Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

GAS SUPPLY ACT 1998 (NO. 16 OF 1998)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART I--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  

   PART II--AUTHORISATIONS

   4.      Kinds of authorisation  
   5.      Applications  
   6.      Issue etc. of authorisations  
   7.      Authorised activities  
   8.      Variation of terms or conditions  
   9.      Surrender  
   10.     Revocation  
   11.     Annual report  
   12.     Duty to keep and produce records  
   13.     Time limit for making certain decisions  
   14.     Authorisation generally to extend to employees and agents  
   15.     Offences  

   PART III--SUPPLY

   16.     Gas supply to be metered  
   17.     Requests to connect premises—authorised distributors  
   18.     Supply of gas to premises—authorised suppliers  
   19.     Delivery of gas to premises—authorised distributors  

   PART IV--INFRASTRUCTURE

   20.     Infrastructure to be kept in good condition and repair  
   21.     Investigation of leakages from infrastructure  
   22.     Notification of death, injury or damage caused by leakage, fire or explosion  
   23.     Work carried out in relation to infrastructure  
   24.     Information to be available  
   25.     Powers of gas pipeline operators  
   26.     Protection of underground utility services  
   27.     Notification of changes to public streets etc.  
   28.     Costs of removing infrastructure from public street etc. in certain cases  
   29.     Removal of gas pipeline operator's property and waste  
   30.     Compensation for damage  
   31.     Unauthorised connection to gas pipeline or consumer connecting service  
   32.     Wilful excavation near gas pipeline  
   33.     Wilful interference with or damage to gas pipelines etc.  
   34.     Sections 32 and 33—defences  
   35.     Sections 31, 32 and 33—making good any damage etc.  

   PART V--GAS TECHNICAL REGULATOR AND INSPECTORS

           Division 1--—General

   36.     Appointment of Gas Technical Regulator  
   37.     Functions of Gas Technical Regulator  
   38.     Acting Gas Technical Regulator  
   39.     General powers  
   40.     Delegation  
   41.     Appointment of inspectors  
   42.     Identity cards  
   43.     Obstruction of Gas Technical Regulator, inspectors etc.  
   44.     Documents to be provided to Gas Technical Regulator  
   45.     Powers of inspectors  
   46.     Provision of assistance to inspectors  
   47.     Gas Technical Regulator and inspectors may obtain information  

           Division 2--—Premises

   48.     Interpretation  
   49.     Entry and inspection  
   50.     Consent to entry and inspection  
   51.     Search warrants  
   52.     Seizure of material objects found in search under warrant  

   PART VI--MISCELLANEOUS

   53.     Development activities—Part VI of the Land Act  
   54.     Privilege on ground of incrimination and admissibility in evidence of certain matters—restrictions to apply  
   55.     Injunctions  
   56.     Application of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Commission Act 1997  
   57.     Certain official documents—proof etc.  
   58.     Appointments  
   59.     Review of decisions  
   60.     Determined fees  
   61.     Regulations  
   62.     Exclusion of double compensation or damages  
   63.     Conduct of directors, servants and agents  
   64.     Amendment of the Dangerous Goods Regulation  
   65.     Repeal of the Gas Levy Act 1991 and the Gas Act 1992  
   66.     Transitional