“Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the
Authority appointed under paragraph 13 (1) (b);
“clear”, in
relation to vegetation, means remove, fell, lop, prune or trim the vegetation;
“commercial premises” means premises in which a business, trade,
profession or calling is carried on, excluding any part of the premises that
is used for residential purposes;
“consumer” means a person (other
than a person who reticulates gas) to whom gas is reticulated by an authorised
distributor;
“Controller” means the Gas Technical Controller
appointed under section 51;
“determined fee” means the fee
determined under paragraph 111 (1) (a) for the purposes of the provision in
which the expression occurs;
“gas” means—
(a) a combustible gas capable of
being used to supply lighting, heating or motive power and includes town gas,
manufactured gas, natural gas, tempered natural gas, simulated natural gas,
processed natural gas, methane gas and mine gas;
(b) liquefied petroleum gas within
the meaning of Australian Standard 1596-1989; or
(c) a substance that is prescribed
for the purposes of this definition;
“gas activity” means a
primary or secondary gas activity;
“gas reticulation
system”—
(a) means a system comprised of
pipes, fittings, apparatus and equipment that is used, or capable of being
used, in connection with the manufacture, production, storage or supply of gas
and includes a part of such a system; and
(b) in relation to an authorised
distributor, means a gas reticulation system used, or to be used, by the
distributor and includes a part of the system;
“identity card”
means an identity card issued under section 57;
“inspector”
means an inspector appointed under section 56;
“land” includes
land owned or occupied by the Commonwealth or the Territory;
“Land
Act” means the Land (Planning and Environment) Act 1991 ;
“Manual” means the Gas Manual prepared under section 70, as
amended and in effect from time to time;
“member” means a member
of the Authority and includes the Chairperson;
“owner”, in
relation to land, includes a person who holds a lease of land granted by or on
behalf of the Commonwealth for a term exceeding 5 years;
“Planning
Authority” means the Australian Capital Territory Planning Authority;
“primary gas activity” means an activity carried on in connection
with the manufacture, production, distribution or supply of gas, including the
storage of gas and the drainage of methane gas from coal seams, but does not
include a secondary gas activity;
“related body corporate”, in
relation to a body corporate, has the same meaning as in the Corporations Law;
“secondary gas activity” means—
(a) the development of technology
for the efficient distribution and supply of gas;
(b) an activity approved by the
Minister as a secondary gas activity under section 109;
(c) an activity prescribed as a
secondary gas activity; or
(d) the investment of funds in
connection with a primary gas activity or an activity of a kind referred to in
paragraph (a), (b) or (c);
“tariff customer” means a consumer to
whom less than 10 terajoules of gas per annum is reticulated;
“Tribunal” means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal;
“vegetation” includes a tree, shrub or other natural growth.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a pipe, fitting or apparatus shall be taken
to be connected to a gas reticulation system if it is connected to the system
directly or by means of any other pipes, fittings or apparatus that do not
form part of the gas reticulation system.
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