sec.422Obligations in operating pipeline

### sec.422 Obligations in operating pipeline The holder of a pipeline licence must, after the pipeline has been constructed, operate it in a way that ensures its continuing capacity to safely and reliably transport— petroleum, fuel gas, produced water, prescribed storage gas or regulated hydrogen; and if, under section 402 , the right to operate the pipeline is extended to include another substance—the other substance. The pipeline licence holder must not use the pipeline to transport a substance unless the substance is stated in the licence. It is a condition of a pipeline licence that the pipeline not remain unused for a continuous period of more than 3 years, unless the Minister otherwise agrees. See also sections 559 (Obligation to decommission pipelines) and 804 (Duty to avoid interference in carrying out authorised activities). s 422 amd 2009 No. 3 s 557 ; 2011 No. 2 ss 121 , 122 sch ; 2012 No. 20 s 107 ; 2023 No. 25 s 24 (sec.422-ssec.1) The holder of a pipeline licence must, after the pipeline has been constructed, operate it in a way that ensures its continuing capacity to safely and reliably transport— petroleum, fuel gas, produced water, prescribed storage gas or regulated hydrogen; and if, under section 402 , the right to operate the pipeline is extended to include another substance—the other substance. (sec.422-ssec.2) The pipeline licence holder must not use the pipeline to transport a substance unless the substance is stated in the licence. (sec.422-ssec.3) It is a condition of a pipeline licence that the pipeline not remain unused for a continuous period of more than 3 years, unless the Minister otherwise agrees. See also sections 559 (Obligation to decommission pipelines) and 804 (Duty to avoid interference in carrying out authorised activities). - (a) petroleum, fuel gas, produced water, prescribed storage gas or regulated hydrogen; and - (b) if, under section 402 , the right to operate the pipeline is extended to include another substance—the other substance.