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GAS SAFETY ACT 1997

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purpose  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  
  • 4 Declaration of gaseous fuel  
  • 5 Declaration of gas company  
  • 6 Declaration of pipeline to be a transmission line  
  • 7 Exemptions  
  • 8 Crown to be bound  

PART 2--ENERGY SAFE VICTORIA

PART 3--GAS SAFETY

Division 1--General duties of gas companies

  • 32 General duties of gas companies  
  • 33 Gas quality  
  • 34 Offence to supply or sell gas for unsafe gas installation  
  • 35 Offence to supply or sell gas where emergency plumbing order applies  
  • 36 Mandatory reporting of gas incidents  

Division 2--Safety case for facility

  • 37 Safety case  
  • 38 Validation of safety case for a facility  
  • 39 Additional information  
  • 40 Acceptance of safety case  
  • 41 Provisional acceptance of safety case  
  • 42 Non-acceptance of safety case  
  • 43 Energy Safe Victoria may determine safety case  
  • 44 Compliance with safety case  
  • 45 Revision of safety case—change  
  • 46 Revision of safety case—each 5 years  
  • 47 Energy Safe Victoria may request submission of revised safety case  
  • 48 Offence to fail to submit revised safety case on request  
  • 49 Application of provision to revised safety case  
  • 50 Compliance with safety case is defence  

Division 3--Safety case for gas installation

Division 4--Approval or authorisation to undertake certain gas work

Division 5--Appliances and gas installations

Division 6--Further offences relating to gas safety

PART 3A--ENERGY EFFICIENCY

  • 79E Proclaimed gas equipment  
  • 79F Proclaimed gas equipment not to be supplied unless registered and labelled  

PART 4--RIGHTS OF REVIEW

  • 80 Applications to review  

PART 5--INSPECTION

Division 1--Appointment of inspectors

Division 2--Powers of entry--general

  • 87 Powers of entry—safety cases and gas incidents  
  • 88 Occupier to be given copy of consent  
  • 89 Emergency access  
  • 90 Powers on entry  
  • 91 Return of things seized  
  • 92 Magistrates' Court may extend period  
  • 93 Entry to be reported to Energy Safe Victoria  

Division 3--Powers of entry--enforcement

  • 94 Powers of entry—enforcement  
  • 95 Occupier to be given copy of acknowledgement  
  • 96 Search warrant  
  • 97 Announcement before entry  
  • 98 Copy of warrant to be given to occupier  

Division 4--General

PART 6--ENFORCEMENT

Division 1--Directions

Division 2--Improvement and prohibition notices

  • 110 Issue of improvement notice  
  • 111 Offence not to comply with improvement notice  
  • 112 Issue of prohibition notice  
  • 113 Offence not to comply with prohibition notice  
  • 114 Notices may include directions  

Division 3--Other matters

  • 115 Offences by bodies corporate  
  • 116 Offences by partnerships or unincorporated associations  
  • 117 False or misleading information  
  • 117AA Period within which proceedings for offences may be brought  

PART 6A--INFRINGEMENT NOTICES

  • 117AB Definitions  
  • 117AC Power to serve a notice  
  • 117AE Infringement penalties  

PART 7--GENERAL

  • 117A Supreme Court—limitation of jurisdiction  
  • 118 Regulations  

PART 8--REPEALS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

Division 2--Transitional provisions

  • 124 Transitional provisions—gas installations  
  • 125 Transitional provisions—existing gas installation work  
  • 126 Transitional provision—appliances  
  • 127 Transitional provisions—abolition of the Gas Appeals Board  
  • 128 Transitional provision—Energy Legislation Amendment (Bushfire Mitigation and Other Matters) Act 2011  
  • 129 Transitional provision—Energy Safety Legislation Amendment (Victorian Energy Safety Commission and Other Matters) Act 2020  

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