36APreservation of gas incident sites

36A Preservation of gas incident sites

S. 36A(1) amended by No. 13/2025 s. 82(Sch. 2 item 2).

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a gas company that is required to report a gas incident under section 36 must not fail, without reasonable excuse, to ensure that the site of the gas incident is not disturbed until an authorised officer directs otherwise.

(2) The site of a gas incident may be disturbed for the purpose of—

(a) protecting the health or safety of any person; or

(b) aiding an injured person who was involved in the gas incident; or

(c) taking action necessary to make the site safe or to prevent a further gas incident; or

(d) restoring supply of gas.