Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) If an application for acceptance of a pipeline management plan was made to the Minister before 1 January 2012, the Minister must—
(a) continue the process of considering the application as if it were an application for acceptance of a safety case or a proposal for a variation of a safety case; and
(b) give the operator a reasonable opportunity to modify the pipeline management plan to meet any new requirements relating to the Act and these Regulations as in force on and after 1 January 2012.
(2) If an application for acceptance of a varied pipeline management plan which includes a matter affecting the health and safety of persons was made to the Minister before 1 January 2012, the Minister must—
(a) continue the process of considering the application as if it were an application for acceptance of a safety case or a proposal for a variation of a safety case; and
(b) give the operator a reasonable opportunity to modify the varied pipeline management plan to meet any new requirements relating to the Act and these Regulations as in force on and after 1 January 2012.
(3) The time limits for—
(a) the consideration of the application for acceptance of the pipeline management plan or varied pipeline management plan; and
(b) the power to seek further information—
commence on 1 January 2012 as if the application had been lodged on that day.
(4) Anything done, or omitted to be done, in relation to the pipeline management plan or varied pipeline management plan before 1 January 2012 is taken to have been done, or omitted to be done, at that time, in relation to the application for acceptance of a safety case or a proposal for a variation of a safety case.