Tasmanian Numbered Acts

GAS ACT 2000 (NO. 92 OF 2000)

- Act 92 of 2000
- Royal Assent 20 December 2000

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Objects
   5.      Crown bound
   6.      Act does not derogate from certain Acts

   PART 2 - Administration

           Division 1 - Director of Gas

   7.      Director of Gas
   8.      Functions of Director of Gas

           Division 2 - Director of Gas Safety

   9.      Director of Gas Safety
   10.     Functions of Director of Gas Safety

           Division 3 - Provisions applicable to Director of Gas and Director of Gas Safety

   11.     Delegation
   12.     Director's power to require information
   13.     Obligation to preserve confidentiality
   14.     Executive committees
   15.     Advisory committees
   16.     Annual report

           Division 4 - Pricing Regulator

   17.     Pricing Regulator
   18.     Pricing Regulator to fix maximum retail margins or maximum distribution charges
   19.     Pricing Regulator's power to require information
   20.     Pricing Regulator to preserve confidentiality

   PART 3 - Gas supply industry

           Division 1 - Licensing of gas entities

   21.     Requirement for licence
   22.     Exemption
   23.     Application for licence
   24.     Consideration of application for issue of licence
   25.     Authority conferred by licence
   26.     Licence term and renewal
   27.     Licence fees and returns
   28.     Information to be included in licence
   29.     Licence conditions
   30.     Licences conferring exclusive franchise
   31.     Obligation to supply within exclusive franchise area
   32.     Offence to contravene licence conditions
   33.     Notice of licence decisions
   34.     Variation of licence
   35.     Transfer of licence
   36.     Surrender of licence
   37.     Register of licences

           Division 2 - Standard terms and conditions

   38.     Standard terms and conditions for retailing gas

           Division 3 - Metering

   39.     Metering of supply
   40.     Distributor responsible for metering

           Division 4 - Failure to supply or convey gas

   41.     Gas retailer not liable for failure to supply gas
   42.     Gas entity not liable for failure to convey gas

           Division 5 - Protection of property in gas infrastructure

   43.     Gas infrastructure does not merge with land
   44.     Seizure and dismantling of gas infrastructure

           Division 6 - Temporary gas rationing

   45.     Temporary gas rationing

           Division 7 - Suspension or cancellation of licences

   46.     Suspension or cancellation of licences

           Division 8 - Power of Director of Gas to take over operations

   47.     Power to take over operations
   48.     Appointment of operator

           Division 9 - Disputes

   49.     Disputes

   PART 4 - Safe operation of regulated activities

           Division 1 - General requirements for safe operation

   50.     General requirements for safe operation
   51.     Gas quality
   52.     Offence to supply or sell gas for unsafe gas installation
   53.     Mandatory reporting of gas incidents

           Division 2 - Safety and operating plan for facilities

   54.     Safety and operating plan
   55.     Auditing of safety and operating plan for facility
   56.     Additional information
   57.     Acceptance of safety and operating plan
   58.     Provisional acceptance of safety and operating plan
   59.     Non-acceptance of safety and operating plan
   60.     Director of Gas Safety may determine safety and operating plan
   61.     Compliance with safety and operating plan
   62.     Revision of safety and operating plan
   63.     Director of Gas Safety may require submission of revised safety and operating plan
   64.     Offence to fail to submit revised safety and operating plan when required
   65.     Application of provision to revised safety and operating plan

           Division 3 - Gas infrastructure, gas installations and gas fitting work

   66.     Certain gas fitting work
   67.     Power to require rectification, &c., in respect of gas infrastructure or gas installations

           Division 4 - Gas appliances

   68.     Gas appliances to which this Division applies
   69.     Relevant standard
   70.     Approval of gas appliances
   71.     Labelling of gas appliances
   72.     Application for approval of gas appliances
   73.     Approval of appliances by Director of Gas Safety
   74.     Term of approval
   75.     Offence to install Type A appliances unless approved
   76.     Offence to use Type B appliances

           Division 5 - Safety case for gas installations

   77.     Acceptance of safety case for gas installation
   78.     Sale of gas appliances
   79.     Prohibition of sale or use of unsafe gas appliances

   PART 5 - Gas entities' powers and duties

           Division 1 - Gas officers

   80.     Appointment of gas officers
   81.     Conditions of appointment
   82.     Gas officer's identity card
   83.     Production of identity card

           Division 2 - Powers and duties relating to gas infrastructure

   84.     Power to carry out work on public land
   85.     Power to enter land for purposes related to gas infrastructure
   86.     Planning approval for gas infrastructure

           Division 3 - Powers relating to gas installations

   87.     Entry to inspect, &c., gas installations
   88.     Entry to read meters, &c.
   89.     Entry to disconnect supply
   90.     Disconnection of supply if entry refused

           Division 4 - Powers and duties in emergencies

   91.     Gas entity may cut off gas supply to avert danger
   92.     Emergency legislation not affected

   PART 6 - Enforcement

           Division 1 - Appointment of authorised officers

   93.     Appointment of authorised officers
   94.     Conditions of appointment
   95.     Authorised officer's identity card
   96.     Production of identity card
   97.     Return of identity card

           Division 2 - Authorised officer's powers

   98.     Power of entry
   99.     General investigative powers of authorised officers
   100.    Disconnection of gas supply
   101.    Power to make gas infrastructure or gas installation safe
   102.    Power to require information

   PART 7 - Administrative review and appeal

           Division 1 - Administrative review

   103.    Interested person
   104.    Statement of reasons for decision
   105.    Application for administrative review
   106.    Stay of operation
   107.    Reference of application for mediation
   108.    Administrative review by Director
   109.    Reference of application for review for mediation or advice
   110.    Requirement under section 19 not reviewable

           Division 2 - Appeals

   111.    Interested person may appeal
   112.    Procedure on appeal
   113.    Stay of operation
   114.    Powers of Minister on appeal
   115.    Reference to Tribunal
   116.    Constitution of Tribunal

   PART 8 - Miscellaneous

   117.    Power of exemption
   118.    Obligation to comply with conditions of exemption
   119.    Application and issue of warrant
   120.    Urgent situations
   121.    Extension of time limits
   122.    Confidentiality
   123.    Unlawful interference with distribution system or gas installation
   124.    Unlawful abstraction or diversion of gas
   125.    Notice of work that may affect gas infrastructure
   126.    Impersonation of officials, &c.
   127.    Obstruction
   128.    False or misleading information
   129.    Statutory declarations
   130.    General defence
   131.    Offences by bodies corporate
   132.    Continuing offence
   133.    Recovery of profits from contravention
   134.    Immunity from personal liability for Director, authorised officer, &c.
   135.    Evidence
   136.    Service of notices, &c.
   137.    Regulations
   138.    Administration

   PART 9 - Miscellaneous amendments

   139.    Launceston Gas Company Act 1982 amended
   140.    Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 amended

   PART 10 - Miscellaneous repeals

   141.    Hobart Gas Company Act 1977 repealed
   142.    Hobart Town Gas Company's Act 1854 repealed
   143.    Hobart Town Gas Company's Act 1857 repealed
   144.    Launceston Gas Company Loan Guarantee and Subsidy Act 1976 repealed