Gas Safety Act 1997
47Energy Safe Victoria may request submission of revised safety case
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47 Energy Safe Victoria may request submission of revised safety case
S. 47(1) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 1).
(1) Energy Safe Victoria may at any time request a gas company to submit a revised safety case for a facility of the gas company.
(2) The request must—
(b) set out—
(i) the matters to be addressed by the required revision; and
(ii) the proposed date of effect of the revision; and
(iii) the grounds for the request.
S. 47(3) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2).
(3) The gas company to whom the request is given may make a submission to Energy Safe Victoria on all or any of the following grounds—
(a) that the revision should not occur;
(b) that the revision should be in different terms from the proposed terms;
(c) that the revision should take effect on a later date than the proposed date of effect.
(4) The submission must—
(b) state the gas company's reasons for the submission; and
S. 47(4)(c) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2).
(c) be made within 21 days, or such later period as Energy Safe Victoria in writing allows, after the request is received.
S. 47(5) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2).
(5) If a gas company makes a submission under this section, Energy Safe Victoria must decide—
(a) to accept the submission or part of the submission and vary or withdraw the request accordingly; or
(b) to reject the submission.
S. 47(6) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 1).
(6) Energy Safe Victoria must give the gas company notice in writing of its decision on the submission and the reasons for that decision.
S. 48 amended by Nos 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2), 22/2023 s. 49.