(1) The DBNGP Land Access Minister may, in writing, confer on a person any right in respect of land in the DBNGP corridor as the DBNGP Land Access Minister considers to be appropriate ¾

(a) for the purpose of ¾

(i) having, constructing, or operating, on the DBNGP corridor any pipeline for transporting gas; or

(ii) enhancing any pipeline referred to in subparagraph (i);

or

(b) for any incidental purpose.

(2) In subsection (1) ¾

}operate~ includes to maintain, test, or repair.

(3) Rights may be conferred under this section with the intention that they be exercised by a nominee of the holder and, whether or not they were conferred with that intention, the rights may be exercised by a nominee of the holder approved by the DBNGP Land Access Minister in writing.

(4) Approval under subsection (3) may be given when the rights are conferred or later, and before approving a nominee the DBNGP Land Access Minister is to be satisfied that there are appropriate arrangements between the holder and the nominee.

(5) The rights that may be conferred under this section include, so far as is appropriate, rights similar to the rights that, before the commencement of Part 6 Division 2 of the Gas Corporation (Business Disposal) Act 1999, the corporation would have had under the Energy Operators (Powers) Act 1979 in respect of land for the purposes of a gas transmission pipeline of its own outside the DBNGP corridor.

[(5a) and (5b) repealed]

(6) Rights conferred under this section ¾

(a) are not exclusive; and

(b) may be exercised by any person acting on behalf of either the holder or the holder's nominee.

[Section 34 amended by No. 58 of 1999 ss.41, 71 and 87.]