Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2000 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2000 No. 217 Gas Act 1965 GAS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 1) 2000 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Regulation amended . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of s 5 (Definitions) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

s1 2 s4 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 217, 2000 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2000 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Gas Regulation 1989 . ˙ Amendment of s 5 (Definitions) 3. Section 5— insert— ‘ “AG 603” means AG 603 Gas Distribution Code published by the Australian Gas Association ACN 004 206 044.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) 4. Schedule 3— insert— ‘ Origin Energy Retail Limited and Beta Net Limited—Maryborough ‘ 11.(1) Origin Energy Retail Limited ACN 078 868 425 and Beta Net Limited ACN 009 760 883 (the “companies”) are jointly authorised to construct and maintain a pipe to supply gas to the Susan River Plantation on the land (the “plantation premises” ) described as lot 84 on SP103046 in the Parish of Walliebum, County of March. ‘ (2) The pipe must be constructed along the route shown on drawing no. 10882 (the “drawing” ) 1 — • from the point on the Maryborough to Hervey Bay gas pipeline located approximately 100 m north along the Maryborough Hervey Bay Road from the Susan River Bridge opposite the plantation premises, marked as the start point on the drawing; 1 The drawing is available for inspection at the department’s office at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s4 3 s4 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 217, 2000 • for approximately 200 m across the Maryborough Hervey Bay Road into the plantation premises to the gas measurement meter located approximately 1 m inside the property boundary of the plantation premises, marked as the end point on the drawing. ‘ (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— (a) under AG 603, AS 1697 (to the extent it applies to gas distribution pipelines), AS 3723, AS/NZS 4130 and AS/NZS 4131; 2 and (b) in a way consistent with the mitigative measures in an environmental management plan approved by the chief executive. ‘ (5) Any part of the pipe above the ground must be made of steel. ‘ (6) Any other part of the pipe must be made of high density polyethylene PE 100 compound ( “PE 100” ) or steel. ‘ (7) Any part of the pipe made of PE 100 must have— (a) an outside nominal diameter of 40 mm; and (b) a standard dimension ratio of 9, as worked out under AS/NZS 4130. 3 ‘ (8) The maximum allowable operating pressure of the pipe is the lesser of— (a) the test pressure in kilopascals divided by 1.4; or (b) 730 kPa. ‘ (9) Along the route of the pipe— 2 AG 603 Gas Distribution Code AS 1697 Gas transmission and distribution systems AS 3723 Installation and maintenance of plastics pipe systems for gas AS/NZS 4130 Polyethylene (PE) pipes, pressure applications AS/NZS 4131 Polyethylene (PE) compounds for pressure pipes and fittings 3 Under AS/NZS 4130, paragraph 3.11, ‘standard dimension ratio’ means ‘a nominal ratio of the pipe outside diameter to its wall thickness’.

s4 4 s4 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 217, 2000 (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 or watercourse the pipe crosses; and (ii) at least every 100 m along the pipe. ‘ (10) Before starting to construct the pipe, the companies must— (a) inspect the route of the pipe (the “route inspection” ) to identify any–– (i) cultural resources; and (ii) locally or regionally significant plants; and (b) give the chief executive a report detailing— (i) the inspections mentioned in paragraph (a); and (ii) proposed procedures for managing the protection of identified resources or plants. ‘ (11) The route inspection must be carried out in a way decided by the chief executive. ‘ (12) 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) where the pipe is buried—the pipe’s depth of cover at 100 m intervals along the pipe. ‘ (13) Open access provisions apply to the pipe. ‘ (14) This authority lapses if the pipe is not constructed and commissioned for operation by 1 June 2001.’. 4 AS 2885 Pipelines––Gas and liquid petroleum

5 Gas Amendment (No. 1) No. 217, 2000 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 17 August 2000. 2. Notified in the gazette on 18 August 2000. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 2000