Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 - SECT 60

Construction etc. of pipelines etc.

60. Construction etc. of pipelines etc.



(1) A person shall not, in the adjacent area-

   (a)  commence or continue the construction, or the alteration or
        reconstruction, of a pipeline; or

   (b)  operate a pipeline-

except under and in accordance with a pipeline licence. Penalty: $33 000 or
imprisonment for 5 years or both, in the case of a natural person; $165 000,
in the case of a body corporate.

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(4) A person must not, in the adjacent area, commence to operate a pipeline
unless-

   (a)  it has been constructed and tested in accordance with a pipeline
        licence; and



   (b)  the Minister has certified in writing that he or she is satisfied that
        the pipeline has been so constructed and tested and is fit to be
        operated.

Penalty: $33 000 or imprisonment for 5 years or both, in the case of a natural
person; $165 000, in the case of a body corporate.

(5) A person shall not, in the adjacent area, recommence to operate a pipeline
the previous operation of which was discontinued, except with and in
accordance with a consent in writing of the Minister.

Penalty: $33 000 or imprisonment for 5 years or both, in the case of a natural
person; $165 000, in the case of a body corporate.

(6) The Minister may, for reasons that he or she thinks sufficient, refuse to
give a consent or certificate for the purposes of this section and, where he
or she gives a consent, may attach conditions to it.