Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 207 Gas Act 1965 GAS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1999 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. 2) No. 207, 1999 1 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Gas Regulation 1989 . ˙ Amendment of s 5 (Definitions) 3. Section 5— insert— ‘ “AS/NZS” means a joint Standards Australia and Standards New Zealand standard.’. ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) 4.(1) Schedule 3, sections 4(3)(b) and (c) and 6(4)(a)(ii) and (iii), after ‘AS’— insert— ‘/NZS’. (2) Schedule 3, section 7(4)(a)— omit, insert— ‘(a) under AS 1697 (to the extent it applies to gas distribution pipelines), AS 3723, AS/NZS 4130 and AS/NZS 4131; 2 and’. (3) Schedule 3, sections 7 and 8— 1 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 2 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

s1 3 s4 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 207, 1999 renumber as schedule 3, sections 8 and 7. (4) Schedule 3— insert— ‘ Boral Energy Limited and Beta Net Limited—Maryborough ‘ 9.(1) Boral Energy 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–– (a) the reticulation system in the Hervey Bay gas franchise held jointly by the companies (the “system” ); and (b) Koppers Timber Preservation Pty Ltd (ACN 003 947 680) on the land described as lot 80 on MCH 4889, in the Parish of Vernon, County of March (the “Koppers premises” ); and (c) the Susan River Homestead on the land described as lot 48 on MCH 4152, in the Parish of Walliebum, County of March (the “homestead premises” ). ‘ (2) The pipe must be constructed along the route shown on drawing numbers 10737 rev C, 10714 rev E and 10715 rev G (the “drawings” ) 3 –– • from the point at the intersection of Saltwater Creek Road and Booker Street, Maryborough marked as ‘Start of Maryborough Hervey Bay Link’ on the drawings • along Maryborough to Hervey Bay Road for approximately 29 km to the Hervey Bay district regulator station for the system at the point marked as ‘End of Maryborough Hervey Bay Link’ on the drawings, 830 m south of the intersection of Maryborough to Hervey Bay Road and Urraween Road. ‘ (3) The pipe must include— (a) a lateral pipe along Torbanlea-Pialba Road to the Kopper’s premises; and (b) a service line to the homestead premises. ‘ (4) The companies must acquire title to, or other right to use, the land 3 The drawings are available for inspection free of charge at the department’s office at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s1 4 s4 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 207, 1999 on, over or under which the pipe is to be constructed. ‘ (5) The pipe must be constructed and maintained— (a) under AS 1697 (to the extent it applies to gas distribution pipelines), AS 3723, AS/NZS 4130 and AS/NZS 4131; 4 and (b) in a way consistent with the mitigative measures in an environmental management plan approved by the chief executive. ‘ (6) For subsection (5), the chief executive may approve different environmental management plans for different parts of the pipe. ‘ (7) Any part of the pipe above the ground must be made of steel. ‘ (8) Any other part of the pipe must be made of high density polyethylene PE 100 compound ( “PE 100” ) or steel. ‘ (9) Any part of the pipe made of PE 100 must have— (a) an outside nominal diameter of 110 or 160 mm; and (b) a standard dimension ratio of 11, as worked out under AS/NZS 4130. 5 ‘ (10) 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. ‘ (11) 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 6 must be installed— 4 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 5 Under AS/NZS 4130, paragraph 3.11, ‘standard dimension ratio’ means ‘a nominal ratio of the pipe outside diameter to its wall thickness’. 6 AS 2885 Pipelines–Gas and liquid petroleum

s1 5 s4 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 207, 1999 (i) on each side of a road or watercourse the pipe crosses; and (ii) at least every 300 m along the pipe. ‘ (12) 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. ‘ (13) The route inspection must be carried out in a way decided by the chief executive. ‘ (14) 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) for where the pipe is buried—the pipe’s depth of cover, at 100 m intervals along the pipe. ‘ (15) Open access provisions apply to the pipe, to the extent they are relevant, from the day open access arrangements for the gas distribution sector are implemented under the Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Act1998 . ‘ (16) This authority lapses if the pipe is not constructed and commissioned for operation by 1 June 2000.’.

6 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 207, 1999 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 9 September 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 10 September 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 1999