Pipelines and seafloor cables in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries
40B Pipelines and seafloor cables in marine national parks and marine sanctuaries
S. 40B inserted by No. 40/2002 s. 12.
S. 40B(1) amended by No. 26/2018 s. 94(6).
A consent to a use or development of Crown land involving a pipeline or a seafloor cable must not be granted under the Marine and Coastal Act 2018—
in respect of any part of a marine sanctuary; or
in respect of any part of a marine national park, except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose.
S. 40B(2) amended by No. 10/2010 s. 800(Sch. 6 item 9.3).
A pipeline licence must not be granted under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2010—
in respect of any part of a marine sanctuary; or
in respect of any part of a marine national park, except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose.
S. 40B(3) amended by No. 61/2005 s. 219.
A licence, easement or other authority must not be granted under the Pipelines Act 2005—
in respect of any part of a marine sanctuary; or
in respect of any part of a marine national park, except with the consent of the Minister and subject to any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit to impose.
The Minister must not consent under this section unless—
the Minister has first obtained and considered the advice of the Minister administering the Environment Effects Act 1978; and
the Minister is satisfied that there is no reasonable alternative outside the park.
No. 8083 ss 9, 10.
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