Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GAS SAFETY ACT 2000 - SECT 15

    (1)     The owner of premises on which there is a consumer piping system must take reasonable steps to ensure that the system is—

        (a)     in good condition and repair; and

        (b)     safe to use.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (2)     Without limiting the operation of subsection (1), a person complies with that subsection if—

        (a)     the person relies on, and acts in accordance with, the advice of a gasfitter; and

        (b)     it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so.

    (3)     For this section, the advice of a gasfitter includes—

        (a)     a compliance indicator attached to the consumer piping system by the gasfitter; and

        (b)     a certificate of compliance given by the gasfitter in relation to the consumer piping system.