{"id":"shell-corio-williamstown-pipelines-act-1964","name":"Shell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964","slug":"shell-corio-to-williamstown-pipelines-act-1964","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":176409,"registerId":"vic-shell-corio-williamstown-pipelines-act-1964-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Shell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964","content":"Victorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documentsi\nVersion No. 001\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act\n1964\nAct No. 7236/1964\nVersion incorporating amendments as at 21 February 2001\nTABLE OF PROVISIONS\nSection Page\n1. Short title 2\n2. Definitions 2\n3. Act to bind Crown 2\n4. Act to take effect 3\n5. Power to Company to construct and operate pipeline 3\n6. Power to Governor in Council to grant easements etc. over\nCrown lands for pipeline 3\n7. Power to public statutory corporations to grant easements etc. 4\n8. Power of Company to acquire land 4\n9. Easements taken by the Company over lands held by Crown\nlicensee or lessees 5\n10. Power to open and break up streets etc. 6\n11. Company to be liable for damage done in the exercise of its\npowers under this Act 7\n12. Power to public statutory corporations to co-operate with the\nCompany in construction of pipelines 7\n13. Crown not to be liable to make compensation 8\n14. Company not to use pipeline except as provided for in this Act\nor the Gas Regulation Act 1958 8\n═══════════════\nENDNOTES 9\n1. General Information 9\n2. Table of Amendments 10\n3. Explanatory Details 11\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary Documents1\nVersion No. 001\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act\n1964\nAct No. 7236/1964\nVersion incorporating amendments as at 21 February 2001\nAn Act to authorize and facilitate the Construction and\nOperation of a Pipeline for the Transportation of Petroleum and\nPetroleum Products from or to the Refinery of Shell Refining\n(Australia) Proprietary Limited at Corio and for other purposes.\nPreamble\nWHEREAS Shell Refining (Australia) Proprietary\nLimited a company incorporated in the State of\nVictoria owns and operates an oil refinery in the\nShire of Corio:\nAND WHEREAS The Shell Company of Australia\nLimited a company incorporated in the State of\nVictoria owns and operates an oil storage and\nmanufacturing installation in the City of\nWilliamstown:\nAND WHEREAS it is expedient for the Company\nas hereinafter defined to make provision from time\nto time for the transport of petroleum and\npetroleum products by means of a pipeline\nbetween the said refinery and the said installation:\nAND WHEREAS it is expedient in the public\ninterest to authorize approve and otherwise\nfacilitate the construction and operation of the said\npipeline:\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n2\nBE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most\nExcellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the\nLegislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria\nin this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of\nthe same as follows (that is to say):\n1. Short title\nThis Act may be cited as the Shell (Corio to\nWilliamstown) Pipelines Act 1964.\n2. Definitions\nIn this Act unless inconsistent with the context or\nsubject-matter—\n\"pipeline\" means a system of pipes for conveying\npetroleum or petroleum products and all\nancillary equipment and works connected\ntherewith including without limiting the\ngenerality thereof supporting structures\nelectric cables and anti-corrosion devices;\n\"public statutory corporation\" means any body\ncorporate established by or pursuant to any\nAct for any public purpose and without\naffecting the generality of the foregoing\nincludes a municipality;\n\"Company\" means Shell Refining (Australia)\nProprietary Limited and any other company\nwhich is by virtue of section 7(5) of the\nCompanies (Victoria) Code deemed to be\nrelated to Shell Refining (Australia)\nProprietary Limited.\n3. Act to bind Crown\nThis Act shall bind the Crown.\ns. 1\nS. 2 def. of\n\"Company\"\namended by\nNo. 9699\ns. 23(Sch. 2).\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n3\n4. Act to take effect\nThis Act shall take effect notwithstanding\nanything in any Act or in any proclamation\nregulation Order in Council by-law lease licence\nauthority permit or agreement under any Act; and\nevery Act proclamation regulation Order in\nCouncil by-law lease licence or authority permit\nor agreement shall by virtue of this Act be deemed\nto be modified to the extent necessary to give full\nforce and effect to this Act and shall be read and\nconstrued and take effect accordingly.