Gas Safety Act 2019
32Compliance with safety case
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32 Compliance with safety case
(1) A licensee must comply with the accepted safety case for gas infrastructure in respect of the design, construction, commissioning, management and operation of the gas infrastructure.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 1 500 penalty units.
(2) A licensee must comply with the accepted safety case for gas infrastructure in respect of the removal, dismantling or decommissioning of the gas infrastructure.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 500 penalty units.
(3) A licensee must not –
(a) undertake or permit a modification of gas infrastructure that has the potential to significantly increase the overall levels of risk in respect of the gas infrastructure; or
(b) undertake or permit a modification of gas infrastructure that has the potential to significantly influence the level of a particular risk or the ranking of risk contributing factors; or
(c) make or permit a significant change to the safety management system in respect of gas infrastructure –
unless the Director has accepted a certified revision of the design basis or safety case in respect of that matter for that infrastructure under section 28 .
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 1 500 penalty units.