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Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014
sec.163What is PL major gas infrastructure
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### sec.163 What is PL major gas infrastructure
PL major gas infrastructure , for a PL, means a gas facility for the PL that is—
a pipeline within the meaning of the P&G Act ; or
a petroleum facility within the meaning of the P&G Act ; or
a water observation bore within the meaning of the P&G Act ; or
significant infrastructure necessarily associated with a gas facility mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) , including, for example, accommodation camps, major roads, communication facilities, workshops, stores and offices; or
equipment or facilities used by the PL holder to carry or transmit gas, water or other substances, telecommunications or electricity, other than gathering lines upstream of field or nodal compressor stations; or
another gas facility prescribed by regulation.
The cost of replacement of PL major gas infrastructure must be assessed in the way, and consistent with the principles, prescribed by regulation.
In this section—
gas facility , for a PL, means equipment and other major facilities included in infrastructure established or used by the PL holder, its contractors or other persons authorised by the PL holder to carry out an authorised activity under the PL.
(sec.163-ssec.1) PL major gas infrastructure , for a PL, means a gas facility for the PL that is— a pipeline within the meaning of the P&G Act ; or a petroleum facility within the meaning of the P&G Act ; or a water observation bore within the meaning of the P&G Act ; or significant infrastructure necessarily associated with a gas facility mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) , including, for example, accommodation camps, major roads, communication facilities, workshops, stores and offices; or equipment or facilities used by the PL holder to carry or transmit gas, water or other substances, telecommunications or electricity, other than gathering lines upstream of field or nodal compressor stations; or another gas facility prescribed by regulation.
(sec.163-ssec.2) The cost of replacement of PL major gas infrastructure must be assessed in the way, and consistent with the principles, prescribed by regulation.
(sec.163-ssec.3) In this section— gas facility , for a PL, means equipment and other major facilities included in infrastructure established or used by the PL holder, its contractors or other persons authorised by the PL holder to carry out an authorised activity under the PL.
- (a) a pipeline within the meaning of the P&G Act ; or
- (b) a petroleum facility within the meaning of the P&G Act ; or
- (c) a water observation bore within the meaning of the P&G Act ; or
- (d) significant infrastructure necessarily associated with a gas facility mentioned in paragraph (a) , (b) or (c) , including, for example, accommodation camps, major roads, communication facilities, workshops, stores and offices; or
- (e) equipment or facilities used by the PL holder to carry or transmit gas, water or other substances, telecommunications or electricity, other than gathering lines upstream of field or nodal compressor stations; or
- (f) another gas facility prescribed by regulation.