Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) If a pipeline
licensee —
(a) has
not carried out any construction work under the pipeline licence at any time
during a continuous period of 5 years; and
(b) has
not used the pipeline, or has not used a particular part of it, at any time
during a continuous period of 5 years,
the Minister may, by
written notice served on the pipeline licensee, inform the pipeline licensee
that the Minister proposes to terminate the pipeline licence, or to terminate
the pipeline licence in respect of the unused part of the pipeline, as the
case may be, after the end of the period of one month after the notice is
served.
(2) At any time after
the end of the period of one month after the notice referred to in subsection
(1) is served on the pipeline licensee, the Minister may, by written notice
served on the pipeline licensee, terminate the pipeline licence or terminate
the pipeline licence in respect of the unused part of the pipeline, as the
case may be.
(3) In working out,
for the purposes of subsection (1), the duration of the period in which a
pipeline licensee did not carry out any construction work under the pipeline
licence or did not use the pipeline or a part of the pipeline, any period in
which construction work was not carried out, or the pipeline or the part of it
was not used, because of circumstances beyond the pipeline licensee’s
control is to be disregarded.
[Section 68 inserted: No. 42 of 2010 s. 120.]
[ 69. Deleted: No. 42 of 2010 s. 121.]