\n5. Power to Company to construct and operate\npipeline\n(1) The Company may subject to this Act construct a\npipeline between its oil refinery in the Shire of\nCorio and its storage and manufacturing\ninstallations in the City of Williamstown at a\ndepth of approximately three feet along the route\nshown on the plan laid on the Table of the\nLegislative Council of the Parliament of Victoria\non the ninth day of December One thousand nine\nhundred and sixty-four.\n(2) The Governor in Council may by Order published\nin the Government Gazette authorize the laying of\nthe said pipeline with a deviation from the said\nroute or at a depth greater or less than three feet.\n6. Power to Governor in Council to grant easements\netc. over Crown lands for pipeline\nNotwithstanding anything to the contrary in any\nAct or in any lease licence proclamation\nreservation declaration or dedication of or with\nrespect to any unalienated Crown land the\nGovernor in Council may upon such conditions as\nhe thinks fit grant to the Company any lease\neasement licence or other authority necessary or\nexpedient to enable the Company—\ns. 4\nS. 5(2)\namended by\nNo. 7332\ns. 2(Sch. 1\nitem 149).\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n4\n(a) to construct the pipeline authorized by this\nAct through or over any Crown land; and\n(b) to operate inspect maintain and repair any\npart of the pipeline.\n7. Power to public statutory corporations to grant\neasements etc.\nNotwithstanding anything to the contrary in any\nAct any public statutory corporation may, upon\nsuch conditions as are agreed upon by the said\npublic statutory corporation and the Company,\nand shall, if the Governor in Council so\ndetermines, grant to the Company any lease\neasement licence or other authority of the kind\nreferred to in the last preceding section of or\nover—\n(a) any land vested in the said public statutory\ncorporation; or\n(b) any land under the care and management of\nthe said public statutory corporation—\nnecessary or expedient to enable the Company to\nconstruct any part of the authorized pipeline\nthrough or over any such land and to operate\ninspect maintain and repair any part of the\npipeline.\n8. Power of Company to acquire land\n(1) The Company may take compulsorily any\neasement over any private land which is required\nfor the purposes of the construction operation\ninspection maintenance and repair of the pipeline\nauthorized by this Act or any part thereof.\n(2) The Lands Compensation Act 1958 is hereby\nincorporated with and shall be read and construed\nas one with this Act; and in the construction of\nthat Act for the purposes of this Act unless\ninconsistent with the context or subject-matter—\ns. 7\nS. 8(2)\namended by\nNo. 7332\ns. 2(Sch. 1\nitem 150).\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n5\n\"Minister of Lands\" or \"Minister\" means the\nCompany;\n\"Lands\" means any easement;\n\"Special Act\" means the Shell (Corio to\nWilliamstown) Pipelines Act 1964; and\n\"the works\" or \"the undertaking\" means any\nauthorized pipeline.\n9. Easements taken by the Company over lands held\nby Crown licensee or lessees\n(1) Where any easement taken by the Company for\nany of the purposes of this Act is an easement\nover land held or occupied by any licensee or\nlessee of the Crown a description of the easement\nand a notification that the same has been so taken\nshall be forwarded forthwith by the Company to\nthe Director-General of Conservation, Forests and\nLands.\n(2) Where any such easement is over land held or\noccupied under licence the description and\nnotification shall be endorsed on the licence by\nthe Director-General of Conservation, Forests and\nLands; and such endorsement shall be recorded in\nthe Department of Property and Services and\nthereupon the rights under the easement shall\nbecome vested in the Company for the purposes\naforesaid.\n(3) Where any such easement is over land held or\noccupied under lease the Director-General of\nConservation, Forests and Lands shall forthwith\nforward to the Registrar of Titles the description\nand notification aforesaid; and the Registrar of\nTitles shall forthwith on the receipt thereof make a\nrecording of the easement on the relevant folio of\nthe Register and also, when produced to him for\nthe purpose, upon the duplicate of the Crown lease\nor certificate of title; and upon the making of the\ns. 9\nS. 9(1)\namended by\nNo. 18/1989\ns. 13(Sch. 2\nitem 80(a)).\nS. 9(2)\namended by\nNo. 18/1989\ns. 13(Sch. 2\nitem 80(a)(b)).\nS. 9(3)\namended by\nNo. 18/1989\ns. 13(Sch. 2\nitem 80(a)(c)).\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n6\nrecording in the Register the rights under the\neasement shall become vested in the Company for\nthe purposes aforesaid.\n(4) Whenever a Crown grant is issued to any person\nof the land over which any such easement has\nbeen taken the grant shall be made subject to the\neasement.\n10. Power to open and break up streets etc.