Petroleum Act Amendment Act 1985 (Qld)

1546 Que nSIatub Fuarr. ANNO TRICESIMO QUARTO ELIZABETHAE SECUNDAE REGINAE No. 101 of 1985 An Act to amend the Petroleum Act 1923-1983 in certain particulars [ASSENTED TO 13TH DECEMBER, 1985]

Petroleum Act Amendment Act 1985, No. 101 1547 BE IT ENACTED by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:- 1. Short title and citation . (1) This Act may be cited as the Petroleum Act Amendment Act 1985. (2) In this Act, the Petroleum Act 1923-1983 is referred to as the Principal Act. (3) The Principal Act as amended by this Act may be cited as the Petroleum Act 1923-1985. 2. Amendment of s. 3 . Interpretation . Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended by- (a) inserting after the definition "Crude oil" the following definition:- "Declared pipeline"-a petroleum product pipeline within the meaning of subsection (3) of section 45F that is the subject of an Order in Council made under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 45F;"; (b) in the definition "License" inserting after the word "pipeline" the words "or declared pipeline". 3. New section 45F . The Principal Act is amended by inserting after section 45E the following section:- "45F. Petroleum product pipelines . (1) For the purposes of encouraging, facilitating and regulating the construction of a petroleum product pipeline, the Governor in Council may make an Order in Council pursuant to this section and such order- (a) may declare that the provisions of subsection (2) to subsection (4) (both inclusive) of section 45, and the provisions of sections 45A to 45E (both inclusive) shall apply in respect of a petroleum product pipeline identified in the Order in Council notwithstanding that it is not a pipeline as defined in section 3; (b) may be in respect of a petroleum product pipeline being constructed or proposed or contemplated; (c) shall contain a description, sufficient in the opinion of the Governor in Council to identify the same, of the lands on, over, or under which the pipeline is being constructed or which it is proposed or contemplated to construct the pipeline: Such description may be by means of, or supplemented by, a plan; (d) shall take effect from the date of its publication in the Gazette. (2) Where an Order in Council is issued pursuant to this section the provisions specified in paragraph (a) of subsection

1548 Petroleum Act Amendment Act 1985, No. 101 (1) shall apply in respect of the petroleum product pipeline identified in the Order in Council as if it were a pipeline as defined in section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 45 shall have effect as if the word "petroleum" were a reference to a petroleum product. (3) In this section- "petroleum product" means a product that wholly or substantially consists of or is wholly or substantially derived from hydrocarbons and that is not petroleum as defined in section 3; and "petroleum product pipeline" means a system of pipes used for conveying a petroleum product and all ancillary equipment and works connected therewith such as tanks, reservoirs, pumps, loading facilities, structures supporting the line, pump houses, and apparatus to afford protection against corrosion.".