Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2001. Country/Territory Australia Document type Regulation Date 2001 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Mineral resources Keyword Oil Transport/storage Pollution control Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Indian Ocean, Oceania, South Pacific Abstract The object of these Regulations is to ensure, over the operating life of offshore pipelines that are for use in conveying petroleum, that licensees for the pipelines use systems, work practices and procedures that will ensure that: (a) the pipelines are designed, constructed, operated and modified in ways that are suitable for the purposes for which the pipelines are to be used; and (b) proposals for decommissioning pipelines are suitable for the purposes for which they are made; and (c) the risks of significant pipeline accident events, and the risks to the integrity of the pipelines, are reduced to levels as low as reasonably practicable. Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au References - Legislation Implements Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967. Legislation | Australia | 1967 (2008) Keyword: Oil, Maritime zone, Exploration, Mining, Transport/storage, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Protected area, Royalties/fees, Institution, Authorization/permit, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Coastal zone management Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011. Legislation | Australia | 2011 (2017) Keyword: Ozone layer, Mining, Oil, Transport/storage, Data collection/reporting, Natural gas, Exploration, Authorization/permit Source: FAO, FAOLEX