Div 10General requirements for operations

Division 10—General requirements for operations 86A—Fitness for purpose assessment (1) A licensee must carry out a fitness for purpose assessment of prescribed facilities operated on land within the area of the licence at intervals prescribed by the regulations in order to assess the risk imposed by the prescribed facilities on— (a) public health and safety; and (b) the environment; and (c) the security of production or supply of natural gas (so far as this may be relevant). (3) An assessment under this section must comply with any requirements prescribed by the regulations. (4) The licensee must prepare a report on the assessment in a manner and form determined by the Minister and furnish a copy of the report to the Minister in accordance with the regulations. (5) A report under this section must comply with any other requirements prescribed by the regulations. (6) A licensee must promptly carry out any remedial action that is necessary or appropriate in view of a report under this section (and, in particular, must ensure that any identified risks are eliminated or reduced so far as is reasonably practicable). (7) A licensee who fails to comply with a requirement under this section is guilty of an offence. Maximum penalty: $120 000. (8) In this section— prescribed facility means— (a) a transmission pipeline; or (b) a pipeline or flowline; or (c) a road or access track; or (d) any equipment to be used in the production, generation or processing of a regulated substance or a regulated resource; or (e) a water disposal pond; or (f) a well; or (g) an airstrip; or (h) a power line; or (i) telecommunications infrastructure, other than mobile telecommunications equipment; or (j) permanent fencing; or (k) any other thing brought within the ambit of this definition by the regulations. 87—Activities to be carried out with due care and in accordance with good industry practice A licensee must carry out regulated activities— (a) with due care for— (i) the health and safety of persons who may be affected by those activities; and (ii) the environment; and (iii) where relevant—the need to ensure, in a case where interruption of natural gas supply could cause significant social disruption, that facilities for processing and transporting natural gas are designed, constructed, managed and operated on a prudential basis so as to provide a reliable and adequate supply of natural gas; and (b) in accordance with good practice as recognised in the relevant industry.