Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GAS SAFETY ACT 2000 - SECT 51

    (1)     This section applies if an inspector believes on reasonable grounds that—

        (a)     a person has an appliance that is—

              (i)     connected to a consumer piping system; or

              (ii)     for sale; and

        (b)     the appliance is not safe or compliant with the gas safety legislation.

    (2)     Unless the appliance is made safe and compliant with the gas safety legislation, the inspector may give the person a written direction—

        (a)     not to use the appliance; or

        (b)     to arrange for it to be disconnected from the consumer piping system; or

        (c)     not to sell the appliance.

Note     For how documents may be served, see Legislation Act, pt 19.5.

    (3)     If the inspector believes on reasonable grounds that an appliance is unsafe because work done on it by an accredited person was not done in accordance with the gas safety legislation, the inspector may give the accredited person a written direction to take stated action to make the appliance safe and compliant with the gas safety legislation.

    (4)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a direction given to the person under this section.

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