31Report about repairs

31 Report about repairs

31 Report about repairs

(1) This section applies if repairs are carried out on a pipeline because of an escape or ignition involving the pipeline.

(2) The licensee for a pipeline must, within 7 days after completing the repairs, give a written report to the Secretary specifying—

(a) the time and place of the escape or ignition, and

(b) the approximate quantity of any substance that escaped or escaped and ignited, and

(c) the damage, if any, that has resulted from the escape or ignition, and

(d) the conditions that caused or contributed to the escape or ignition, and

(e) the repairs, and

(f) the methods used to carry out the repairs.

Maximum penalty for subsection (2)—

(a) for a corporation—2,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—400 penalty units.

s 31: Am 2025 (675), Sch 1[34].