Pipelines Regulations 2017

For the purposes of section 30(c) of the Act, an application for a licence to construct and operate a pipeline—

must contain the following prescribed matters—

the Australian Business Number of the applicant;

the telephone number, fax number and email address of the applicant;

the commencement and termination points of the pipeline corridor and the proposed route of the pipeline;

the length of the pipeline;

the proposed maximum allowable operating pressure of the pipeline;

the proposed dates for commencement and completion of construction of the pipeline;

identification of the environmental, social and safety impacts arising from the proposed pipeline and pipeline operation, based on the surrounding current land uses and reasonably foreseeable future land uses;

outline of the measures to be undertaken to control, mitigate and manage identified impacts arising from the proposed pipeline and pipeline operation;

details of alternative pipeline routes considered by the applicant and reasons for selecting the proposed pipeline route in accordance with AS 2885.1—2012;

a comparison of the environmental, social and safety impacts arising from each of the alternative pipeline routes set out in subparagraph (ix) and the proposed pipeline;

details of land ownership and title details (if applicable) for the land through which the proposed pipeline route or corridor is to be constructed;

plans and design specifications of the proposed pipeline including metering stations, aboveground and underground facilities; and

must be signed by the applicant.

For the purposes of section 30(d) of the Act, a map showing the pipeline corridor must be drawn to the prescribed scale of not less than 1:250 000.