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Pipelines Act 2005
113Minister may authorise other use of pipeline
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113 Minister may authorise other use of pipeline
(1) A licensee may apply to the Minister for authority to use the pipeline to convey a thing other than the thing authorised by the licence.
(a) state the thing authorised to be conveyed; and
(b) state the thing proposed to be conveyed; and
(c) state whether the conveyance is to be instead of or in addition to the conveyance of the thing already authorised; and
(d) include an assessment in accordance with the regulations of the potential risks to safety and the environment of the proposal; and
(e) include details of the consultation carried out in relation to the application under section 112; and
(f) be accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) The Minister may—
(a) authorise the use of the pipeline for the conveyance of the thing; or
(b) refuse the application.
(4) An authority under this section may be given subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister considers necessary.
Division 2—Safety and environment requirements