Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The occupier of premises at which a serious gas accident occurs must tell each relevant supplier about the accident, by telephone, immediately after becoming aware of it.
(2) If a serious gas accident occurs in relation to a consumer piping system, or an appliance, on which a person is working, the person must tell each relevant supplier about the accident, by telephone, immediately after becoming aware of it.
(3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene subsection (1) or (2).
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) Without limiting the operation of subsection (3), it is a reasonable excuse for a contravention of subsection (1) or (2) to believe on reasonable grounds that the relevant supplier had been told about the accident.