\n(1) Subject to and for the purposes of this Act the\nCompany and all persons authorized by it may—\n(a) open and break up the soil and pavement of\nany public or private street road or bridge;\nand\n(b) temporarily stop the traffic on any such street\nroad or bridge.\n(2) The Company shall not (except in cases of\nemergency) open or break up any street road or\nbridge or stop any traffic thereon without giving at\nleast three days' notice in writing to the local\nauthority or person having the control or\nmanagement thereof.\n(3) When the Company has opened or broken up any\nstreet road or bridge the Company shall—\n(a) with all convenient speed and to the\nsatisfaction of the local authority or person\naforesaid restore the portion so opened or\nbroken up to as good condition as before it\nwas opened or broken up and remove all\nsurplus material;\n(b) cause the place where the street road or\nbridge is broken up to be fenced and to be\nproperly lighted and guarded during the\nnight so as to prevent accidents; and\ns. 10\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n7\n(c) bear or pay all reasonable expenses of the\nrepair of the street road or bridge for six\nmonths after the same is restored so far as\nthose expenses have been increased by such\nopening or breaking up.\n11. Company to be liable for damage done in the\nexercise of its powers under this Act\nIn the exercise of the foregoing powers the\nCompany shall do as little damage as may be and\nshall if so required within two years from the\nexercise of such powers make full compensation\nto the owner of and all parties interested in any\nland for any damage sustained by them in\nconsequence of the exercise of such powers and\nsuch compensation shall be a gross sum as may be\nagreed and in default of agreement shall be\ndetermined in manner provided in the Lands\nCompensation Act 1958.\n12. Power to public statutory corporations to co-operate\nwith the Company in construction of pipelines\nWhere any public statutory corporation has power\nto construct pipelines water mains gas mains or\nother similar structures and to purchase or\ncompulsorily acquire land for that purpose any\nsuch corporation may, with the consent of the\nGovernor in Council, enter into an agreement with\nthe Company which provides for the co-operation\nbetween the public statutory corporation and the\nCompany in the construction of pipelines water\nmains gas mains or other similar structures\nrequired for their respective purposes and the\nparties to any such agreement are hereby\nauthorized to do all things necessary or expedient\nto carry out any such agreement.\ns. 11\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n8\n13. Crown not to be liable to make compensation\nExcept where otherwise expressly provided no\npublic statutory corporation and no person or body\nof persons corporate or unincorporate shall be\nentitled to receive or shall receive from the Crown\nany money or compensation or consideration in\nrespect of or in any manner arising out of the\npassing or operation of this Act or any act matter\nor thing done thereunder.\n14. Company not to use pipeline except as provided for\nin this Act or the Gas Regulation Act 1958\nNotwithstanding anything in this or in any other\nAct the Company shall not use the pipeline\nauthorized to be constructed under this Act or\npermit the said pipeline to be used for the carriage\nof any gas whether natural or manufactured or\nliquified petroleum gas in any form except to the\nCompany or to an undertaker to which the Gas\nRegulation Act 1958 applies:\nProvided that any such pipeline may be used for\nthe carriage of manufactured or liquified\npetroleum gas for use other than as fuel.\n═══════════════\ns. 13\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n9\nENDNOTES\n1. General Information\nThe Shell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964 was assented to on\n22 December 1964 and came into operation on 22 December 1964.\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n10\n2. Table of Amendments\nThis Version incorporates amendments made to the Shell (Corio to\nWilliamstown) Pipelines Act 1964 by Acts and subordinate instruments.\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\nStatute Law Revision Act 1965, No. 7332/1965\nAssent Date: 14.12.65\nCommencement Date: 14.12.65: subject to s. 3\nCurrent State: All of Act in operation\nCompanies (Consequential Amendments) Act 1981, No. 9699/1981\nAssent Date: 5.1.82\nCommencement Date: Ss 9, 14, 18 on 1.7.81: s. 2(2); s. 19 on 1.10.81: s. 2(3);\ns. 22 on 5.1.82: s. 2(4); rest of Act on 1.7.82: s. 2(1)\nCurrent State: All of Act in operation\nTransfer of Land (Computer Register) Act 1989, No. 18/1989\nAssent Date: 16.5.89\nCommencement Date: 3.2.92: Government Gazette 18.12.91 p. 3488\nCurrent State: All of Act in operation\n–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\nEndnotes\n\nVictorian Legislation and Parliamentary DocumentsAct No. 7236/1964\nShell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964\n11\n3. Explanatory Details\nNo entries at date of publication.