Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 59 Gas Act 1965 GAS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

s1 2 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 59, 1999 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 1999 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Gas Regulation 1989 . ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) 3. Schedule 3— insert— ‘ Boral Energy Limited and Beta Net Limited—Riverview ‘ 7.(1) Boral Energy Limited and Beta Net Limited (the “companies” ) are jointly authorised to construct and maintain a pipe to supply gas to— • the Brisbane City Council asphalt plant at 2 Kenneth Street, Riverview (the “BCC premises” ) • the Salvation Army Riverview Gardens Retirement Village at 25 Endeavour Road, Riverview (the “Salvation Army premises” ). ‘ (2) The pipe must be constructed along the route shown on drawing no. 10553 Rev.2 1 from the companies’ gate station located in Riverview Road, Riverview to— • the meter station within the BCC premises • the meter station within the Salvation Army premises. ‘ (3) The companies must acquire title to, or other right to use, the land on, over or under which the pipe is to be constructed. ‘ (4) The pipe must be constructed and maintained— 1 The drawing is available for inspection free of charge at the department’s offices at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s3 3 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 59, 1999 (a) in accordance with AS 1697 (as far as it applies to gas distribution pipelines), AS 3723, AS 4130 and AS 4131; 2 and (b) in a way consistent with the mitigative measures in the companies’ Environmental Management General Plan. 3 ‘ (5) The pipe must be made of steel or, for that part of the pipe below the ground, made of steel or PE 80 compound. ‘ (6) The pipe must have an outside diameter of 110 mm or 160 mm. ‘ (7) The maximum allowable operating pressure of the pipe is the lesser of— (a) the test pressure in kilopascals divided by 1.4; or (b) 200 kPa. ‘ (8) Along the route of the pipe— (a) for the part of the pipe below the ground—plastic tape with wording warning of the existence of the pipe must be installed approximately 300 mm below the ground surface; and (b) above ground warning signs that comply with AS 2885 4 must be installed— (i) on each side of a road that the pipe crosses; and (ii) at least every 200 m along the pipe. ‘ (9) Before starting to construct the pipe, the companies must— (a) inspect the route of the pipe to identify— (i) any cultural resources; and (ii) any locally or regionally significant plants; and (b) give the chief executive a report detailing— 2 AS 1697 Gas transmission and distribution systems AS 3723 Installation and maintenance of plastics pipe systems for gas AS 4130 Polyethylene (PE) pipes, pressure applications AS 4131 Polyethylene (PE) compounds for pressure pipes and fittings 3 This document (identifying number RIV–01–99) is available for inspection free of charge at the department’s office at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane. 4 AS 2885 Pipelines–Gas and liquid petroleum

s3 4 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 59, 1999 (i) the inspections mentioned in paragraph (a); and (ii) proposed procedures for managing the protection of identified resources or plants. ‘ (10) The inspection mentioned in subsection (9)(a)(i) must be carried out in a way decided by the chief executive. ‘ (11) The companies must, within 3 months after the pipe is commissioned, give the chief executive drawings showing— (a) the surveyed route of the pipe in relation to property boundaries, buildings and other structures, easements, and road reserves; and (b) a description of the land on, over or under which the pipe has been constructed; and (c) if the pipe is buried—the pipe’s depth of cover, at 100 m intervals along the pipe. ‘ (12) This authority lapses if the pipe is not constructed and commissioned for operation by 31 August 1999. ‘ (13) Open access provisions apply to the pipe, to the extent that they are relevant, from the day open access arrangements for the gas distribution sector are implemented under the Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Act1998 . ‘ (14) In this section— “cultural resource” means a place or object that has anthropological, archaeological, historical, scientific, spiritual or sociological significance or value, including significance or value under Aboriginal tradition or Island custom. “significant plant” means a plant species or community of plants that— (a) is rare, vulnerable or endangered; or (b) the chief executive decides has conservational, educational, historical, recreational or scientific value.’.

5 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 59, 1999 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 8 April 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 9 April 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 1999