Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) Within
28 days after an application for a consent to construct a pipeline is
lodged, the Minister must decide whether to grant the consent.
(2) A failure by the
Minister to comply with subregulation (1) in relation to an application
does not of itself invalidate a decision by the Minister to grant or to refuse
to grant the consent.
(3) The Minister must
grant the consent if there are reasonable grounds for believing
that —
(a) a
pipeline management plan in force for the pipeline provides for the activities
to which the application relates; and
(b) a
validation of the proposal to carry out those activities is in force.
(4) The Minister may
grant a consent to construct in relation to all or some of the activities
relating to the construction of the pipeline.
(5) If the Minister
decides to grant the consent, the Minister must, as soon as practicable, give
to the applicant the consent in writing.
(6) If the Minister
decides not to grant the consent in relation to all or some of the activities
relating to the construction of the pipeline, the Minister must, as soon as
practicable, give to the applicant, in writing —
(a)
advice that the consent has not been granted for those activities; and
(b) a
statement of the reasons for the decision.