Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

GAS STANDARDS (GAS SUPPLY AND SYSTEM SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used in these regulations  

   PART 2 -- Standards for gas supplied  

           Division 1 -- General standard for gas pressure  

   4.      Gas pressure  

           Division 2 -- Standards for natural gas  

   5.      Quality standards  
   6.      Odorising natural gas  

           Division 3 -- Standards for LPG  

   7.      Quality standards  
   8.      Evaporation  
   9.      Odorising LPG  
   10.     Propane  
   11.     Butane  
   12.     Mixed LPG  
   13.     LPG supplied through a distribution system  

   PART 3 -- Metering  

   14.     Term used in this Part  
   15.     Operating requirements for master meters  
   16.     Replacement of master meters  
   17.     Alternative requirements  

   PART 3A -- Entry and commingling of gas of different qualities  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   17A.    Terms used in this Part  

           Division 2 -- Approved plan  

   17B.    Requirement for an approved plan  
   17C.    Content of management plan  
   17D.    Submission of management plan for approval  
   17E.    Approval of management plan  
   17F.    Amendment or replacement of an approved plan  
   17G.    Director may require amendment  
   17H.    Compliance with an approved plan  

           Division 3 -- Determination of heating value of gas  

   17I.    Establishing a HHV zone or HHV zones  
   17J.    Network operator to determine heating value of gas  

   PART 4 -- Distribution system safety  

           Division 1 -- Obligations related to the carrying out of prescribed activities  

   18.     Management of prescribed activities  
   19.     Evidence of compliance: standards and codes  
   20.     Evidence of compliance: accepted safety case  
   21.     Persons carrying out prescribed activities  
   22.     Network operator to notify Director of proposed major activities  

           Division 2 -- Provisions applicable in absence of accepted safety case  

   23.     Application of Division  
   24.     Obligatory standards and codes  
   25.     Information and training  
   26.     Action when danger reported  

           Division 3 -- Safety case provisions  

   27.     Submission of safety case  
   28.     Exemption  
   29.     Guidelines  
   30.     Nomination of person to perform auditing role  
   31.     Preliminary certification of safety case  
   32.     Approval of safety case for purposes of final certification  
   33.     Final certification of safety case  
   34.     Acceptance or rejection of safety case  
   35.     Implementation of safety case  
   36.     Period of operation of accepted safety case  
   37.     Compliance with accepted safety case  
   38.     Periodical audit  
   39.     Amendment of accepted safety case  
   40.     Director may require amendment of accepted safety case  
   41.     Records  

           Division 4 -- Notification, investigation and reporting of incidents  

   42.     Terms used in this Division  
   43.     Notifiable incidents  
   44.     Network operator to investigate and report on notifiable incidents  
   45.     Investigation of notifiable incidents by Director  
   46.     Examination of site of notifiable incident  
   47.     Reporting requirements for gas incidents  

   PART 5 -- Gas plant safety  

   48.     Application  
   49.     Plant operator to submit safety case  
   50.     Exemption  
   51.     Guidelines  
   52.     Nomination of person to perform auditing role  
   53.     Certification of safety case  
   54.     Acceptance or rejection of safety case  
   55.     Submission of modified safety case  
   56.     Acceptance or rejection of modified safety case  
   57.     Director may determine safety case for gas plant  
   58.     When accepted safety case has effect  
   59.     Accepted safety case required for operation of gas plant  
   60.     Compliance with accepted safety case  
   61.     Periodical audit  
   62.     Amendment of accepted safety case  
   63.     Director may require amendment of accepted safety case  
   64.     Records  

   PART 6 -- Review of decisions  

   65.     Terms used in this Part  
   66.     Decisions to which this Part applies  
   67.     Application for review  
   68.     Review panel  
   69.     Procedure on review  
   70.     Costs  
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Standards and codes containing provisions compliance with which may be evidence  
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Standards and codes containing obligatory provisions for network operators  
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Requirements for gas plant safety case  
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Sub-networks  
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