(1)  A pipeline licensee must give notice, either oral or written, of a reportable incident to the Minister or an inspector, including all material details of the incident that are reasonably available to the licensee, as soon as practicable, but within 2 hours, after –

(a) the first occurrence of the incident; or

(b) if the incident is not detected by the licensee at the time of its first occurrence, the detection of the incident by the licensee.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units.

(2)  Subregulation (1) does not apply if the pipeline licensee has a reasonable excuse.

(3)  The pipeline licensee must give a written report, in accordance with subregulation (5) , of the incident to the Minister –

(a) as soon as practicable, but within 3 days, after –

(i) the first occurrence of the incident; or

(ii) if the incident is not detected by the licensee at the time of its first occurrence, the detection of the incident by the licensee; or

(b) if the Minister specifies, in writing and within the period mentioned in paragraph (a) , another period for giving the report, within that period.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 40 penalty units.

(4)  It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subregulation (3) if subregulation (3)(b) applies in respect of the offence and the period specified by the Minister is not a reasonable period.

(5)  For the purposes of subregulation (3) , the report is to set out fully –

(a) all the material facts and circumstances of the incident that the licensee is aware of or is able, by reasonable search and inquiry, to find out, including the following:

(i) the date, time and place of the incident;

(ii) the particulars of any loss or damage caused by the incident;

(iii) if petroleum escaped from the pipeline or ignited, the amount of that petroleum and the measures taken to control the escape or fire;

(iv) the cause of the incident;

(v) the repairs (if any) carried out, or proposed to be carried out, on the pipeline; and

(b) the corrective action that has been taken, or is proposed to be taken, to prevent another incident of that kind.