Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1997 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1997 No. 474 Gas Act 1965 GAS AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 3) 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. 3) No. 474, 1997 ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gas Amendment Regulation (No. 3) 1997 . ˙ Regulation amended 2. This regulation amends the Gas Regulation 1989 . ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) 3. Schedule 3— insert— ˙ ‘ Mount Isa Mines Limited and North West Energy Pty Ltd—Mount Isa ‘ 5.(1) Mount Isa Mines Limited and North West Energy Pty Ltd (the “companies” ) are jointly authorised to construct and maintain a pipe to supply gas to the operator of the Mica Creek Power Station. ‘ (2) The pipe must be constructed along the route shown from point A (also shown as the above ground insulation joint no. IJ601 on drawing no. BI-MS-MIC-Q-004 Rev.F) to point D on drawing no. 1016-GGS-01 Rev.E. 1 ‘ (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 in accordance with— (a) the following standards— (i) AS 1697—Gas transmission and distribution systems (so far as the standard applies to gas distribution pipelines); (ii) AS 2885—Pipelines—Gas and liquid petroleum; (iii) ASME B31.3—Chemical plant and petroleum refinery piping; and (b) the Code of Practice contained in the department’s Interim Policy 1 Both drawings are held in the department’s offices at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s3 3 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 3) No. 474, 1997 on Environmental Management for Activities under Petroleum Tenures. 2 ‘ (5) The pipes in the pipe must be manufactured— (a) of materials at least equivalent to grade B materials within the meaning of American Petroleum Institute specification 5L (Specification for line pipe); and (b) in a way that complies with that specification or an equivalent specification. ‘ (6) The pipes in the pipe must be of 1 of the following diameters and wall thicknesses— (a) a 508 mm outside diameter with a 15.09 mm wall thickness; (b) a 457 mm outside diameter with a 14.27 mm wall thickness; (c) a 323.9 mm outside diameter with a 10.31 mm wall thickness; (d) a 273 mm outside diameter with a 9.27 mm wall thickness; (e) a 219.1 mm outside diameter with a 8.18 mm wall thickness; (f) a 168.3 mm outside diameter with a 7.11 mm wall thickness; (g) a 114.3 mm outside diameter with a 6.02 mm wall thickness. ‘ (7) The maximum allowable operating pressure for the pipe at point A is 3 300 kPa at a temperature of 85° C. ‘ (8) The following signs must be installed or affixed at least every 30 m along the pipe— (a) for the part of the pipe below the ground—above ground warning signs, that comply with AS 2885, installed along the route of the pipe; (b) for the part of the pipe above the ground—adhesive signs worded ‘HIGH PRESSURE GAS PIPELINE’ affixed to the pipe. ‘ (9) 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, 2 The interim policy is available for inspection at the department’s offices at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s3 4 s3 Gas Amendment (No. 3) No. 474, 1997 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; and (d) general construction details of the pipe. ‘ (10) The companies must, before the pipe is commissioned, prepare an emergency response manual for the pipe. ‘ (11) The emergency response manual must detail— (a) the action to be taken if— (i) gas from the pipe escapes or ignites; or (ii) anyone is injured as a result of an incident associated with the operation of the pipe, or the use of gas from the pipe; or (iii) there is any other emergency associated with the pipe’s operation; and (b) the persons responsible for taking the action. ‘ (12) The companies must ensure the emergency response manual is complied with, and is updated as necessary. ‘ (13) The companies must not operate the pipe until it has been tested as required by the standards mentioned in subsection (4)(a). ‘ (14) The companies must, within 1 month after the tests are completed, give the chief executive a copy of the hydrostatic testing program and test results. ‘ (15) This authority lapses if the pipe is not constructed and commissioned for operation by 1 December 1998. ‘ (16) In this section— “Mica Creek Power Station” means the power station situated on ML 8058.’.

5 Gas Amendment (No. 3) No. 474, 1997 ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 18 December 1997. 2. Notified in the gazette on 19 December 1997. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 1997