Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1998 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1998 No. 204 Gas Act 1965 GAS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1998 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. 204, 1998 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1998 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Gas Regulation 1989 . ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) 3. Schedule 3— insert— ‘ Allgas Energy Ltd—Aubigny ‘ 6.(1) Allgas Energy Ltd ( “Allgas” ) is authorised to construct and maintain a pipe to supply gas to Australia Meat Holdings Pty Limited at its Purrawunda Plant in Cecil Plains Road, Aubigny. ‘ (2) The pipe must be constructed along the route shown on drawing no. DBD/918/1 Rev.A1 1 — • from the Allgas gate station located adjacent to the Oakey compressor station on the Roma to Brisbane gas pipeline at the corner of the Warrego Highway and Kearney Road, Oakey • to the meter station on lot 39 on plan A342670 in the parish of Motley, county of Aubigny. ‘ (3) Allgas 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) in accordance with the following standards— (i) AS 3723—Installation and maintenance of plastics pipe systems for gas; (ii) AS 4130—Polyethylene (PE) pipes, pressure applications; 1 The drawing is held in the department’s offices at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s3 3 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 204, 1998 (iii) AS 4131—Polyethylene (PE) compounds for pressure pipes and fittings; and (b) in a way consistent with the management procedures in the Environmental Management Plan for the Gatton to Gympie Gas Pipeline. 2 ‘ (5) The pipe must be made of steel or, for that part of the pipe below the ground, made of steel or PE 100 compound. ‘ (6) The pipe must have an outside diameter of 110 mm or 168 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) 700 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 must be installed— (i) on each side of a road, railway or creek that the pipe crosses; and (ii) at least every 200 m along the pipe. ‘ (9) Before starting to construct the pipe, Allgas 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— (i) the inspections mentioned in paragraph (a); and 2 This document (identifying number PL00547:0547R050.DOC) is available for inspection free of charge at the department’s office at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s3 4 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 204, 1998 (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) Allgas 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. ‘ (12) This authority lapses if the pipe is not constructed and commissioned for operation by 31 December 1998. ‘ (13) In this section— “cultural resource me ” ans 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 m ” eans 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.’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 16 July 1998. 2. Notified in the gazette on 17 July 1998. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 1998