Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

GAS SAFETY ACT 2000 - SECT 52

    (1)     If an inspector enters premises under this part and finds a consumer piping system or an appliance that the inspector believes on reasonable grounds is unsafe, the inspector may—

        (a)     isolate or disconnect the consumer piping system and label it conspicuously to indicate the danger; or

        (b)     disconnect the appliance and label it conspicuously to indicate the danger.

    (2)     A person must not—

        (a)     use an appliance labelled under subsection (1) until it has been repaired or otherwise made safe to use; or

        (b)     without reasonable excuse, remove or interfere with a label mentioned in subsection (1) (a) or (b).

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