Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GAS SAFETY ACT 2000 - SECT 34

    (1)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse, disturb or interfere with the site of a serious gas accident before it has been inspected by an inspector, except—

        (a)     to make it safe; or

        (b)     with the permission of an inspector.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 6 months or both.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to disturbance or interference by the person—

        (a)     except where paragraph (b) applies—more than 24 hours after the accident; or

        (b)     if, within the 24 hours, the planning and land authority extends the period and tells the person of the extension—after the extended period expires.