Pipelines Regulation 2023
25Disturbance of lands
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 25
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Pipelines Regulation 2023.
25 Disturbance of lands
25 Disturbance of lands
(1) A licensee must ensure the existing use of land is not disturbed more than is necessary by activities authorised by the licence.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a corporation—2,000 penalty units, or
(b) for an individual—400 penalty units.
(2) A licensee must ensure, as far as practicable, that the surface of land affected by activities authorised by the licence is restored to the condition it was in immediately before the commencement of the activities.
Maximum penalty—
(a) for a corporation—3,000 penalty units, or
(b) for an individual—600 penalty units.
s 25: Am 2025 (675), Sch 1[21] [22].