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Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017
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#### 33 Work to be carried out by qualified persons
33 Work to be carried out by qualified persons
> > (1) A person must not carry out gasfitting work, or employ any other person to carry out gasfitting work, unless the person by whom the work is carried out does so—
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> > > (a) under the authority of an appropriate supervisor certificate, or
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> > > (b) under the authority of an appropriate tradesperson certificate and under the general supervision of the holder of an appropriate supervisor certificate, or
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> > > (c) under the immediate supervision of the holder of an appropriate supervisor certificate.
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> > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 200 penalty units in the case of an individual.
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> > (2) A person must not carry out autogas work, or employ any other person to carry out autogas work, unless the person by whom the work is carried out does so—
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> > > (a) under the authority of an appropriate trade certificate, or
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> > > (b) in the course of an apprenticeship or traineeship and under the supervision of the holder of an appropriate tradesperson’s certificate, or
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> > > (c) under the immediate supervision of the holder of an appropriate trade certificate.
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> > Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units in the case of a corporation or 200 penalty units in the case of an individual.
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> > Note—
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> > Section 14 (Unqualified electrical wiring work) of the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147) makes it an offence for a person to carry out electrical wiring work unless the person is authorised to do so under that Act.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > supervisor certificate, in relation to a particular kind of gasfitting work, means a supervisor certificate in force under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147) authorising the holder to carry out, and to supervise, that kind of work, and includes a licence endorsed under that Act to show that it is the equivalent of such a certificate.
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> > trade certificate means—
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> > > (a) in relation to autogas work carried out on an autogas installation that is designed for use with liquefied petroleum gas (LP Gas), a tradesperson’s certificate granted under the [Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-107) in respect of a class of repair work that includes work of a liquefied petroleum gas mechanic, or
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> > > (b) in relation to autogas work carried out on an installation that is designed for use with compressed natural gas (CN Gas), a tradesperson’s certificate granted under the [Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-107) in respect of a class of repair work that includes work of a compressed natural gas mechanic, or
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> > > (c) in relation to autogas work carried out on an installation that is designed for use with liquefied natural gas (LN Gas), a tradesperson’s certificate granted under the [Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2013-107) in respect of a class of repair work that includes work of a liquefied natural gas mechanic.
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> > tradesperson certificate, in relation to a particular kind of gasfitting work, means a tradesperson certificate in force under the [Home Building Act 1989](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1989-147) authorising the holder to carry out that kind of work under general supervision.
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> **s 33:** Am 2020 No 25, Sch 7.2\[4\].