56BNotification of damage to pipelines

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.

Maximum penalty—

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

(b) for an individual—1,000 penalty units.

(2) The regulations may provide for the way in which a person must notify the licensee under subsection (1).

(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.

s 56B: Ins 2025 No 21, Sch 2[12].