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Pipelines Act 2005
128Acceptance of Safety Management Plan
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128 Acceptance of Safety Management Plan
(1) Energy Safe Victoria must not accept a Safety Management Plan unless it is satisfied that the licensee has, in preparing the Plan, consulted any person who owns, occupies or manages the land on which the pipeline operation is to be carried out.
(2) Energy Safe Victoria may request a licensee to provide any further information that Energy Safe Victoria considers necessary to enable it to determine whether or not to accept the Safety Management Plan.
(3) Energy Safe Victoria must accept a Safety Management Plan if Energy Safe Victoria is satisfied that the Plan is appropriate for the pipeline operation to which it applies and complies with this Act and the regulations relating to Safety Management Plans.
(4) Energy Safe Victoria may accept a Safety Management Plan on conditions that relate or are incidental to the safety of the pipeline operation.
S. 129 amended by No. 22/2023 s. 69.