Gas Industry Act 2019
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3 Interpretation
(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears –
affected gas infrastructure means the gas infrastructure in respect of which a gas infrastructure planning corridor has been declared under section 49 ;
approved form means a form approved by the Regulator;
AS 2885 means AS 2885 Pipelines – Gas and Liquid Petroleum published by the Standards Association of Australia, as in force from time to time, and includes any code or standard having effect under that standard;
AS 4645 means AS 4645 Gas Distribution Networks published by the Standards Association of Australia, as in force from time to time, and includes any code or standard having effect under that standard;
authorised officer means a person appointed to be an authorised officer under section 65(1) ;
available for supply – see subsection (3) ;
[Section 3 Subsection (1) amended by No. 43 of 2020, s. 4, Applied:03 Feb 2021] business customer means a customer who is not a residential customer;
business day means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory holiday within the meaning of the Statutory Holidays Act 2000 ;
condition includes a limitation or restriction;
customer means a person to whom gas is available for supply for consumption in a place, and includes the following:
(a) the occupier for the time being of a place to which gas is supplied for consumption in the place;
(b) a person to whom gas is available for such supply and who seeks such supply;