32Reporting by occupiers and gasfitters etc

32 Reporting by occupiers and gasfitters etc (1) The occupier of premises at which a serious gas accident occurs must tell each relevant supplier about the accident, by telephone, immediately after becoming aware of it. (2) If a serious gas accident occurs in relation to a consumer piping system, or a gas appliance, on which a person is working, the person must tell each relevant supplier about the accident, by telephone, immediately after becoming aware of it. (3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene subsection (1) or (2). Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units. (4) Without limiting the operation of subsection (3), it is a reasonable excuse for a contravention of subsection (1) or (2) to believe on reasonable grounds that the relevant supplier had been told about the accident.

Serious gas accidents Part 5 Section 33 R23 23/02/26 Gas Safety Act 2000 Effective: 23/02/26 page 27 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au