Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1997 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1997 No. 276 Gas Act 1965 GAS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1997 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. 2) No. 276, 1997 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1997 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Gas Regulation 1989 . ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) 3.(1) Schedule 3, section 2(12)— omit, insert— ‘ (12) In this section— “premises” means the premises on lot 64 on plan CC 3142 in the parish of Terry, county of Churchill.’. (2) Schedule 3— insert— ‘ Gas Corporation of Queensland Limited and Boral Energy Limited—Coominya ‘ 4.(1) Gas Corporation of Queensland Limited (the “corporation” ) and Boral Energy Limited ( “Boral” ) jointly may construct and maintain a pipe to supply gas to A.F.C. Abattoirs Pty Limited at Coominya. ‘ (2) The pipe must be constructed along the route shown on drawing nos. 10488B-1, 10488A-2 and 10488B-3 held by the department 1 — • from the above ground block valve station, on the Roma to Brisbane pipeline easement, that is adjacent to Staatz Quarry Road near Brightview • for approximately 22 km to the abattoir and meatworks on the premises. ‘ (3) The pipe must be constructed and maintained in accordance with— 1 A drawing held by the department is available for inspection at the head office of the Department of Mines and Energy, 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s3 3 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 276, 1997 (a) AS 3723—Installation and maintenance of plastics pipe systems for gas; and (b) AS 4130—Polyethylene (PE) pipes, pressure applications; and (c) AS 4131—Polyethylene (PE) compounds for pressure pipes and fittings. ‘ (4) The pipe must— (a) have an outside diameter of 110 mm; and (b) be— (i) below ground—steel pipe or pipe manufactured from PE 100 compound; and (ii) above ground—steel pipe. ‘ (5) The pipe must have a maximum allowable operating pressure that is the lesser of— (a) the test pressure divided by 1.4; or (b) 801 kPa. ‘ (6) For the part of the pipe within a road or rail reserve— (a) the pipe must be constructed to a specification and on an alignment approved by the authority having responsibility for the road or rail reserve; and (b) plastic tape with wording indicating a warning of the existence of the pipe must be installed approximately 300 mm below the ground surface above the pipe. ‘ (7) However, subsection (6)(a) does not authorise the pipe to be constructed to a lesser standard than this regulation requires. ‘ (8) Above ground warning signs must be installed— (a) on each side of a road, rail or creek crossing; and (b) within the limits of the built-up area in the town of Coominya—at least every 100 m along the pipe; and (c) in other areas—at least every 200 m along the pipe. ‘ (9) The pipe must be constructed and maintained in a way consistent with the Code of Practice contained in the department’s Interim Policy on

s3 4 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 276, 1997 Environmental Management for Activities under Petroleum Tenures. ‘ (10) The corporation and Boral must take all reasonable steps to acquire any land, easements, or rights of way over road or rail reserves, on, over or under which the pipe is to be constructed. ‘ (11) 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 in the State. ‘ (12) Within 3 months after the pipe is constructed, the corporation and Boral must give the department drawings showing— (a) the surveyed route of the pipe in relation to property boundaries, easements, and road and rail reserves; and (b) the pipe’s depth of cover; and (c) a description of the lands on, over or under which the pipe has been constructed. ‘ (13) This authority lapses if the pipe is not constructed and commissioned for operation by 30 June 1998. ‘ (14) In this section— “premises” means the premises on lots 1 and 2 on RP 867653 in the parish of Wivenhoe, county of Cavendish.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 28 August 1997. 2. Notified in the gazette on 29 August 1997. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 1997