58ADirections by the Minister and Secretary

58A Directions by the Minister and Secretary

58A Directions by the Minister and Secretary

(1) The Minister may give a direction to a public authority having functions under this Act to exercise those functions at or within the time specified in the direction.

(1A) The Minister or Secretary may give a direction to a person, including a licensee, to do a thing or carry out an activity at or within the times specified in the direction.

(1B) A direction under this section must only be given in relation to a pipeline, including in relation to the following—

(a) the preparation, amendment and implementation of pipeline management plans, pipeline decommissioning plans, pipeline suspension plans and pipeline abandonment plans,

(b) cyber security incidents,

(c) the conveyance of substances in pipelines,

(d) functions imposed or conferred on persons and bodies under this Act,

(e) the provision of information about a pipeline, including about a matter referred to in this subsection.

(2) A public authority or person to whom a direction is given under subsection (1) or (1A) shall comply, and is hereby empowered to comply, with the direction in accordance with the terms of the direction.

(3) Before giving a direction under subsection (1), the Minister shall consult with the responsible Minister concerned.

(4) The regulations may deal with matters relating to directions under this section, including the following—

(a) requirements or prerequisites before a direction may be given,

(b) the way a direction must be given,

(c) the content of a direction,

(d) making failure to comply with a direction an offence.

s 58A: Ins 1985 No 217, Sch 2 (22). Am 2024 No 41, Sch 3[30]–[33]; 2025 No 21, Sch 2[13].