Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2000 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 2000 No. 336 Gas Act 1965 GAS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 2000 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. 336, 2000 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 2000 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Gas Regulation 1989 . ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) 3. Schedule 3— insert — ‘ Envestra (Qld) Limited—Etna Creek, Rockhampton ‘ 12.(1) Envestra (Qld) Limited ACN 009 760 883 (the “company” ) is authorised to construct and maintain a pipe to supply gas to the Capricornia Correctional Centre, Bruce Highway, Etna Creek, Rockhampton on the land (the “correctional premises” ) described as lot 145 on LN 2427 in the Parish of Fitzroy, County of Livingstone. ‘ (2) The pipe must be constructed along the route shown on drawing numbers 10911/1, 10912/2, 10913, 10914, 10915, 10916 and 10917/3 (the “drawings” ) 1 — • from the point at the intersection of Yaamba Road and Boundary Street, Parkhurst, marked as the start point on the drawings • for approximately 9 312 m along Yaamba Road to the Bruce Highway and along the highway to its intersection with Olives Road • along Olives Road and into the correctional premises to— • the gas measurement meter approximately 100 m south of Olives Road, marked as ‘end point’ on the drawings • a point adjacent to the existing LPG storage tank, approximately 915 m north of Olives Road, marked as ‘end 1 The drawings are available for inspection at the department’s office at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s3 3 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 336, 2000 point to existing jail’ on the drawings. ‘ (3) The company 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 prepared by the company and approved by the chief executive before the construction starts. ‘ (5) The pipe must be made of— (a) for the part of the pipe above the ground—steel; or (b) for the part of the pipe below the ground—medium density polyethylene PE80 compound ( “PE80” ) or steel. ‘ (6) The part of the pipe made of PE80 must have— (a) a nominal outside diameter of either 110 mm or 160 mm; and (b) a standard dimension ratio of 17.6, as worked out under AS/NZS 4130. 3 ‘ (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) 295 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 2 AG 603—Gas Distribution Code AS 1697—Gas transmission and distribution systems AS 37323—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’.

s3 4 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 336, 2000 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 railway, road or watercourse the pipe crosses; and (ii) at least every 300 mm along the pipe. ‘ (9) Before starting to construct the pipe, the company must— (a) inspect the route of the pipe 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. ‘ (10) The inspection mentioned in subsection (9)(a) must be carried out in a way decided by the chief executive. ‘ (11) The company 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. ‘ (12) The Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Act 1998 applies to the pipe. ‘ (13) This authority lapses if the pipe is not constructed and commissioned for operation by 1 February 2002.’. 4 4AS 2885—Pipelines—Gas and liquid petroleum

5 Gas Amendment (No. 2) No. 336, 2000 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 14 December 2000. 2. Notified in the gazette on 15 December 2000. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 2000