New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PIPELINES ACT 1967

- As at 17 May 2022 
- Act 90 of 1967 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act and commencement
   2.      (Repealed)
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Delegation of functions
   4A.     (Repealed)
   5.      Application of Act
   5A.     Minister may require certain pipelines to be licensed
   5B.     Information concerning unlicensed pipelines

   PART 1A - PIPELINE COMMITTEES

   5C.     Constitution of pipeline committees
   5D.     Functions of pipelines committees

   PART 2 - AUTHORITIES TO SURVEY

           Division 1 - Authorities to survey

   5E.     Applications for authorities to survey
   5F.     Grant of authority
   5G.     Term and conditions of authority
   5H.     Rights conferred by authority to survey

           Division 2 - (Repealed)
           None

   PART 3 - LICENCES

   11.     Construction and operation of pipelines
   12.     Application for licence
   13.     Manner of making applications for licences
   13A.    Amendment of application for licence by inclusion or exclusion of lands
   13B.    Amendment of application for licence in other cases
   14.     Grant of licence
   15.     Conditions of licence
   16.     Cyber security requirements
   16A.    Cyber security directions
   16B.    Licence conditions--cyber security
   17.     Duration, review and effect of licence
   18.     Variation of licence area
   19.     Grant of application for variation
   20.     Plan to be lodged with Registrar-General
   21.     Vesting of lands or easements in licensee
   21A.    Extinguishment of easements etc after variation of licence area
   22.     Availability of certain land etc for compulsory acquisition
   22A.    Compensation
   23.     Directions as to the conveyance of substances
   24.     Ceasing to operate pipeline
   25.     Consent to commencement or resumption of pipeline operations
   26.     Waste or escape of substances from pipelines
   27.     Marking of route of pipeline and maintenance etc of property
   28.     Directions
   29.     Compliance with directions
   30.     Variation of, and exemption from, licence conditions etc
   31.     Surrender of licences
   31A.    Inquiries into matters relating to pipelines
   31B.    Evidence at inquiry
   32.     Cancellation of licences for breach of conditions, this Act or the regulations or non-payment of amounts due
   33.     Cancellation of licence in public interest
   33A.    Extinguishment of easements etc after surrender or cancellation of licence
   34.     Cancellation of licences not affected by other provisions
   35.     Removal of property etc by licensee
   36.     Powers of Minister where direction under section 35 not complied with
   37.     Licence fees
   38.     Penalty for late payment
   39.     Fees and penalties debts due to the Crown
   40.     Certain provisions of Local Government Act 1993 not to apply to pipelines

   PART 4 - REGISTRATION OF LICENCES

   41.     Register of licences to be kept
   42.     Approval and registration of transfers
   43.     Entries in register on devolution of rights of registered holder
   44.     Interests not to be created etc except by instruments in writing
   45.     Approval and registration of instruments creating etc interests
   46.     True consideration to be shown
   47.     Minister not concerned with certain matters
   48.     Power of Minister to require information as to proposed dealings
   49.     Production and inspection of books, records and documents
   50.     Inspection of register and documents
   50A.    Pipeline searches
   51.     Evidentiary provisions
   52.     Rectification of register
   53.     Minister not liable for certain actions
   54.     Offences

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   55.     (Repealed)
   56.     Notice of grants of licences etc to be publicised
   57.     Judicial notice
   58.     Service
   58A.    Directions by the Minister
   59.     Inspectors
   60.     Powers of inspectors
   60A.    Stop notices
   60B.    Appeals to Land and Environment Court against stop notices
   60C.    Inspectors not liable for certain acts etc
   61.     Creation of easements in favour of licensees
   62.     (Repealed)
   63.     Theft of substances from pipelines
   64.     Damaging etc pipelines etc
   65.     Continuing offences
   66.     (Repealed)
   67.     Proceedings for offences
   68.     Prosecution of offences
   69.     Regulations
   70.     Savings, transitional and other provisions
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