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Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017
38BResponsibilities of persons concerning the safety of medical gas installations
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#### 38B Responsibilities of persons concerning the safety of medical gas installations
38B Responsibilities of persons concerning the safety of medical gas installations
> > (1) A person responsible for a medical gas installation at a place must, to the best of the person’s ability and knowledge, ensure that the installation is, while it is connected to the source of the supply of medical gas, maintained in accordance with—
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> > > (a) the relevant Australian standards or, if a particular Australian standard is prescribed by the regulations in relation to the installation, that Australian standard, and
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> > > (b) any relevant standards of the International Organization for Standardization that are prescribed by the regulations in relation to the installation.
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> > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 150 penalty units in the case of an individual.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > person responsible for a medical gas installation at a place means—
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> > > (a) the occupier of the place, or
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> > > (b) if there is no occupier, any owner of the place.
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> **pt 5A, div 2 (ss 38A–38E):** Ins 2020 No 17, Sch 1\[6\].