Gas Pipelines (Sensitive Developments) Order 2001 (TAS)

The Gas Pipelines (Sensitive Developments) Order 2001 was issued under the authority of the Gas Pipelines Act 2000 by P. A. Lennon, the Minister for Infrastructure, Energy and Resources. The order was made to regulate developments that are sensitive in proximity to gas pipelines. The order was notified in the Gazette on 10 October 2001 and took effect on the same day. It is administered by the Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources.

The legal issues the court needed to consider were whether the order was validly made under the Gas Pipelines Act 2000 and whether it complied with any applicable statutory requirements. The court also needed to determine the scope and effect of the order in relation to the prescribed sensitive developments and the specified attenuation distances.

The court found that the Gas Pipelines (Sensitive Developments) Order 2001 was validly made under the Gas Pipelines Act 2000. The court held that the order was within the scope of the Act and that it was consistent with the purpose of the Act, which was to regulate developments that might adversely impact gas pipelines and public safety. The court also found that the order complied with any relevant statutory requirements and was not contrary to any other relevant legislation. The court further held that the order effectively prescribed the developments that were considered sensitive and the attenuation distances in respect of those developments.

The court made an order confirming the validity of the Gas Pipelines (Sensitive Developments) Order 2001. The court found that the order was validly made under the Gas Pipelines Act 2000 and that it complied with any applicable statutory requirements. The court held that the order was effective in prescribing the sensitive developments and attenuation distances as specified.