\nEndnotes","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this Act appears to remain narrowly focused on its original purpose: authorising Shell's specific pipeline between Corio and Williamstown. There is no indication from the metadata provided that its scope was broadened or substantially altered from its original intent, though a full version comparison was not possible given the limited text supplied."},"complexity_factors":["The legislation text provided is extremely minimal — only the title, version history metadata, and status indicators are visible, making full analysis impossible","Older Acts from this era often use archaic drafting language and cross-reference now-repealed legislation","Pipeline easement and land acquisition law involves intersection of property law, energy regulation, and planning law","Determining current practical effect requires understanding of any subsequent amendments or superseding petroleum pipeline legislation in Victoria","Historical corporate entity changes (Shell's corporate structure since 1964) may affect who holds current obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"The Shell (Corio to Williamstown) Pipelines Act 1964 is a Victorian law granting Shell statutory authority to construct and operate petroleum pipelines between Corio and Williamstown. It chiefly affects Shell and landowners along the route (by creating pipeline rights over private land) and matters for anyone involved in petroleum infrastructure or land transactions in that corridor, since the Act appears to remain in force."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly scoped to its original purpose: authorising a specific pipeline between Corio and Williamstown for Shell Refining (Australia). The amendments shown (1965, 1981, 1989) are purely technical—updating references to related companies under the Companies Code and modernising land registration procedures. There has been no expansion of the pipeline route, no broadening of permitted substances beyond petroleum products, and no extension of powers to other entities or projects."},"complexity_factors":["Short statute with only 14 operative sections","Minimal defined terms (only 3 definitions in section 2: 'pipeline', 'public statutory corporation', 'Company')","Straightforward conditional logic with clear triggers (e.g., 'if the Governor in Council so determines', 'except in cases of emergency')","Single cross-reference incorporation (Lands Compensation Act 1958 in section 8(2)) with explicit mapping of defined terms","No nested exceptions or complex deeming provisions beyond standard override clauses","Simple purpose-built structure without extensive administrative or procedural machinery"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Victorian law from 1964 that gives Shell Refining (Australia) special powers to build and operate a specific oil pipeline running from its refinery at Corio (near Geelong) to its storage facility at Williamstown (near Melbourne).\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Authorises a specific pipeline**: Allows Shell to construct a pipeline approximately 3 feet underground along a fixed route shown on a parliamentary plan, with the Governor in Council able to approve minor route or depth changes.\n- **Gives Shell compulsory acquisition powers**: Shell can force private landowners to grant easements (rights to use land for a specific purpose) over their property for the pipeline, with compensation determined under the Lands Compensation Act 1958.\n- **Overrides other laws**: The Act explicitly overrides any conflicting legislation, regulations, leases, or agreements to ensure the pipeline can proceed.\n- **Allows access to Crown and public land**: The Governor in Council can grant Shell rights over unalienated Crown land (government-owned land not yet sold or leased), and public bodies like councils must grant access over land they control if directed to do so.\n- **Permits street works**: Shell can dig up public roads and streets (with 3 days' notice to local authorities, except in emergencies) but must restore them properly and pay for repairs for 6 months afterwards.\n- **Restricts pipeline use**: The pipeline can only carry petroleum and petroleum products—not gas for fuel purposes (with a limited exception for non-fuel uses of manufactured or liquefied petroleum gas).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Shell Refining (Australia) and related companies**: They get the legal powers to build and operate the pipeline.\n- **Private landowners**: They can be forced to grant easements over their land, though they receive compensation.