19Secretary may direct compliance with pipeline management plan

19 Secretary may direct compliance with pipeline management plan

19 Secretary may direct compliance with pipeline management plan

(1) The Secretary may direct a licensee for a pipeline to take action—

(a) to comply with requirements of a pipeline management plan for the pipeline, or

(b) to follow procedures set out or referred to in the plan.

(2) The Secretary may give the direction if the Secretary is of the opinion the licensee—

(a) is not complying with the requirements, or

(b) is not following the procedures.

(3) The direction—

(a) must be given by written order, and

(b) must specify—

(i) the action to be taken, and

(ii) the time within which the action must be taken.

(4) The licensee must comply with the direction.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—10,000 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further 1,000 penalty units for each day the offence continues, or

(b) for an individual—2,000 penalty units and, for a continuing offence, a further 200 penalty units for each day the offence continues.

(5) In this section—

requirements of a pipeline management plan includes the requirements of codes, standards or specifications set out or referred to in the plan.

s 19: Am 2025 (675), Sch 1[16].