South Australian Consolidated Acts

GAS ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Objects
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Crown bound
   6.      Environment protection and other statutory requirements not affected

   PART 2--Administration

           Division A1--Essential Services Commission

   6A.     Functions and powers of Commission

           Division 1--Technical Regulator

   7.      Technical Regulator
   8.      Functions of Technical Regulator
   9.      Delegation
   10.     Technical Regulator's power to require information
   11.     Obligation to preserve confidentiality
   14.     Annual report

           Division 2--Advisory committees

   15.     Consumer advisory committee
   16.     Technical advisory committee
   17.     Other advisory committees

   PART 3--Gas supply industry

           Division A1--Declaration as regulated industry

   18B.    Declaration as regulated industry

           Division 1--Licensing of gas entities

   19.     Requirement for licence
   20.     Application for licence
   21.     Consideration of application
   21A.    Licences may be held jointly
   22.     Authority conferred by licence
   23.     Term of licence
   24.     Licence fees and returns
   25.     Licence conditions
   26.     Licences authorising operation of distribution system
   26A.    Licences authorising retailing
   27.     Offence to contravene licence conditions
   29.     Variation of licence
   30.     Transfer of licence
   30A.    Consultation with consumer bodies
   30B.    Notice of licence decisions
   31.     Surrender of licence
   32.     Register of licences
   32A.    Licence is not personal property for the purposes of Commonwealth Act

           Division 2--Price regulation

   33.     Price regulation by determination of Commission

           Division 3--Standard terms and conditions for retailing of gas

   34.     Standard terms and conditions for retailing of gas

           Division 3A--Standing contracts and default contracts

   34A.    Standing contracts
   34B.    Default contracts

           Division 3B--Retailer of last resort scheme

   34C.    Retailer of last resort scheme
   34D.    Minister's power to require information

           Division 4--Protection of property in gas infrastructure

   35.     Gas infrastructure does not merge with land
   36.     Seizure and dismantling of gas infrastructure

           Division 5--Temporary gas rationing

   37.     Temporary gas rationing
   37A.    Minister's power to require information or documents
   37AB.   Obligation to preserve confidentiality
   37AC.   Regulations relating to gas rationing
   37AD.   Prosecution for contravention of Division requires Minister's consent
   37B.    Manner in which notices may be given
   37C.    Minister's power to delegate

           Division 6--Suspension or cancellation of licences

   38.     Suspension or cancellation of licences

           Division 7--Commission's powers to take over operations

   39.     Power to take over operations
   40.     Appointment of operator

   PART 4--Gas entities' powers and duties

           Division 1--Gas officers

   42.     Appointment of gas officers
   43.     Conditions of appointment
   44.     Gas officer's identity card
   45.     Production of identity card

           Division 2--Powers and duties relating to gas infrastructure

   46.     Acquisition of land
   47.     Power to carry out work on public land
   48.     Power to enter for purposes related to gas entity's infrastructure

           Division 3--Powers relating to gas installations

   49.     Entry to inspect etc gas installations
   50.     Entry to read meters etc
   51.     Entry to disconnect supply
   52.     Disconnection of supply if entry refused

           Division 4--Powers and duties in emergencies

   53.     Gas entity may cut off gas supply to avert danger
   54.     Emergency legislation not affected

   PART 5--Safety and technical issues

           Division 1--Gas infrastructure, gas installations and gas fitting work

   55.     Responsibility of owner or operator of infrastructure or installation
   56.     Certain gas fitting work
   57.     Power to require rectification etc in relation to infrastructure or installations
   57A.    Prohibition of sale or use of unsafe components for infrastructure or installations
   57B.    Public warning statements about unsafe gas installations, components, practices etc
   57C.    Immunity from liability
   58.     Reporting of accidents

           Division 2--Gas appliances

   59.     Interpretation
   60.     Approval and labelling of gas appliances
   61.     Prohibition of sale or use of unsafe gas appliances or components
   61AA.   Public warning statements about unsafe gas appliances, components, practices etc
   61AB.   Immunity from liability

   PART 6--Enforcement

           Division A1--Warning notices and assurances

   61A.    Warning notices and assurances
   61B.    Register of warning notices and assurances

           Division A2--Injunctions

   61C.    Injunctions

           Division 1--Appointment of authorised officers

   62.     Appointment of authorised officers
   63.     Conditions of appointment
   64.     Authorised officer's identity card
   65.     Production of identity card

           Division 2--Authorised officers' powers

   66.     Power of entry
   67.     General investigative powers of authorised officers
   68.     Disconnection of gas supply
   69.     Power to make infrastructure or installation safe
   70.     Power to require information or documents

   PART 7--Reviews and appeals

   71.     Review of decisions by Commission or Technical Regulator
   72.     Appeal
   73.     Minister's power to intervene

   PART 8--Miscellaneous

   77.     Power of exemption
   77A.    Register of exemptions
   78.     Obligation to comply with conditions of exemption
   78A.    Delegation by Minister
   78B.    Gas infrastructure and liability to council rates
   79.     Application and issue of warrant
   80.     Urgent situations
   81.     Unlawful interference with distribution system or gas installation
   82.     Unlawful abstraction or diversion of gas
   83.     Notice of work that may affect gas infrastructure
   84.     Impersonation of officials etc
   85.     Obstruction
   86.     False or misleading information
   87.     Statutory declarations
   88.     General defence
   89.     Offences by bodies corporate
   90.     Continuing offences
   91.     Order for payment of profit from contravention
   91A.    Energy efficiency shortfalls
   93.     Evidence
   94.     Service
   95.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Repeal and transitional provisions
           SCHEDULE 3--Appointment and selection of experts for Court
           Legislative history