21Alteration of pipeline other than in emergencies

21 Alteration of pipeline other than in emergencies

21 Alteration of pipeline other than in emergencies

(1) A licensee for a pipeline must not carry out work resulting in the permanent alteration of the pipeline unless—

(a) for major alterations work—the Secretary, on application by the licensee, has given the licensee written approval, or

(b) for all other work—the licensee has given the Secretary—

(i) written notice of the proposed work that includes a detailed description of the proposed work and, if relevant, a schematic design of the proposed work, and

(ii) additional information about the proposed work requested by the Secretary.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—10,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—2,000 penalty units.

(2) An application must—

(a) be made in the way determined by the Secretary, and

(b) contain the information required by the Secretary.

(3) This section does not—

(a) apply to the alteration of a pipeline in an emergency, or

(b) authorise an alteration that results in a contravention of a licence.

(4) In this section—

major alterations works, in relation to a pipeline, means—

(a) construction of another pipeline of at least 250m in length for the purposes of extending or replacing the pipeline within an existing licence area, or

(b) the installation or removal of apparatus or works in connection with the construction of a new pipeline assembly or station for the pipeline.

pipeline assembly has the same meaning as in AS 2885.

station has the same meaning as in AS 2885.

s 21: Subst 2025 (675), Sch 1[18].