Tasmanian Numbered Acts Tasmanian Numbered Acts
- Act 1 of 2019
- Royal Assent 9 April 2019
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Interpretation
4. Act binds Crown
5. Act does not derogate from certain Acts
6. Gas activities and gas infrastructure activities
PART 2 - Administration Division 1 - Functions and powers of
Regulator
7. Functions of Regulator
8. Delegation
9. Regulator may require information to be provided
10. Regulator may give directions
11. Regulator may carry out surveys and inspections
12. Mediation of disputes
13. Regulator may take court action on behalf of customers
14. Enforcement of Act by Regulator
15. State of the industry report
Division 2 - Miscellaneous
16. Regulator to preserve confidentiality
17. Annual report by Regulator
18. Advisory committees
19. Exclusive franchise
PART 3 - Licensing Division 1 - Licences required for gas
activities
20. Person not to carry out gas activities without a licence
Division 2 - Application, grant and renewal of licences
21. Application for grant of licence
22. Grant of licence
23. Application for renewal of licence
24. Renewal of licence
25. Precondition to grant or renewal of licences
26. Licence fees and returns
Division 3 - Rights and obligations under licences
27. Authority conferred by licence
Division 4 - Terms and conditions of licences
28. Information to be included on licence
29. Period for which licence remains in force
30. Conditions on licence
31. Variation of terms and conditions of licences
32. Contravention of licence conditions
33. Directions to comply with licence conditions
Division 5 - Transfer
34. Transfer of licences
35. Transfer of certain authorities to carry out activities under
licences
Division 6 - Surrender of licences or cessation of operations
36. Surrender of licence authorising selling of gas by retail
37. Surrender of licence authorising gas infrastructure activities
38. Alteration to permit cessation of certain activities under licence
Division 7 - Suspension and cancellation of licences or activities
39. Suspension and cancellation of licences
40. Suspension and revocation of authority to conduct certain activities
under licence
Division 8 - Miscellaneous
41. Regulator may use licence information
42. Register of licences
PART 4 - Rights, Powers and Duties of Licensees Division 1 - Entry
on and use of land
43. Application of Division
44. Right of entry on land
45. Notice of proposed entry on land
46. Obstruction and hindering of person entering land under this Division
47. Power to carry out work on public land
48. Appeal to Tribunal in relation to proposed work on public land
Division 2 - Gas infrastructure planning corridors
49. Declaration of gas infrastructure planning corridors
50. Effect, on permitted development applications, of declarations
51. Effect, on discretionary development applications, of declarations
52. Orders of Tribunal
53. Minor amendment of permits after declaration made
Division 3 - Gas officers
54. Appointment of gas officers
55. Gas officers' identity cards
56. Gas officers may enter land for certain purposes related to metering
57. Entry of land for purposes related to gas infrastructure
Division 4 - Other
58. Alteration, extension or re-routing of gas infrastructure
59. Licensee not liable for failure to supply gas
60. Certain gas infrastructure developments exempt from requiring planning
approval
61. Gas infrastructure licensee may acquire land, &c.
62. Compensation and land acquisition
PART 5 - Property Rights in Relation to Gas-related Property
63. Gas infrastructure to be a chattel
64. Seizure and dismantling of gas infrastructure
PART 6 - Enforcement Division 1 - Appointment, &c., of
authorised officers
65. Appointment of authorised officers
66. When person ceases to be authorised officer
67. Authorised officer's identity card
Division 2 - Powers of authorised officers
68. Authorised investigations
69. Powers of entry
70. General investigative powers of authorised officers
71. Disconnection of gas supply
72. Power to require information
Division 3 - Warrants
73. Application and issue of warrants generally
Division 4 - Provisions relating to offences
74. General defence
75. Offences by bodies corporate
76. Recovery of profits from contravention
PART 7 - Appeals and Administrative Review of Decisions Division 1
- Administrative review of decisions
77. Interpretation of Division
78. Application for reasons for decision
79. Application for administrative review
80. Stay of operation of decision
81. Decision on application for review of administrative decision
Division 2 - Appeals
82. Appeal against decision made in respect of administrative review
83. Stay of operation of decision
84. Powers of Minister on appeal
85. Reference of decision to Tribunal
PART 8 - Power of Regulator to Take over Gas Activities
86. Reports by Regulator
87. Power to take over gas activities
88. Appointment of operator
PART 9 - Ministerial Powers
89. Minister may direct licensees and customers
90. Failure to comply with direction
91. Minister may require gas retailer to offer gas for sale
92. Minister may direct Regulator
PART 10 - Offences
93. Unlawful interference with gas infrastructure or gas activities
94. Unlawful taking or diversion of gas
95. Impersonation, obstruction, &c., of officials
96. Giving of false or misleading information
PART 11 - Miscellaneous Division 1 - Gas codes
97. Issue of codes
98. Gas codes to be published and made available
99. Review, amendment and replacement of gas codes
Division 2 - Other matters
100. Statutory declarations
101. Immunity from personal liability
102. Evidence
103. Service of notices, &c.
104. Extension of time limits
105. Confidentiality
106. Emergency legislation not affected
107. Exemptions
108. Orders to be statutory rules
109. Notices not to be statutory rules
110. Regulations
111. Administration of Act
112. Savings and transitional provisions
113. Legislation repealed
SCHEDULE 1
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