Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A validation of a
proposal for a pipeline under these regulations is a statement in writing by
an independent person that —
(a) the
proposal is suitable for the purposes for which it is made; and
(b) if
the proposal includes a modification of the pipeline that may affect the
integrity of the pipeline, there are reasonable grounds to believe that the
modification will result in the pipeline being suitable for the purposes for
which it is to be used; and
(c) the
proposal is consistent with the description in the pipeline management plan in
force for the pipeline of the matters mentioned in regulation 29; and
(d) the
proposal complies with any Australian or international standards that are
mentioned in the pipeline management plan as applying to that kind of
proposal.
(2) In
subregulation (1) —
independent person means a person who, to the
reasonable satisfaction of the Minister, has the necessary competence and
ability, and access to data, in relation to the matters being validated, to
arrive at an independent opinion on the matters.
(3) A validation must
cover the scope of the validation agreed under these regulations.