Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (PIPELINES) REGULATIONS 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

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

   PART 2 -- Operators  

   5.      Pipeline to have an operator  
   6.      Nomination of operator  
   7.      Acceptance or rejection of person as operator  
   8.      Register of operators, removal from the register  

   PART 3 -- Consent to construct and operate pipelines  

           Division 1 -- Consent to construct  

   9.      Consent to construct a pipeline  
   10.     Matters to be agreed before application for consent to construct  
   11.     Application for consent to construct  
   12.     Deciding an application for consent to construct  
   13.     Construction must comply with pipeline management plan  
   14.     Notice of route followed by pipeline  

           Division 2 -- Consent to operate  

   15.     Consent to operate a pipeline  
   16.     Matters to be agreed before application for consent to operate  
   17.     Application for consent to operate  
   18.     Deciding an application for consent to operate  
   19.     Operation must comply with pipeline management plan  
   20.     Conveying compositions of petroleum through pipeline  

           Division 3 -- Modifying or decommissioning pipelines  

   21.     Modifying or decommissioning a pipeline  

   PART 4 -- Pipeline management plans  

           Division 1 -- Acceptance of pipeline management plans  

   22.     Submission of a pipeline management plan  
   23.     Role of Safety Authority  
   24.     Time limit for acceptance or rejection of a pipeline management plan  
   25.     Acceptance or rejection of a pipeline management plan  

           Division 2 -- Contents of pipeline management plans  

   26.     Contents of a pipeline management plan  
   27.     Description of safety policy  
   28.     Description of the pipeline  
   29.     Description of pipeline management system  
   30.     Statement of standards  
   31.     Arrangements for records, storage of documents  
   32.     Arrangements for reporting  

           Division 3 -- Revision of pipeline management plans  

   33.     Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or operations  
   34.     Revision on Minister’s request  
   35.     Revision after 5 years  
   36.     Form of proposed revision  
   37.     Time limit for acceptance or rejection of a proposed revision  
   38.     Acceptance or rejection of a proposed revision of a pipeline management plan  
   39.     Effect of rejection of proposed revision  

           Division 4 -- Withdrawal of acceptance of pipeline management plans  

   40.     Grounds for withdrawal of acceptance  
   41.     Notice before withdrawal of acceptance  
   42.     Withdrawal of acceptance despite conviction, and vice versa  

   PART 5 -- Pipeline safety management plans  

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   43.     Term used in this Part  

           Division 2 -- Acceptance and revision of pipeline safety management plans  

   44.     Acceptance or rejection of pipeline safety management plan  
   45.     Notice to pipeline licensee about pipeline safety management plan timetable  
   46.     Revision on Safety Authority’s request  
   47.     Safety Authority to receive submissions about revision of a pipeline management plan  
   48.     Revision of a pipeline management plan  
   49.     Notice to pipeline licensee about pipeline safety management plan revision timetable  

           Division 3 -- Request for withdrawal of acceptance of pipeline management plans  

   50.     Safety Authority may request withdrawal of acceptance  
   51.     Notice before request to withdraw acceptance  
   52.     Withdrawal of acceptance of a pipeline management plan on request  

   PART 6 -- Accidents, dangerous occurrences and reportable incidents  

   53.     Dangerous occurrence  
   54.     Period of incapacity for work caused by pipeline accidents  
   55.     Notices of accidents and dangerous occurrences  
   56.     Reports of accidents and dangerous occurrences  
   57.     Reportable incidents  

   PART 7 -- Miscellaneous  

           Division 1 -- Requirements about workers  

   58.     Competence of workers  
   59.     Awareness of legislation  
   60.     Involvement of members of the workforce  

           Division 2 -- Providing information  

   61.     Contact details to be kept up-to-date  
   62.     Minister may decline to consider application or submission in absence of certain information  

   PART 8 -- Transitional provisions  

   63.     12 months before certain offence provisions apply to existing pipeline licensees  
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