the pipeline; or
(c) was in an emergency in which there was a likelihood of loss or injury.