49Certificates of inspection

49 Certificates of inspection

49 Certificates of inspection

(1) Within 5 business days after testing an autogas installation following the completion of autogas work, the responsible contractor for the carrying out of the work must issue a certificate of inspection for the installation—

(a) to the owner of the installation or a person having the control or management of the installation, and

(b) to the Secretary.

(2) A certificate of inspection—

(a) must be serially numbered and in the form approved by the Secretary, and

(b) if it indicates that the installation to which it relates is apparently defective, must specify what work needs to be done to rectify the apparent defect.

(3) A person must not issue a certificate of inspection with respect to an autogas installation that is apparently defective unless the nature of the apparent defect is indicated on the certificate.

(4) A person who issues a certificate of inspection under this clause must keep a copy of the certificate for 5 years from the date on which it is issued.

(5) A certificate of inspection issued in respect of an autogas installation ceases to have effect if a further certificate of inspection is issued in respect of the same installation.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units (in the case of a corporation) or 25 penalty units (in the case of an individual).

cll 47–51: Am 2020 (641), Sch 1[6].