Protection of the Environment Operations (Underground Petroleum Storage Systems) Regulation 2019
16Leak detection system not to be installed unless properly designed
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16 Leak detection system not to be installed unless properly designed
16 Leak detection system not to be installed unless properly designed
The person responsible for a storage system must not install a leak detection system on the storage site, or authorise or permit the installation of a leak detection system on the site, unless—
(a) the leak detection system has been designed by a duly qualified person, and
(b) in the case of a groundwater monitoring well—the person by whom the well has been designed has provided the person responsible for the storage system with a list of the industry standards that have been followed in connection with the design of the well.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units (in the case of an individual) and 400 penalty units (in the case of a corporation).