112Issue of prohibition notice

112 Issue of prohibition notice

S. 112(1) amended by Nos 4/2020 s. 48(1), 13/2025 s. 82(Sch. 2 item 34).

(1) If the Chairperson of Energy Safe Victoria or an authorised officer is of the opinion that at any place there is occurring or may occur any activity which involves or will involve immediate risk to the safe conveyance, sale, supply, measurement, control or use of gas, the Chairperson or authorised officer may issue a prohibition notice to the person who has or may be reasonably presumed to have control over the activity.

S. 112(2) amended by Nos 4/2020 s. 48(2), 13/2025 s. 82(Sch. 2 item 34).

(2) The prohibition notice may prohibit the carrying on of the activity until the Chairperson or an authorised officer certifies in writing that the matters which give or will give rise to the risk are remedied.

(3) A prohibition notice must—

S. 112(3)(a) amended by Nos 4/2020 s. 48(3)(a), 13/2025 s. 82(Sch. 2 item 34).

(a) state that the Chairperson or authorised officer is of the opinion that at the place there is occurring or may occur any activity which involves or will involve immediate risk to the safe conveyance, sale, supply, measurement, control or use of gas; and

(b) state the reasons for that opinion; and

S. 112(3)(c) amended by Nos 4/2020 s. 48(3)(b), 13/2025 s. 82(Sch. 2 item 35).

(c) specify the activity which in the Chairperson's or the authorised officer's opinion involves or will involve an immediate risk to the safe conveyance, sale, supply, measurement, control or use of gas; and

S. 112(3)(d) amended by Nos 4/2020 s. 48(3)(b), 13/2025 s. 82(Sch. 2 item 35).

(d) if in the Chairperson's or the authorised officer's opinion the activity involves a contravention or likely contravention of any provision of this Act or the regulations, specify that provision and state the reasons for that opinion.