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Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017
5AParts 6 and 7 of Act extend to medical gasfitting work and medical gas technician work
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#### 5A Parts 6 and 7 of Act extend to medical gasfitting work and medical gas technician work
5A Parts 6 and 7 of Act extend to medical gasfitting work and medical gas technician work
> > (1) Parts 6 (Accident reporting and investigations) and 7 (Enforcement) extend, with any necessary modifications, to medical gasfitting work and medical gas technician work and for that purpose a reference in those Parts to—
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> > > (a) gas is taken to include a reference to medical gas, and
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> > > (b) a gas installation is taken to include a reference to a medical gas installation, and
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> > > (c) gasfitting work is taken to include a reference to medical gasfitting work and medical gas technician work, and
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> > > (d) an authorised gasfitter is taken to include a reference to a person who is authorised under this Act to carry out medical gasfitting work or medical gas technician work, and
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> > > (e) a serious gas accident is taken to include a reference to a serious medical gas accident.
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> > (2) In this section—
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> > serious medical gas accident means an accident—
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> > > (a) caused by the use of a medical gas installation or by work carried out on a medical gas installation, and
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> > > (b) as a consequence of which a person dies or suffers permanent disability, is hospitalised, receives treatment from a registered health practitioner or is unable to attend work for any period of time.
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> **s 5A:** Ins 2020 No 17, Sch 1\[5\].