Gas Standards (Gas Supply and System Safety) Regulations 2000 (WA)

Western Australia Gas Standards Act 1972 Gas Standards (Gas Supply and System Safety) Regulations 2000 Western Australia Gas Standards (Gas Supply and System Safety) Regulations 2000 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 Part 2 — Standards for gas supplied Division 1 — General standard for gas pressure 4. Operating pressure of gas supplied to consumers, undertakers' duties as to 6 Division 2 — Standards for natural gas 5. Undertakers' duties as to quality of gas supplied to consumers 7 6. Odorising natural gas 8 Division 3 — Standards for LPG 7. Undertakers' duties as to quality of LPG supplied to consumers 8 9. Odorising LPG 10 12. Undertakers' duties as to supplying mixed LPG for propulsion purposes 10 13. Undertakers' duties as to supplying LPG through distribution system 11 Part 3 — Metering 14. Term used: commencement 13 15. Operating requirements for master meters 13 16. Replacement of master meters 14 17. Alternative requirements to r. 15 or 16, approval of 14 Part 3A — Entry and commingling of gas of different qualities Division 1 — Preliminary 17A. Terms used 15 Division 2 — Approved plan 17B. When approved plan is required 17 17C. Management plan for distribution system, content of 18 17D. Management plan to be submitted for approval 21 17E. Management plan, approval of etc. 22 17F. Approved plan, amendment or replacement of 23 17G. Approved plan, Director may direct to be amended 24 17H. Approved plan, effect of 25 Division 3 — Determination of heating value of gas 17I. HHV zone or zones, network operator's duties to establish etc. 25 17J. Heating value of gas, network operator's duties to determine etc. 27 Part 4 — Distribution system safety Division 1 — Obligations related to the carrying out of prescribed activities 18. Prescribed activities, network operator's duties as to 29 20. Compliance with r. 18, compliance with accepted safety case is evidence of 30 21. Prescribed activities, duties of people carrying out 30 22. Major activities, network operator to notify Director of proposed 30 23. Employees etc., duties of network operator etc. to inform etc. 32 24. Threats to safety of people or property, network operator's duties to investigate etc. 33 Division 2 — Decommissioning 25. Terms used 33 26. Notice of proposal to cease operating 34 26A. Requirement to decommission inoperative distribution system 35 26B. Decommissioning inoperative distribution system 36 26C. Exemptions 37 26D. Report on decommissioning 38 Division 3 — Safety case provisions 27. Safety case, network operator to submit to Director and content of 38 28. Exemption from s. 27(2) 39 29. Guidelines to preparation of safety case, Director may issue 39 30. Nominated auditor, nominating etc. 39 31. Certification of safety case by nominated auditor 40 32. Assessment and approval of safety case by Director 41 33. Certification of approved safety case by nominated auditor 42 34. Acceptance or rejection of safety case by Director 42 35. When accepted safety case ceases to have effect; Director to be notified of implementation of safety case 43 36. Accepted safety case, duration of after implementation 44 37. Accepted safety case, effect of 44 38. Accepted safety case, periodical audit of 44 39. Accepted safety case, amending 45 40. Director may require accepted safety case to be amended 46 41. Records about accepted safety case, network operator's duties as to 46 Division 4 — Notification, investigation and reporting of incidents 42. Terms used 47 43. Which incidents have to be notified to Director 48 44. Network operator to investigate and report on notifiable incidents 49 45. Investigation of notifiable incidents by Director 50 46. Site of notifiable incident not to be disturbed in some cases 50 47. Gas incidents, reporting requirements for 51 Part 5 — Gas plant safety 48. Application of Part 52 49. Safety case, plant operator to submit to Director and content of 52 50. Exemption from r. 49(1) 52 51. Guidelines to preparation of safety case, Director may issue 52 52. Nominated auditor, nominating etc. 52 53. Certification of safety case by nominated auditor 53 54. Assessment and acceptance or rejection of safety case by Director 54 55. Rejected safety case to be modified 55 56. Assessment and acceptance or rejection of modified safety case 55 57. Director may determine safety case for gas plant in some cases 55 58. When accepted safety case has effect 56 59. Gas plant not to be operated without accepted safety case 56 60. Accepted safety case, effect of 57 61. Accepted safety case, periodical audit of 57 62. Accepted safety case, amending 58 63. Director may require accepted safety case to be amended 59 64. Records about accepted safety case, plant operator's duties as to 59 Part 6 — Review of decisions 65. Terms used 61 66. Decisions to which this Part applies 61 67. Review by Director, application for 62 68. Review panel, Director may convene 62 69. Procedure on review 62 70. Costs 63 Schedule 1 — Odorant levels for various gases, vapours and types of odorant Schedule 3 — Requirements for gas plant safety case Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Term used: gas incident 65 2. Performance standards, requirement as to 65 Part 2 — Content of safety case 3. Manager etc. of gas plant to be specified 65 4. Person responsible for safety case etc. to be specified 66 5. Plant description, requirements as to 66 6. Formal safety assessment, requirements as to 66 7. Safety management system to be specified 67 8. Gas incidents, procedure for reporting to be specified 67 9. Address where records kept to be specified 67 Part 3 — Content of safety management system 10. Safety policy, requirements as to 67 11. Organisational structure and responsibilities to be specified 67 12. Published technical codes etc. which will apply to be specified 68 13. Means of ensuring adequacy of design, construction etc. 68 14. Control systems which will be used to be specified 68 15. Critical equipment etc. to be specified 69 16. Response plan for emergencies to be specified 69 17. Emergency communications systems to be specified 69 18. Internal monitoring etc. processes etc. to be specified 70 19. Gas incidents, performance standards for recording etc. to be specified 70 20. Staff skills etc., systems to ensure to be specified 70 Schedule 4 — Sub‑networks Notes Compilation table 73 Defined terms Western Australia Gas Standards Act 1972 Gas Standards (Gas Supply and System Safety) Regulations 2000