Western Australian Current Regulations

GAS STANDARDS (GAS SUPPLY AND SYSTEM SAFETY) REGULATIONS 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Terms used

   PART 2 -- Standards for gas supplied

           Division 1 -- General standard for gas pressure  

   4.      Operating pressure of gas supplied to consumers, undertakers’ duties as to

           Division 2 -- Standards for natural gas  

   5.      Undertakers’ duties as to quality of gas supplied to consumers  
   6.      Odorising natural gas

           Division 3 -- Standards for LPG  

   7.      Undertakers’ duties as to quality of LPG supplied to consumers  
   9.      Odorising LPG  
   12.     Undertakers’ duties as to supplying mixed LPG for propulsion purposes  
   13.     Undertakers’ duties as to supplying LPG through distribution system

   PART 3 -- Metering  

   14.     Term used: commencement  
   15.     Operating requirements for master meters  
   16.     Replacement of master meters  
   17.     Alternative requirements to r. 15 or 16, approval of

   PART 3A -- Entry and commingling of gas of different qualities

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   17A.    Terms used

           Division 2 -- Approved plan  

   17B.    When approved plan is required  
   17C.    Management plan for distribution system, content of  
   17D.    Management plan to be submitted for approval  
   17E.    Management plan, approval of etc.  
   17F.    Approved plan, amendment or replacement of  
   17G.    Approved plan, Director may direct to be amended  
   17H.    Approved plan, effect of

           Division 3 -- Determination of heating value of gas  

   17I.    HHV zone or zones, network operator’s duties to establish etc.  
   17J.    Heating value of gas, network operator’s duties to determine etc.

   PART 4 -- Distribution system safety

           Division 1 -- Obligations related to the carrying out of prescribed activities  

   18.     Prescribed activities, network operator’s duties as to  
   20.     Compliance with r. 18, compliance with accepted safety case is evidence of  
   21.     Prescribed activities, duties of people carrying out  
   22.     Major activities, network operator to notify Director of proposed  
   23.     Employees etc., duties of network operator etc. to inform etc.  
   24.     Threats to safety of people or property, network operator’s duties to investigate etc.

           Division 2 -- Decommissioning  

   25.     Terms used  
   26.     Notice of proposal to cease operating  
   26A.    Requirement to decommission inoperative distribution system  
   26B.    Decommissioning inoperative distribution system  
   26C.    Exemptions  
   26D.    Report on decommissioning

           Division 3 -- Safety case provisions  

   27.     Safety case, network operator to submit to Director and content of  
   28.     Exemption from s. 27(2)  
           29. Guidelines to preparation of safety case, Director may issue  
   30.     Nominated auditor, nominating etc.  
   31.     Certification of safety case by nominated auditor  
   32.     Assessment and approval of safety case by Director  
   33.     Certification of approved safety case by nominated auditor  
   34.     Acceptance or rejection of safety case by Director  
   35.     When accepted safety case ceases to have effect; Director to be notified of implementation of safety case  
   36.     Accepted safety case, duration of after implementation  
   37.     Accepted safety case, effect of  
   38.     Accepted safety case, periodical audit of  
   39.     Accepted safety case, amending  
   40.     Director may require accepted safety case to be amended  
   41.     Records about accepted safety case, network operator’s duties as to

           Division 4 -- Notification, investigation and reporting of incidents  

   42.     Terms used  
   43.     Which incidents have to be notified to Director  
   44.     Network operator to investigate and report on notifiable incidents  
   45.     Investigation of notifiable incidents by Director  
   46.     Site of notifiable incident not to be disturbed in some cases  
   47.     Gas incidents, reporting requirements for

   PART 5 -- Gas plant safety  

   48.     Application of Part  
   49.     Safety case, plant operator to submit to Director and content of  
   50.     Exemption from r. 49(1)  
   51.     Guidelines to preparation of safety case, Director may issue  
   52.     Nominated auditor, nominating etc.  
   53.     Certification of safety case by nominated auditor  
   54.     Assessment and acceptance or rejection of safety case by Director  
   55.     Rejected safety case to be modified  
   56.     Assessment and acceptance or rejection of modified safety case  
   57.     Director may determine safety case for gas plant in some cases  
   58.     When accepted safety case has effect  
   59.     Gas plant not to be operated without accepted safety case  
   60.     Accepted safety case, effect of  
   61.     Accepted safety case, periodical audit of  
   62.     Accepted safety case, amending  
   63.     Director may require accepted safety case to be amended  
   64.     Records about accepted safety case, plant operator’s duties as to

   PART 6 -- Review of decisions  

   65.     Terms used  
   66.     Decisions to which this Part applies  
   67.     Review by Director, application for  
   68.     Review panel, Director may convene  
   69.     Procedure on review  
   70.     Costs
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Odorant levels for various gases, vapours and types of odorant
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Requirements for gas plant safety case
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Sub‑networks