New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

PIPELINES REGULATION 2005 - REG 38

38 Reports of accidents

(1) If a person is killed or injured by reason of an accident involving the construction, maintenance or operation of a pipeline, the licensee must cause written notice of that fact to be sent to the Director-General:

(a) within 24 hours, in the case of death or serious injury, or

(b) within 21 days, in any other case.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

(2) The notice must specify the nature of the accident and the number of persons killed or injured and, in the case of injured persons, a description of the injuries.

(3) The obligations imposed on a licensee by this clause extend to a person appointed by the licensee as a person-in-charge under this Regulation, but if either the licensee or the person-in-charge complies with the requirements of this clause, the other is excused from such compliance.

(4) In this clause,
"serious injury" means any injury requiring treatment at a hospital.