70Notification of serious electrical, gas accident or medical gas accident

70 Notification of serious electrical, gas accident or medical gas accident

70 Notification of serious electrical, gas accident or medical gas accident

(1) For the purposes of section 40 (1) of the Act, the following person is prescribed—

(a) if there is no occupier of the place at which the serious electrical accident or serious gas accident concerned occurred—the owner of the place,

(a1) for a serious medical gas accident—the person apparently in charge of the medical facility concerned,

(b) in the case of a serious electrical accident or serious gas accident of which the occupier or owner of that place notifies the relevant distributor for the place—the relevant distributor.

Note.

Section 40 of the Act provides that a serious electrical accident or a serious gas accident that occurs at a place must be notified by the occupier of the place at which the accident occurred (or any other person the regulations may prescribe) within 7 days of the accident in the manner prescribed by the regulations.

Section 39 of the Act defines a serious electrical accident and serious gas accident.

Section 5A(2) of the Act defines serious medical gas accident.

(2) For the purposes of section 40 (1) (b) of the Act, a notice of a serious electrical accident or a serious gas accident or a serious medical gas accident must be given within 7 days after the accident and in any of the following manners—

(a) by written notice given to the Secretary providing the information requested by the Secretary,

(b) by electronic communication (using a mode of electronic communication approved by the Secretary) providing the information requested by the Secretary,

(c) by telephone to NSW Fair Trading, giving such information as may be requested of the caller.

(3) A person is exempt from the requirement under section 40 (2) of the Act to notify the Secretary of a serious electrical accident or a serious gas accident or a serious medical gas accident if notice of the accident has already been given (whether by that person or another person) within 7 days of its occurrence—

(a) in accordance with section 38 of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 or section 44 of the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, or