9Design, construction, operation and maintenance pipeline

9 Design, construction, operation and maintenance pipeline

9 Design, construction, operation and maintenance pipeline

(1) The licensee for a pipeline must ensure the following are in accordance with the relevant provisions of the appropriate standard—

(a) the design of the pipeline,

(b) the construction of the pipeline,

(c) the operation of the pipeline,

(d) maintenance carried out on the pipeline.

Maximum penalty—

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

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

(2) In this section—

appropriate standard means—

(a) for pipelines for high-pressure gas and liquid petroleum—AS 2885, or

(b) otherwise—

(i) AS 2885, or

(ii) a standard approved for the licensee by the Secretary under section 10.

s 9: Am 2025 (675), Sch 1[5].