Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) In these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears:
AS followed by a designation refers to the Australian Standard having that designation that is published by the Standards Association of Australia.
"independent validator", in relation to a validation, means a person who has the necessary competence and ability, and access to data, in relation to the matters being validated, to arrive at an independent opinion on the matters.
"Pipeline":
(a) has the same meaning as in the Act; and
(b) includes equipment and systems that are related to a pipeline within the meaning of the Act.
"pipeline management plan in force", in relation to a pipeline, means:
(a) a pipeline management plan for the pipeline submitted by or for the pipeline licensee and accepted under these Regulations; or
(b) if the pipeline management plan is accepted in part – that part of the pipeline management plan that is accepted,
as revised from time to time under these Regulations, but does not include a pipeline management plan for which the acceptance has been withdrawn.
pipeline management system description , in relation to a pipeline, means a description of the matters specified in regulation 29 in relation to the pipeline.
"reportable incident" means an incident that:
(a) results in significant damage to a pipeline (for example, by reducing the capacity of the pipeline to contain energy-producing hydro-carbons flowing through it);
(b) results in the death of a person;
(c) results in serious injury to a person;
(d) is likely to have a result of a kind mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or
(e) is of kind that a reasonable pipeline licensee would consider to require immediate investigation.
"significant pipeline accident event" means an event that;
(a) is connected (whether immediately or after delay) with work carried out on, or in relation to, a pipeline; and
(b) causes, or creates a significant risk of causing, human deaths (for example, because of hydrocarbon releases).
validation has the meaning in regulation 3 and validate has a corresponding meaning.
(2) In these Regulations, a pipeline is to be taken to be decommissioned if:
(a) the pipeline ceases operation, other than:
(i) temporarily for maintenance; or
(ii) for a period agreed between the Minister and pipeline licensee for the pipeline; or
(b) the pipeline is removed.
(3) In these Regulations, Australian Standard means a standard for publication on behalf of the Council of the Standards Association of Australia, being the association of that name incorporated by Royal Charter.
(4) For the purposes of these Regulations:
(a) a reference to an Australian Standard or a part of an Australian Standard published on a date specified in these Regulations is to be read as a reference to the Australian Standard or the part of the Australian Standard, as the case requires, approved for publication on that date; and
(b) if an Australian Standard refers to another instrument, that instrument is to be taken to be incorporated with, and form part of, the Australian Standard.