Pipeline and petroleum facility licence reports
What's new
A new practice direction and data submission templates are available below. Read more about new reporting requirements and implementation timelines.
You must notify us before you construct, commission or operate a licensed petroleum pipeline. You must also submit an annual report for the petroleum pipeline and for any other licensed petroleum facility.
Read how to meet your notification and reporting obligations under Queensland resources legislation, and download a flowchart of reporting requirements for petroleum pipeline licences (PDF, 129KB).
Note: Executive safety managers and operators of operating plant must also lodge a range of safety notices before operating plant is commissioned or decommissioned.
Permits this applies to
- Petroleum pipeline licence
- Petroleum facility licence
Before starting activities
Check requirements for land access and other notices before starting petroleum and gas activities.
How to lodge your notices and reports
The tables below show what you need to submit and how to do it.
If you need more help:
- refer to the legislation (references in the table below)
- read the Practice direction – petroleum and gas reporting (PDF, 1.7MB) and use the Petroleum and gas data submission template (XLS, 774KB)
- read about lodging reports into the GSQ Lodgement Portal
- download a shapefile guide and area coordinates generators for help with area descriptions.
Petroleum pipeline licence
| Report/notice and legislation | When to lodge | How to lodge |
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Notice of application to relevant local government (P&G Act1 s. 409A) | Within 10 business days after making the application | Submit a copy of the application (minus the capability criteria) to each relevant local government authority |
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Public notice requirement (P&G Act s. 411) | Before the grant of the licence, publish the public notice with a submission period of at least 30 business days | Publish a public notice in a newspaper circulating throughout the state or, for an area pipeline licence, generally in the area |
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Notice to chief inspector before starting a safety management study for a pipeline (P&G Act s.418) | At least 20 business days before the study starts | Email notice to Chief Inspector Petroleum and Gas at gassafe@rshq.qld.gov.au |
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Notice to chief inspector before pipeline construction starts (P&G Act s. 419A) | At least 20 days before construction starts | Email notice to Chief Inspector Petroleum and Gas at gassafe@rshq.qld.gov.au |
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Notice of completion of pipeline (P&G Act s. 420) | Point-to-point pipeline licence: within 6 months after completion Area pipeline licence: within 40 business days after completion | Submit notice with fee by post to Petroleum Assessment Hub, Attn Petroleum Registrar |
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Notice to chief inspector before operating plant is commissioned or operated (P&G Act s. 673A) | Within 20 business days before the commission or operation of the plant | Email notice to Chief Inspector Petroleum and Gas at gassafe@rshq.qld.gov.au |
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Notice to public road authority of pipeline constructed on public road (P&G Act s. 421) | Within 6 months after completion | Submit to public road authority |
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Annual report for a petroleum facility licence or pipeline licence (P&G Act s. 552,(General Regs2 s. 13) | Within 2 months after licence anniversary | Follow the practice direction and use the data submission template above. Upload all files to the GSQ Lodgement Portal |
1P&G Act: Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
2General Regs: Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) Regulation 2017
Petroleum facility licence
| Report/notice and legislation | When to lodge | How to lodge |
|---|---|---|
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Notice of application to relevant local government (P&G Act1 s. 445A) | Within 10 business days after making the application | Submit a copy of the application (minus the capability criteria) to each relevant local government authority |
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Annual report for a petroleum facility licence or pipeline licence (P&G Act s. 552, General Regs2 s. 13) | Within 2 months after licence anniversary | Follow the practice direction and use the data submission template above. Upload all files to the GSQ Lodgement Portal |
1P&G Act: Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
2General Regs: Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) Regulation 2017