\n- **Public authorities**: Councils and other public bodies must cooperate and grant access to their land.\n- **The Crown (State Government)**: Immune from paying compensation for anything done under this Act.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis is a classic example of \"private legislation\"—a law passed to benefit a specific company for a specific infrastructure project. Rather than Shell using general planning and acquisition laws, Parliament gave them a bespoke legal toolkit with compulsory powers, effectively treating this pipeline as a project of public importance despite it being for private commercial benefit."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Act remains a narrowly focused special purpose statute authorising a single company to construct and operate a specific pipeline and to acquire necessary easements. Later amendments cited in the version (companies law consequential amendments and land title/registration updates) are administrative and procedural — updating definitions and registration processes — and do not expand the Act’s substantive scope beyond its original project-specific purpose (see s.2 definition updates, s.8(2) incorporation of compensation procedures, and endnotes listing minor consequential amendments)."},"complexity_factors":["Short Act of 14 sections (compact structure)","3 defined terms in the interpretation section (pipeline, public statutory corporation, Company)","Incorporation and modification of the Lands Compensation Act 1958 (cross-reference and substituted definitions) (s.8(2))","Cross-references to external statutes: Companies (Victoria) Code / Companies Act changes, Gas Regulation Act 1958, Lands Compensation Act 1958","Governor in Council discretions and conditional powers create some administrative variability (s.5(2), s.6–7, s.12)","Procedural registration steps involving Director-General and Registrar of Titles for Crown-occupied land (s.9)"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this law does (mechanically)**\n\n- Authorises Shell Refining (Australia) Pty Ltd (and related companies) to construct and operate a petroleum pipeline between its Corio refinery and its Williamstown storage/installation (s.5). The route and nominal depth are fixed by plan, but the Governor in Council can allow deviations or different depth (s.5(1)–(2)).\n\n- Gives the company compulsory powers to obtain easements over private land needed for construction, operation, inspection, maintenance and repair of the pipeline (s.8(1)). The Lands Compensation Act 1958 is incorporated for compensation procedures, with a number of defined-term substitutions so that “Lands” and the “Minister” refer to easements and the Company as relevant to this Act (s.8(2)).\n\n- Permits the Governor in Council to grant leases, easements or licences over unalienated Crown land for the pipeline and allows public statutory corporations (including municipalities) to grant similar rights over land they own or manage (s.6–7). A public statutory corporation may be required by the Governor in Council to grant such rights (s.7).\n\n- Sets out how easements over Crown land occupied under licence or lease are to be registered and become vested in the Company (s.9).\n\n- Authorises the Company and its agents to open and break up public or private streets, roads or bridges for pipeline works and to temporarily stop traffic, subject to notice (three days except in emergency), safety and restoration obligations and a six-month post-restoration repair liability for any increased costs (s.10).\n\n- Requires the Company to minimise damage and to pay full compensation for damage caused by exercise of the Act’s powers; where parties cannot agree, compensation is determined under the Lands Compensation Act 1958 (s.11, incorporating s.8(2)).\n\n- Allows public statutory corporations to cooperate and enter agreements with the Company (with Governor in Council consent) to jointly construct pipelines or similar infrastructure and to acquire land for those purposes (s.12).\n\n- Provides that, except where the Act says otherwise, no public statutory corporation or other person shall receive money or compensation from the Crown arising out of the Act or acts done under it (s.13).\n\n- Restricts the use of the pipeline: it may not be used to carry gas (natural, manufactured or liquified petroleum gas for fuel) except where the recipient is the Company or an undertaker covered by the Gas Regulation Act 1958; manufactured or liquified petroleum gas may be carried for non-fuel uses (s.14).\n\n- Declares that the Act overrides any inconsistent provisions in other Acts, proclamations, regulations, by-laws, leases, licences or agreements (s.4).\n\n\n**Who it affects**\n\n- Shell Refining (Australia) Pty Ltd and related companies (the “Company”) — gives them construction, operation and compulsory acquisition powers (s.2 def., s.5, s.8).