Petroleum Pipelines (Environment) Regulations 2012 (WA)

Western Australia Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 Petroleum Pipelines (Environment) Regulations 2012 Western Australia Petroleum Pipelines (Environment) Regulations 2012 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Object of regulations 1 4. Terms used 2 5. References to pipeline activity 5 Part 2 — Environment plans Division 1 — Requirement for environment plan 6. Approved environment plan required for pipeline activity 6 7. Pipeline activity must comply with approved environment plan 6 8. Pipeline activity must not continue if new or increased environmental impact or environmental risk identified 7 Division 2 — Approval of environment plan 9. Submission of environment plan 7 10. Time limit for approving or not approving environment plan 8 11. Approval of environment plan 8 12. Approval of oil spill contingency plan submitted in accordance with condition imposed by Minister 11 Division 3 — Contents of environment plan 13. Contents of environment plan 12 14. Environmental assessment 12 15. Implementation strategy for environment plan 14 16. Monitoring, recording and reporting arrangements 16 17. Other information in environment plan 17 Division 4 — Revision of environment plan 18. Revision because of a change, or proposed change, of circumstances or pipeline activity 18 19. Revision required by Minister 19 20. Revision every 5 years 20 21. Form of proposed revision 21 22. Approval of revised environment plan 21 23. Additional requirement for revision of oil spill contingency plan 22 24. Effect of non‑approval of proposed revision 23 Division 5 — Withdrawal of approval of environment plan 25. Withdrawal of approval of environment plan 23 26. Steps to be taken before withdrawal of approval 24 27. Withdrawal of approval not affected by other provisions 25 Part 3 — Incidents, reports and records 28. Notifying reportable incidents 26 29. Written report of reportable incidents 26 30. Written report of recordable incidents 27 31. Storage of records 28 32. Making records available 29 Part 4 — Environmental requirements 33. Monitoring and reporting on emissions and discharges 31 34. Application of chemical dispersant to oil spills 32 Part 5 — Operators of pipeline activities 35. Term used: contact details 33 36. Requirement for, and notification of, operator 33 37. Operator to give details 33 38. No requirement to give information more than once 35 39. Minister may decline to consider submission if information not given 35 40. Minister to keep register 35 Part 6 — Transitional provisions 41. Terms used 37 42. Environmental management plans in force before commencement day 37 43. Environmental management plans submitted before commencement day 39 44. Pipeline activities for which no environmental management plan in force before commencement day 39 Notes Compilation table 41 Western Australia Petroleum Pipelines Act 1969 Petroleum Pipelines (Environment) Regulations 2012