Victorian Consolidated Regulations

PIPELINES REGULATIONS 2007

S.R. No. 15/2007
Version as at 1 April 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives
   2.      Authorising provision
   3.      Commencement
   4.      Revocation
   5.      Definitions

   PART 2-PRE-LICENCE PROCESS

   6.      Notice of intention to enter land for survey
   7.      Notice of pipeline corridor

   PART 3-PIPELINE LICENCE PROCESS

   8.      Application to contain certain information
   9.      Fee for licence application
   10.     Notice of application for a licence
   11.     Conditions of a licence
   12.     Licence fee
   13.     Application to amend a licence condition
   14.     Form of application for consolidation of licences
   15.     Fee for application for consolidation of licences
   16.     Decommissioning plan on surrender or cancellation of licence

   PART 4-ACCESS TO LAND FOR PIPELINE

   17.     Form of notice for Registrar of Titles
   18.     Fee for lodging notice with Registrar of Titles

   PART 5-CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF PIPELINES

   19.     Incident reporting
   20.     Interference with incident site
   21.     Construction and operation standards
   22.     Surveillance reporting
   23.     Annual pipeline operation fee
   24.     Safety and environmental risk assessment for application to use pipeline for conveyance of other thing
   25.     Fee for application to use pipeline to convey other thing
   26.     Fee for application for Ministerial direction under section 122.
   27.     Fee for application for approval of access to a pipeline easement

   PART 6-SAFETY MANAGEMENT PLANS

   28.     Performance standards
   29.     Matters to be included in Safety Management Plans
   30.     Contact details
   31.     Description of pipeline
   32.     Safety assessment
   33.     Response plan
   34.     Construction and operation safety plans
   35.     Construction and operating safety plans must specify work and staffing systems

   PART 7-ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT PLANS

   36.     Matters included in Environment Management Plan
   37.     Description of pipeline activities and environment
   38.     Description of environmental impacts and risks
   39.     Environmental performance objectives and standards
   40.     Consultation
   41.     Implementation strategy
   42.     Environmental incidents
   43.     Records and reporting

   PART 8-ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

   44.     Fee for access to registered information
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           SCHEDULE 1-Notice Under Section 27 of the Pipelines Act 2005 to Owners and Occupiers of Land in a Pipeline Corridor
           SCHEDULE 2-Table A-Licence Application Fee
           Table B-Licence Fee
           SCHEDULE 3-Application Under Section 74 of the Pipelines Act 2005 for Amended Licence
           SCHEDULE 4-Notice to Registrar of Titles of Notice of Application to the Minister for Consent to Compulsorily Acquire an Easement Over Private Land
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details