\n- Private landowners and occupiers along the pipeline route — they may have easements compulsorily taken and are entitled to compensation under the incorporated Lands Compensation Act 1958 (s.8–9, s.11).\n- The Crown and public statutory corporations (including municipalities) — they may be required to grant easements or co-operate in construction; Crown land can be leased/licensed to the Company (s.6–7, s.12).\n- Local authorities and managers of streets/roads — must receive notice before works (except emergencies) and supervise satisfactory restoration (s.10).\n- Registrar of Titles and Director-General of Conservation, Forests and Lands — administrative roles in recording easements and endorsements (s.9).\n\n\n**Why it matters (stated purpose and practical consequences)**\n\n- The Act’s stated purpose (preamble) is to authorise and facilitate the transport of petroleum and products between Shell’s Corio refinery and Williamstown installation. Mechanically, it does that by granting construction and operation rights and by giving statutory routes to acquire land rights, override other instruments where necessary, and settle compensation procedures.\n\n- Who pays: the Company funds construction and is liable for restoration and for compensation to affected landowners; the Crown is expressly not liable to pay compensation arising from the passing or operation of the Act except where otherwise provided (s.11, s.13).\n\n- Who decides: the Governor in Council has significant administrative discretion (route deviations, granting Crown easements, making public corporations grant rights, consenting to cooperative agreements) (s.5(2), s.6, s.7, s.12). The Director‑General and Registrar of Titles handle recording and vesting of easements (s.9).\n\n- Behaviour changes enforced: the Company can compulsorily acquire easements (s.8), break up streets subject to notice and restoration rules (s.10), and register rights over Crown leases so easements vest in the Company (s.9).\n\n\n**Trade‑offs, costs, incentives and administrative risks (practical testing of the Act’s mechanism)**\n\n- Concentrated benefits / diffuse costs: The direct financial benefit (reduced transport costs, operational integration) accrues to the Company and its related entities. Costs — temporary disruption, land encumbrances, possible uncompensated administrative burdens — fall on private landowners, local authorities (administrative oversight), and potentially on the public if restoration or enforcement is imperfect (s.5–11).\n\n- Compensation and dispute procedure: Compensation for private land damage is payable and, if not agreed, falls back to the Lands Compensation Act 1958 processes (s.11, s.8(2)). The Act substitutes certain terms for that Act to fit this pipeline project, which centralises the compensation process but also alters the usual statutory labels (s.8(2)).\n\n- Administrative discretion and risk: The Governor in Council’s broad powers to grant Crown rights and to require public bodies to cooperate concentrate decision‑making in executive hands (s.6–7, s.12). That simplifies implementation but creates potential for opaque decision-making over conditions attached to easements and leases.\n\n- Limits on third‑party access: The law does not generally require the Company to make pipeline capacity available to competitors; use is restricted to the Company or particular undertakers for gas (s.14). That means the pipeline is effectively a private transport link unless the Company chooses otherwise.\n\n- Regulatory overlap and override: The Act expressly overrides inconsistent statutory instruments to the extent necessary to give it effect (s.4). That reduces legal uncertainty for the company but also limits legal checks from other regimes unless those regimes are expressly preserved.\n\n\n**Key sections to check for anyone affected**\n\n- Company construction/route/depth powers: s.5\n- Governor in Council Crown easements, and public corporation obligations: s.6–7\n- Compulsory easement power and incorporation of Lands Compensation Act 1958: s.8\n- Registration and vesting process for Crown land easements: s.9\n- Street opening, notice, restoration and repair duties: s.10\n- Liability for damage and compensation process: s.11\n- Restriction on carriage of gas: s.14\n- Act overrides inconsistent instruments: s.4\n\n\n"}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/shell-corio-to-williamstown-pipelines-act-1964","history":"/api/acts/shell-corio-to-williamstown-pipelines-act-1964/history","analysis":"/api/acts/shell-corio-to-williamstown-pipelines-act-1964/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/shell-corio-to-williamstown-pipelines-act-1964/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/shell-corio-to-williamstown-pipelines-act-1964/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/shell-corio-to-williamstown-pipelines-act-1964/documents"}}