Commonwealth Numbered Acts

PETROLEUM AND MINERALS AUTHORITY ACT 1973 No. 43, 1974 - SECT 54

54. (1) The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this
Act, prescribing all matters which, by this Act, are required or permitted to
be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act, and, in
particular-

   (a)  making provision for or in relation to the closing of any pipes
        forming part of a pipeline of the Authority;

   (b)  making provision for and in relation to the depositing with the
        prescribed authority of a State or Territory, for public information,
        of plans showing-

        (i)    the route of any pipe or system of pipes that the Authority
               proposes to construct in that State or Territory; and

        (ii)   the site on which the Authority proposes to install any
               equipment or construct any structures in that State or
               Territory in relation to such a pipe or system of pipes; and

   (c)  prescribing penalties, not exceeding a fine of $200 or imprisonment
        for a period not exceeding 6 months, or both, for offences against the
        regulations.

(2) Without limiting the generality of sub-section (1), the regulations that
may be made under that sub-section include regulations making provision with
respect to the manner of carrying on the operations of the Authority and for
ensuring the safety of those operations and of persons engaged on those
operations.

(3) The regulations may make provision of a kind referred to in sub-section
(2) by providing for the application to or in relation to the Authority, with
or without modifications, of any provisions of, or of any orders or directions
under, a law of Australia or of a State or Territory as in force at a
particular time or as in force from time to time.
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