Trans-Territory Pipeline and Blacktip Gas Projects (Special Provisions) Act 2005

(1) If the Minister administering this Act declares, by notice in the Gazette, that this Act ceases to operate on and after a specified date, being a date not earlier than the date of the notice, this Act expires on that date.

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

Blacktip Gas Project means the project for the construction and operation of all of the following facilities:

consortium, in relation to a Project, means the person, or a group of persons, responsible for one or both of the following:

(b) operating any of those facilities after they have been constructed,

and includes the following:

(d) the successors and assignees of the person, the group or a member of the group;

(e) a contractor or any other person acting for or on behalf of the person, the group or a person mentioned in paragraph (c) or (d) in connection with constructing or operating the facilities of the Project.

facilities means:

(a) for the Blacktip Gas Project – the facilities mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of the definition of Blacktip Gas Project; or

(b) for the Trans-Territory Pipeline Project – the facilities mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) of the definition of Trans-Territory Pipeline Project.

pipeline has the same meaning as in the Energy Pipelines Act 1981.

Project means the Blacktip Gas Project or the Trans-Territory Pipeline Project.

road has the same meaning as in the Control of Roads Act 1953.

Trans-Territory Pipeline means a pipeline from Wadeye to Gove.

Trans-Territory Pipeline Project means the project for the construction and operation of the following facilities:

waterway has the same meaning as in the Water Act 1992.

(1) Despite any other law of the Territory, the consortium for the Trans-Territory Pipeline Project may construct and operate the Trans-Territory Pipeline across a road.

(a) with the written approval of the Minister administering the Control of Roads Act 1953 (except Part IV) (the Transport Minister); and

(3) For subsection (2)(b), the Transport Minister may specify any conditions that the Transport Minister considers appropriate, including any of the following:

(a) the installation, operation and maintenance of safety devices for the crossing;

(b) the construction, use and maintenance of the road at and on either side of the crossing.

(a) the Territory may take any action necessary to give effect to the condition; and

(b) the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Territory in taking that action are recoverable as a debt due to the Territory from the consortium.

(1) Despite any other law of the Territory, but subject to subsection (6), the consortium for the Trans-Territory Pipeline Project may construct and operate the Trans-Territory Pipeline across a waterway.

(a) prevent, restrict or interfere with the passage of vessels on the waterway;

(3) Despite subsection (2), the consortium may do any of the things mentioned in subsection (2)(a), (b) or (c):

(a) with the written approval of the Minister administering the Water Act 1992 (the Water Minister); and

(4) For subsection (3)(b), the Water Minister may specify any conditions that the Water Minister considers appropriate.

(a) the Territory may take any action necessary to give effect to the condition; and

(b) the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Territory in taking that action are recoverable as a debt due to the Territory from the consortium.

(6) This section has effect subject to any requirement under a law of the Commonwealth that must be satisfied before the Territory may grant the consortium a right in relation to crossing a waterway.