47General powers on entry to premises

47 General powers on entry to premises (1) An inspector who enters premises under this part may, for the gas safety legislation— (a) inspect, measure, photograph or film the premises or anything on the premises; or (b) copy a document on the premises; or (c) test or take samples of or from anything on the premises; or (d) take into the premises any people, equipment or material the inspector reasonably needs for exercising a power under the gas safety legislation; or (e) require the occupier, the person responsible for a medical gas system, or a person on the premises, to give to the inspector reasonable help to exercise a power under the gas safety legislation. (2) Without limiting the operation of subsection (1), an inspector who enters premises under this part may— (a) check whether any consumer piping system, medical gas system or gas appliance on the premises— (i) is safe; or (ii) complies with the gas safety legislation; or (iii) has a compliance indicator attached as required under the gas safety legislation; or (iv) in the case of a gas appliance—is prohibited; or (b) check whether any work done on a consumer piping system, medical gas system or a gas appliance— (i) is safe; or (ii) has been, or is being, done in accordance with the gas safety legislation.

Enforcement Part 6 Inspectors’ powers Division 6.2 Section 48 R23 23/02/26 Gas Safety Act 2000 Effective: 23/02/26 page 37 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a requirement under subsection (1) (e). Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.