South Australian Current Regulations South Australian Current Regulations136—Consideration of a pipeline safety management plan
(1) This regulation
applies if the Minister gives the Safety Authority a copy of a pipeline
management plan.
(2) The Safety
Authority, within 21 days, must—
(a)
consider the pipeline safety management plan within the pipeline management
plan; and
(b)
decide—
(i)
to accept the pipeline safety management plan in full; or
(ii)
to refuse to accept the pipeline safety management plan;
or
(iii)
to do both of the following:
(A) accept the
pipeline safety management plan only for 1 or more specified stages
connected with the life of the pipeline, but not for all of the stages to
which the pipeline management plan relates; and
(B) refuse to accept the rest of the
pipeline safety management plan; or
(iv)
that it is unable to make a decision on the
pipeline safety management plan; and
(c)
notify the Minister, in writing, of the Safety Authority's decision and the
reasons for any refusal.
Note—
See regulation 114(2) for the stages connected with the life of the
pipeline.
(3) The Safety
Authority—
(a) may
make an acceptance of a pipeline safety management plan, or of a
pipeline safety management plan for 1 or more specified stages connected
with the life of the pipeline, subject to conditions or limitations; and
(b) must
include any conditions or limitations in the notice under
subregulation (2)(c).
(4) If the Safety
Authority is unable to make a decision on the pipeline safety management plan,
the Safety Authority must include in the notice under
subregulation (2)(c)—
(a) a
proposed timetable for consideration of the pipeline safety management plan
that gives the pipeline licensee a reasonable opportunity to modify or
resubmit the pipeline safety management plan; and
(b) a
description of any further information the safety authority may require to
assist it to consider the pipeline safety management plan.