66Threat to pipeline

66 Threat to pipeline (1) A person who, on land within a corridor 25 m in width having as its centre line an imaginary line connecting markers erected in accordance with directions given under section 40, or as prescribed, marking the position of a pipeline in respect of which a licence is in force: (a) excavates, bores or otherwise opens up or disturbs, or compacts by mechanical means, the land; or (b) except when using a public road, or a public or private right of way on which such a thing is permitted, brings onto or across the land, or causes or allows to be brought onto or across the land, a vehicle, trailer, engine, carriage, compacting machine or mobile structure or a thing of a similar kind, without the consent of the licensee of the pipeline, an inspector, the Minister or the delegate of the Minister is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: In the case of an offence against paragraph (a) committed by a natural person – 200 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. paragraph (a) committed by a body corporate – 1000 penalty units. paragraph (b) committed by a natural person – 100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment. paragraph (b) committed by a body corporate – 500 penalty units. Energy Pipelines Act 1981 63 (2) A person who unlawfully damages, or interferes with the operation of, a pipeline is guilty of an offence. 200 penalty units or 5 years imprisonment. (3) A person must not lay or detonate explosives on land within a licence corridor except with the consent of the Minister or the licensee of the pipeline that is within the licence corridor. Maximum penalty: In the case of a natural person – 50 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment. (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), licence corridor means a corridor 64 m in width having as its centre line an imaginary line connecting markers erected in accordance with directions given under section 40, or as prescribed, marking the position of a pipeline in respect of which a licence is in force. (5) A person must not within 200 m of a pipeline in relation to which a licence is in force: (a) drop or drag an anchor; or (b) perform an action that could damage the pipeline, except with the consent of the licensee of the pipeline, an inspector, the Minister or a delegate of the Minister. 500 penalty units.