Gas and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999 (Qld)

Queensland Subordinate Legislation 1999 No. 294 Gas Act 1965 Petroleum Act 1923 GAS AND PETROLEUM LEGISLATION AMENDMENT REGULATION (No. 2) 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF GAS REGULATION 1989 2 Regulation amended in pt 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3 Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PART 3—AMENDMENT OF PETROLEUM REGULATION 1966 4 Regulation amended in pt 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5 Amendment of sch 3 (Pipeline licences—ss 69(2)(a) and 70 and part 8 of the Act) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

s1 2 s3 Gas and Petroleum Legislation Amendment No. 294, 1999 (No. 2) PART 1—PRELIMINARY ˙ Short title 1. This regulation may be cited as the Gas and Petroleum Legislation Amendment Regulation (No. 2) 1999 . PART 2—AMENDMENT OF GAS REGULATION 1989 ˙ Regulation amended in pt 2 2. This part amends the Gas Regulation 1989 . ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Authorised pipes) 3. Schedule 3— insert— ‘ Brisbane City Council—Chandler, Brisbane ‘ 10.(1) The Brisbane City Council (the “council” ) is authorised to construct and maintain a pipe to supply gas to the swimming pool building in the Sleeman Sporting Complex, Tilley Road, Chandler on the land described as lot 2 on RP 180303, in the Parish of Tingalpa, County of Stanley (the “swimming pool premises” ). ‘ (2) The pipe must be constructed along the route shown on drawing number K.10/99/00 (the “drawing” ) 1 — • from the point at the blower shed on land described as lot 3 on RP 165961, Parish of Tingalpa, County of Stanley marked as the start point on the drawing • for approximately 700 m to the boiler in the swimming pool 1 The drawing is available for inspection free of charge at the department’s office at 61 Mary Street, Brisbane.

s3 3 s3 Gas and Petroleum Legislation Amendment No. 294, 1999 (No. 2) premises marked as the end point on the drawing. ‘ (3) The council 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 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 approved by the chief executive. ‘ (5) Any part of the pipe above the ground must be made of steel. ‘ (6) Any other part of the pipe must be made of high density polyethylene PE 80 compound ( “PE 80” ) or steel. ‘ (7) Any part of the pipe made of PE 80 must have— (a) an outside nominal diameter of 160 mm; and (b) a standard dimension ratio of 11, as worked out under AS/NZS 4130. 3 ‘ (8) The maximum allowable operating pressure of the pipe is the lesser of— (a) the test pressure in kilopascals divided by 1.4; or (b) 200 kPa. ‘ (9) 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 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 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 and Petroleum Legislation Amendment No. 294, 1999 (No. 2) (b) above ground warning signs that comply with AS 2885 4 must be installed— (i) on each side of a road or watercourse that the pipe crosses; and (ii) at least every 200 m along the pipe. ‘ (10) The council 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. ‘ (11) The open access provisions of the GasPipelinesAccess(Queensland)Act1998 apply to the pipe, to the extent they are relevant, from the day natural gas is transported in the pipe. ‘ (12) This authority lapses if the pipe is not constructed and commissioned for operation by 1 July 2001. ‘ (13) In this section— “natural gas” see Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Law , section 2. 5 ’. 4 AS 2885 Pipelines—Gas and liquid petroleum 5 Gas Pipelines Access (Queensland) Law , section 2— ‘ “natural gas” means a substance— (a) which is in a gaseous state at standard temperature and pressure and which consists of naturally occurring hydrocarbons, or a naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbons, the principal constituent of which is methane; and (b) which has been processed to be suitable for consumption.’

s4 5 s5 Gas and Petroleum Legislation Amendment No. 294, 1999 (No. 2) PART 3—AMENDMENT OF PETROLEUM REGULATION 1966 ˙ Regulation amended in pt 3 4. This part amends the Petroleum Regulation 1966 . ˙ Amendment of sch 3 (Pipeline licences—ss 69(2)(a) and 70 and part 8 of the Act) 5. Schedule 3— insert— ‘Proposed pipeline licence no. 63 (Myall Creek to Beranga South pipeline)’. ENDNOTES 1. Made by the Governor in Council on 25 November 1999. 2. Notified in the gazette on 26 November 1999. 3. Laid before the Legislative Assembly on . . . 4. The administering agency is the Department of Mines and Energy. © State of Queensland 1999