Gas Safety Regulations 2021
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30 Safety system records
(1) A licensee must, in accordance with this regulation, establish and maintain a system for keeping records relating to the accepted safety case for its gas infrastructure.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(2) The records required to be kept under subregulation (1) in respect of gas infrastructure are as follows:
(a) records required to be maintained under section 61 of the Act;
(b) an accepted safety case in force for the gas infrastructure;
(c) any revisions of the accepted safety case for the gas infrastructure;
(d) any written audit reports of the accepted safety case of the gas infrastructure;
(e) a copy of each report given by the licensee to the Director in relation to the gas infrastructure;
(f) a copy of the certificate lodged under regulation 29(1)(a) in respect of the safety case of the gas infrastructure.
(3) The records must be kept –
(a) at the address nominated by the licensee in the safety case for the relevant gas infrastructure; and
(b) in a manner that makes their retrieval reasonably practicable; and
(c) in a secure manner; and
(d) for the period of 7 years from the creation of the record.
(4) The licensee must make copies of records available, if requested to do so under the Act –
(a) as soon as practicable during the following times:
(i) in the case of emergency on, or in respect of, the gas infrastructure – at any time;