14Safety and operating plans

14 Safety and operating plans

14 Safety and operating plans

(1) The purpose of a safety and operating plan is to provide for the construction, alteration, extension, maintenance, repair and operation of the distribution pipelines or distribution systems of a network operator.

(2) A network operator must—

(a) implement the safety and operating plan for its gas network lodged with the Secretary under section 16, and

(b) not construct, alter, extend, maintain, repair or operate a gas network except in accordance with the safety and operating plan.

Maximum penalty (subsection (2))—

(a) for a corporation—10,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—5,000 penalty units.