(1) Energy Safe Victoria, on the application of a gas company or a manufacturer or operator referred to in Part 3 of the Act, may—
(a) exempt a safety case from any of the requirements of these Regulations; or
(b) in the case of an application from a gas company for an exemption from compliance with a prescribed standard of quality specified in regulation 45 or 46, grant the exemption if the gas company satisfies Energy Safe Victoria that the conveyance, supply, sale or use of the gas to which the standard of quality relates will be safe in the circumstances.
(2) An application for exemption must be in writing and state the reasons for applying for the exemption.
(3) An exemption granted under subregulation (1)—
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) may specify conditions to which the exemption is subject.
(4) A gas company or other person to whom an exemption is granted under this regulation must comply with the conditions (if any) of the exemption.
Penalty: 20 penalty units.
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