17Network operators to review safety and operating plans

17 Network operators to review safety and operating plans

17 Network operators to review safety and operating plans

(1) The network operator must review and, if necessary, revise a safety and operating plan—

(a) as soon as practicable after a significant change occurs in relation to the operation or maintenance of the gas network to which the plan relates, and

(b) at least once every 2 years from the date of lodgment of the safety and operating plan under section 16.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—5,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—2,500 penalty units.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1)(a), a significant change in relation to the operation or maintenance of the gas network includes the following—

(a) significant incremental changes,

(b) an upgrade or modification in the engineering design of the gas network,

(c) changes in the risks to be managed by the network operator in relation to—

(i) the gas network, or

(ii) the measures to be taken to manage the risks.