Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

GAS SAFETY ACT 2000 (NO 67 OF 2000)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Meaning of gas safety legislation  
   6.      References to parts of gas safety legislation  

   PART 2--WORK SAFETY AND STANDARDS

   7.      Work to be done by qualified people  
   8.      Standard of work  
   9.      Compliance indicators and certificates  
   10.     Misuse of compliance indicators etc  
   11.     False certificates of compliance  
   12.     Unsafe systems  
   13.     Work to be done by accredited people  
   14.     Standard of work  

   PART 3--RESPONSIBILITIES OF OWNERS AND USERS

   15.     Consumer piping system—owner's responsibility  
   16.     Appliances—owner's responsibility  
   17.     Appliances—user's responsibility  

   PART 4--REGULATION OF APPLIANCES

   18.     Definitions for pt 4  
   19.     Public access to records of approved appliances etc  
   20.     Approval declared by regulations  
   21.     Approval by chief executive  
   22.     Applications for approval  
   23.     Cancellation etc  
   24.     Unapproved appliances not to be sold or used  
   25.     Compliance indicators to be attached  
   26.     Misuse of compliance indicators etc  
   27.     Prohibited appliances  
   28.     Prohibited appliances not to be sold or used  
   29.     Directions about unsafe appliances  
   30.     Publication of safety warnings  

   PART 5--SERIOUS GAS ACCIDENTS

   31.     Meaning of relevant utility  
   32.     Reporting by occupiers and gasfitters etc  
   33.     Reporting by relevant utility  
   34.     Interference with site of serious gas accident  
   35.     Publication of report of serious gas accident  

   PART 6--ENFORCEMENT

   36.     Definitions for pt 6  
   37.     Things connected with offences  
   38.     Chief executive may require information and documents  
   39.     Contravention of requirement by chief executive  
   40.     Appointment of inspectors  
   41.     Identity cards  
   43.     Production of identity card  
   44.     Consent to entry  
   45.     Warrants  
   46.     Warrants—application made other than in person  
   47.     General powers on entry to premises  
   48.     Powers in relation to serious gas accidents  
   49.     Power to inspect gasfitting work and appliance work  
   50.     Powers in relation to consumer piping systems  
   51.     Powers in relation to appliances  
   52.     Defective equipment—disconnection etc  
   53.     Power to require name and address  
   54.     Power to seize evidence  
   55.     Receipt for things seized  
   56.     Access to things seized  
   57.     Return of things seized  
   58.     Selfincrimination etc  
   59.     Legal professional privilege  
   60.     Providing false or misleading information  
   61.     Providing false or misleading documents  
   62.     Obstruction of inspectors  
   63.     Damage etc to be minimised  
   64.     Compensation  

   PART 7--FEES

   65.     Determination of fees, charges and other amounts  
   66.     Determined fees payable to Territory etc  
   67.     Recovery of unpaid fees etc  
   68.     Regulations may make provision about fees etc  

   PART 8--MISCELLANEOUS

   69.     Codes of practice  
   70.     Review of decisions  
   71.     Approved forms  
   72.     Regulation-making power  
           DICTIONARY