SCHEDULE 4 - Procedures before SCHEDULE 4 - Procedures before construction, commissioning or operation of transmission pipeline

Regulation 17

1.   In the following table –

rehabilitate, in respect of land in or on which a pipeline is constructed, means to re-contour and profile the land to the condition that it was in before the construction of the pipeline, but does not include revegetating the land.

| | Process step | Action by applicant | Response by Director | | 1. | Construction | Submit to the Director certification that the pipeline has been constructed in accordance with the submitted design and is ready for testing | The Director, if satisfied that the construction has been substantially completed and meets the submitted design requirements, will issue a written consent to commence hydrostatic testing. | | | | Also submit to the Director the following information: | | | | | (a) details of the person conducting the hydrostatic testing; | | | | | (b) procedures to be followed (including calculation, gauging, cleaning, etc); | | | | | (c) whether testing is to be conducted in specified sections or as a whole pipeline; | | | | | (d) copy of consent for hydro-test of wastewater discharge granted by the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 . | | | 2. | Pre-Commissioning | Following the hydrostatic testing, the applicant is to forward to the Director – | | | | | (a) results of the testing and a report in accordance with AS 2885 signed by a testing engineer accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities Australia; and | | | | | (b) confirmation that cleaning of the pipeline has been completed. | | | | | | The Director, if satisfied that – | | | | | (a) the hydrostatic testing has been satisfactorily completed for the pipeline; and | | | | | (b) construction and rehabilitation activities for the pipeline have been completed – | | | | | will issue a written consent to commence the commissioning of the pipeline | | | | Following the route inspection, the applicant must also provide the Director with confirmation that – | | | | | (a) the pipeline easement has been rehabilitated in accordance with any applicable environmental management plan; and | | | | | (b) required pipeline markers and signs for the pipeline have been installed. | | | | | The applicant must also provide the Director with – | | | | | (a) confirmation of function tests of main line valves and communication links; and | | | | | (b) full particulars of the person or body conducting the commissioning, including operational, maintenance and emergency arrangement. | | | | | The applicant must also submit to the Director a written request to commission the pipeline and introduce gas at a specified pressure. | | | 3. | Operation | The applicant must provide the Director with – | | | | | (a) independent certification in accordance with section 27 of the Act that the safety case conforms to standards and codes prescribed by these regulations; and | | | | | (b) certification by a commissioning engineer that all critical pipeline safety equipment has been satisfactorily tested; and | | | | | (c) written confirmation that all action required to be done by the pipeline risk assessments or by a commissioning process has been done. | | | | | The applicant must also submit to the Director a written request to operate the pipeline, with a description of the route of the pipeline and a map showing the exact route of the pipeline and any significant landmarks drawn to a scale of 1:25 000 or such other scale as the Director may approve. | | | | | | The Director, if satisfied that – | | | | | (a) the commissioning has been satisfactorily completed for the pipeline; and | | | | | (b) certification, confirmations and submissions have been received for the pipeline – | | | | | will issue a written consent to operate the pipeline. |