Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) In these
regulations —
composition of petroleum means a mixture of
petroleum and one or more other substances;
operator , in relation to a pipeline or a proposed
pipeline, means a person who registered under regulation 7(3) as the
operator of the pipeline or proposed pipeline;
pipeline , except in Part 5, means a pipeline
subject to a pipeline licence and includes a pipeline that is under
construction or proposed to be constructed or operated and when constructed or
operating, would be a pipeline subject to a pipeline licence;
pipeline management plan in force , in relation to
a pipeline, means a pipeline management plan for a pipeline —
(a)
submitted by or for the pipeline licensee; and
(b)
accepted under these regulations (or, if the pipeline management plan is
accepted in part, that part of the pipeline management plan that is accepted);
and
(c) as
revised from time to time under these regulations; and
(d) for
which the acceptance has not been withdrawn;
pipeline safety management plan means the
components of a pipeline management plan that provide for the safety and
health of persons at or near the pipeline;
prescribed activity , in relation to a pipeline,
means any of the following activities —
(a) the
design and construction of the pipeline;
(b) the
operation of the pipeline;
(c) the
modification of the pipeline;
(d) the
decommissioning of the pipeline;
significant pipeline accident event means an event
that —
(a) is
connected (whether immediately or after delay) with work carried out on, or in
relation to, a pipeline; and
(b)
causes, or creates a significant risk of causing, human death (for example,
because of hydrocarbon releases);
validation , in relation to a proposal for a
pipeline, means a validation that complies with regulation 4.
(2) For the purposes
of these regulations, a pipeline is to be taken to be decommissioned
if —
(a) the
pipeline ceases operation, other than —
(i)
temporarily for maintenance; or
(ii)
for a period agreed between the Minister and the pipeline
licensee for the pipeline;
or
(b) the
pipeline is removed.