PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1982 - SECT 59 Construction, &c., of pipelines, &c.
PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) ACT 1982 - SECT 59
Division 4 - Pipeline licences Construction, &c., of pipelines, &c.
(1) A person shall not, in the adjacent area except under and in accordance with a pipeline licence.(a) commence or continue the construction, or the alteration or reconstruction, of a pipeline; or(b) operate a pipeline (2) A person shall not, in the adjacent area except with and in accordance with a consent in writing of the Minister.(a) commence or continue the construction, or the alteration or reconstruction, of a secondary line or water line; or(b) operate a secondary line or water line (3) A person shall not, in the adjacent area except under and in accordance with a pipeline licence or with and in accordance with a consent in writing of the Minister.(a) commence or continue the construction, or the alteration or reconstruction, of a pumping station, tank station, or valve station; or(b) operate a pumping station, tank station, or valve station (4) A person shall not, in the adjacent area, commence to operate a pipeline, a secondary line or a water line unless (a) in the case of a pipeline, it has been constructed and tested in accordance with the pipeline licence; and(b) in the case of a secondary line or water line it has been constructed and tested in accordance with a consent in writing of the Minister; and(c) the Minister has certified in writing that he is satisfied that the pipeline, secondary line, or water line, as the case may be, has been so constructed and tested and is fit to be operated.(5) A person shall not, in the adjacent area, recommence to operate a pipeline, a secondary line, or a water line, the previous operation of which was discontinued, except with and in accordance with a consent in writing of the Minister.(6) The Minister may, for reasons that he thinks sufficient, refuse to give his consent or certificate for the purposes of this section or, where he gives his consent, may attach conditions to that consent.(7) Any person who contravenes subsection (1) , (2) , (3) , (4) , or (5) is guilty of an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.