Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

GAS ACT 1992 - SECT 67

67. (1) An inspector may enter commercial premises during normal business hours if the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing that—

(a)     the premises are used in connection with—

              (i)     the production, reticulation or storage of gas; or

              (ii)     the manufacture, supply or maintenance of any pipe, fitting, apparatus, equipment or other article that is used, or may be used, in the reticulation or consumption of gas; or

(b)     gas is consumed on the premises.

(2) An inspector may enter any premises and exercise any power specified in subsection (3)—

        (a)     with the consent of the occupier of the premises; or

        (b)     under a warrant issued under subsection 69 (1).

(3) An inspector who enters premises under subsection (1) or (2) may—

(a)     inspect and test any pipe, fitting, apparatus, equipment or other article on the premises that the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing is used, or is to be used, in the production, reticulation, storage or consumption of gas;

(b)     seize, and remove for the purpose of testing, any pipe, fitting, apparatus, equipment or other article of a kind referred to in paragraph (a) that the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing—

              (i)     does not comply with the Manual; or

              (ii)     is, or is likely to become, unsafe to use;

(c)     direct the occupier of the premises, by notice in writing, not to supply, install or connect to a gas installation any pipe, fitting, apparatus, equipment or other article of a kind referred to in paragraph (b) unless—

              (i)     it has been altered or repaired so that it complies with the Manual, or has been made safe to use, as the case requires; and

              (ii)     it has been inspected or tested, and approved by, an inspector;

(d)     perform tests to determine the pressure and flow rate of any substance in any pipe, fitting, apparatus, equipment or other article on the premises that the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing is used in the production, reticulation, storage or consumption of gas;

(e)     take samples of any substance on the premises that the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing to be gas for the purpose of determining the composition or thermal qualities of the substance; or

(f)     seize any thing that the inspector has reasonable grounds for believing to be connected with an offence against this Act.

(4) An inspector who enters premises under subsection (1) is not authorised to remain on the premises if, on the request of the occupier of the premises, the inspector does not show his or her identity card to the occupier.

(5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes a direction given to the person under paragraph (3) (c) is guilty of an offence punishable, on conviction, by a fine not exceeding—

(a)     in the case of a natural person—$1,000; or

(b)     in the case of a body corporate—$5,000.