Western Australian Current Regulations

PETROLEUM PIPELINES (ENVIRONMENT) REGULATIONS 2012 - REG 43

43 .         Environmental management plans submitted before commencement day

                If, immediately before commencement day, the operator of a pipeline activity had submitted an environmental management plan for the pipeline activity to the Minister, but the Minister had not accepted or refused to accept the plan before that day —

            (a)         the environmental management plan is taken to be submitted under regulation 9 as an environment plan for the pipeline activity; and

            (b)         the Minister must give the operator a reasonable opportunity to modify and resubmit the environmental management plan to meet the requirements for environment plans under these regulations.