PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 422 Obligations in operating pipeline
PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 422
Obligations in operating pipeline422 Obligations in operating pipeline
(1) The holder of a pipeline licence must, after the pipeline has been constructed, operate it in a way that ensures its continuing capacity to safely and reliably transport—(a) petroleum, fuel gas, produced water, prescribed storage gas or regulated hydrogen; and(b) if, under section 402 , the right to operate the pipeline is extended to include another substance—the other substance.
(2) The pipeline licence holder must not use the pipeline to transport a substance unless the substance is stated in the licence.
(3) It is a condition of a pipeline licence that the pipeline not remain unused for a continuous period of more than 3 years, unless the Minister otherwise agrees.Note—See also sections 559 (Obligation to decommission pipelines) and 804 (Duty to avoid interference in carrying out authorised activities).