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Pipelines Act 1967
56BNotification of damage to pipelines
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#### 56B Notification of damage to pipelines
56B Notification of damage to pipelines
> > (1) As soon as practicable after becoming aware that a person’s action, or action authorised by the person, has damaged a pipeline, the person must notify the licensee for the pipeline of the damage.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) for a corporation—5,000 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) for an individual—1,000 penalty units.
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> > (2) The regulations may provide for the way in which a person must notify the licensee under subsection (1).
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> > (3) Subsection (1) does not require a person to notify the licensee of the damage if another person has already notified the licensee of the damage.
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> **s 56B:** Ins 2025 No 21, Sch 2\[12\].