Pipelines Regulation 2023

The annual report must include the following—

for land to which the licence relates—details of—

changes in the ownership of the land, and

contact made with new owners in accordance with AS 2885, and

damage requiring the licensee to make, or pay the costs of, repairs,

a summary of—

measures taken to ensure community awareness of the pipeline and safety issues relating to activities under the licence, and

pipeline surveillance carried out in accordance with AS 2885,

the results of the pipeline surveillance, including information about the following—

the use and effectiveness of one-call systems,

activities of persons other than the licensee that affect or may affect the pipeline,

inspections of tunnels, shafts or valve pits for structural integrity, leaks and operational condition,

access and security for the pipeline and facilities, including locks, gates, fences and vegetation,

the condition and maintenance of warning signs and notices,

the placement of fill on or near the pipeline,

the placement of fencing or lighting, or power or telegraph poles, along the pipeline route,

details of inspections, assessments or monitoring of pipeline integrity carried out in accordance with AS 2885, including details about—

repairs to the pipeline or its coating resulting from the inspection, assessment or monitoring, and

for a pipeline above ground—the condition of its coating, and

for a pipeline below ground—the performance of cathodic protection systems,

details of unplanned or abnormal incidents in the operation of the pipeline that may affect the safety of the pipeline, including the following—

over-pressurisation,

excessive temperature change,

operational disruptions,

equipment failures.

In this section—