Victorian Current Acts

PIPELINES ACT 2005 - SECT 22

    (1)     A proponent for a pipeline may apply to the Minister for consent to enter land if—

        (a)     the proponent wishes to enter the land for the purpose of a survey for the proposed pipeline; and

        (b)     the proponent has been unable to obtain the agreement of an owner or occupier of the land to do so within 14 days after notice of intention to enter the land was given to that owner or occupier under section 19.

    (2)     An application must be in writing and contain the following information—

        (a)     evidence of the efforts made by the proponent to reach agreement with the owner or occupier; and

        (b)     details of the proposed survey activity; and

        (c)     details of any possible adverse impact of the survey on safety or the environment or the use of the land and any measures to be taken by the proponent to address that impact.

S. 22(3) amended by No. 68/2014 s. 74.

    (3)     An application cannot be made under this section for consent to enter Crown land where the proponent has been unable to obtain the agreement of the occupier, unless the consent of the Crown Land Minister has first been obtained under section 21.