ENERGY PIPELINES REGULATIONS (Repealed)

This reprint shows the Regulations as in force at 30 June 2000. Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.

(1) In these Regulations, Australian Standard means a standard for publication on behalf of the Council of the Standards Association of Australia, being the association of that name incorporated by Royal Charter.

(a) a reference to an Australian Standard or a Part of an Australian Standard published on a date specified in these Regulations shall be read as a reference to the Australian Standard or the part of the Australian Standard, as the case requires, approved for publication on that date; and

(b) where an Australian Standard refers to another instrument, that instrument shall be deemed to be incorporated with, and form part of, the Australian Standard.

For the purposes of section 34 of the Act, a permittee or licensee shall design, construct, test, operate and maintain a pipeline in accordance with good industry practice and shall comply with the following prescribed standards:

(a) Australian Standard 1697-1981, SAA Gas Pipeline Code published on 1 July 1981;

(b) Australian Standard 2018-1981, SAA Liquid Petroleum Pipeline Code published on 1 August 1981;

(d) Australian Standard 1958-1976 SAA Submarine Pipeline Code published on 15 January 1977; and

(e) Australian Standard 2885 – 1987, SAA Pipelines – Gas and Liquid Petroleum published on 1 September 1987.

A form in Schedule 2 shall be completed in accordance with such directions and instructions as are specified in the form.

Where a form prescribed by these Regulations requires completion by the insertion of information or some other matter, or requires the annexure of a document containing information or some other matter, that information or other matter is prescribed as the information or other matter required under the provisions specified in Column 1 of Schedule 1 for the purposes of which the form is prescribed.

An instrument of transfer referred to in section 46(3) of the Act shall be in accordance with Form 4 in Schedule 2.

For the purposes of section 5(2)(c) of the Act, a prescribed map is a map published by the National Mapping Authority with a relative scale of not less than 1:250,000.

For the purposes of section 13(3)(c) of the Act, a prescribed plan shall be drawn at a relative scale of not less than 1:250,000 with the position of the proposed route of the pipeline identified by means of a centre line and a corridor with each change of direction noted and identified by reference to its latitude and longitude or by reference to the Australian Mapping Grid Value.

(1) Subject to this regulation, for the purposes of section 30(1) of the Act, the unit amount prescribed is 60 cents.

(2) If a licence fee referred to in section 30(1) of the Act is payable in respect of a period any of which is after 30 June 2000, the unit amount prescribed in subregulation (1) is increased by 10%, on and from 1 July 2000, in respect of the licence fee payable for the period after 30 June 2000.

(3) The additional amount payable as a result of the increase in the unit amount is the GST component.

(4) Despite that a licence fee in respect of a period after 30 June 2000 may have been paid, the additional amount of the GST component may be separately charged and is payable by the licensee within one month after the date the charge is made.

(5) In this regulation GST has the same meaning as in the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Act 1999 of the Commonwealth.

The fees payable for the purposes of the Act are the fees specified in Schedule 3 in relation to the respective matters so specified.

For the purposes of section 39 of the Act, the route of a pipeline shall be marked in accordance with the signs and manner specified in Schedule 4.

Full name and address of applicant ............................................................. do hereby serve notice to ...................................................... (Council) or ....................................... (owner of land) or .................................. (occupier of land) that application has been made to the Minister of Mines and Energy under section 5 of the Energy Pipelines Act for a permit to enter land for the purpose of determining the route of the proposed pipeline for the conveyance of ...................., the situation of proposed apparatus or works and the land, if any, to be used for the purpose of gaining access to the proposed pipeline and proposed apparatus or works.

(i) the approximate route of the proposed pipeline is as shown on the accompanying map.

(ii) the approximate situation of proposed apparatus or works, if known, is as shown on the accompanying map.

(iii) the land owned and/or occupied by ................ (council/owner/occupier) which the applicant desires to enter to determine the land which might be used for the purpose of gaining access to the proposed pipeline and proposed apparatus or works is as follows:
...............................

If space is insufficient for Title Numbers applicant to attach list on separate sheets.

The plans accompanying this notice shall be listed hereunder and each document shall be endorsed "Document accompanying Notice of Application for Permit dated .........." and shall be signed by the applicant.

TO THE MINISTER FOR MINES AND ENERGY, NORTHERN TERRITORY ......................................(name of transferor) being the holder of licence number .............. granted by the Minister on the ............................ day of ............................ 19..., in terms of the Energy Pipelines Act, in consideration of ................................................................................................................. the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hereby transfers
*Insert to * ......................................................................................
name of
transferee
*Insert of * ......................................................................................
address of

called the transferee, all right, title and interest in the licence and the transferee hereby accepts the transfer, subject to the Energy Pipelines Act and the regulations made thereunder, and the transferee hereby agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions of the licence.

In witness whereof the parties hereto have executed these presents this .............................................. day of ............................................... 19....
................... ....................
Witness Signature of

(If a corporation, to be executed under its common seal.)
................... ...................
Witness Signature of

Dated this .............................................. day of ..................................., 19...

I have this .................................... day of .............................., 19.., at the hour of ............ o'clock in the ............ noon, registered the transferee as the holder of licence number ..................

		$
1.	On making an application under section 5 of the Act for a permit	250
2.	On making an application under section 13 of the Act for a licence	1,000
3.	On making an application under section 16 of the Act for a renewal	100
4.	On making an application under section 20 of the Act for variation of a licence	100
5.	For the entry in the register of a memorandum of transfer under section 46(9) of the Act	100
6.	For the entry in the register of a memorandum of approval under section 49(8) of the Act .	100
7.	On making an inspection under section 54(1) of the Act	5
8.	For a copy document or extract from the register under section 55(2) of the Act – per page	10
9.	For a certificate under section 55(3) of the Act	50

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Energy Pipelines Regulations (SL No. 49, 1982)
Notified	11 August 1982
Commenced	11 August 1982
Amendments of the Energy Pipelines Regulations (SL No. 37, 1985)
Notified	11 December 1985
Commenced	11 December 1985
Amendment of Energy Pipelines Regulations (SL No. 2, 1989)
Notified	8 February 1989
Commenced	8 February 1989
Energy Pipelines Amendment Act 1989 (Act No. 32, 1989)
Assent date	28 June 1989
Commenced	2 August 1989 (Gaz G30, 2 August 1989, p 5)
Amendment of Energy Pipelines Regulations (SL No. 2, 1989)
Notified	30 June 2000
Commenced	30 June 2000

Northern Territory Repealed Regulations

ENERGY PIPELINES REGULATIONS