48Mandatory reporting of incidents

48 Mandatory reporting of incidents

(1)  A licensee responsible for gas infrastructure must report to the Director incidents which occur in respect of the gas infrastructure as follows:

(a) in the case of a death resulting from the incident, immediately by telephone;

(b) where a serious bodily injury or illness has been incurred, orally or in writing, as soon as practicable after the incident;

(c) if an incident occurs which exposes a person in the vicinity of the equipment to the chance of an immediate and significant injury or risk to his or her health or safety, orally or in writing, as soon as practicable after the incident;

(d) in the case of property damage of more than $5 000 resulting from the incident, in accordance with regulation 49 within 10 working days after the incident;

(e) if an incident affects only the gas infrastructure and does not cause death, personal injury, significant property damage or expose any person in the vicinity to a safety risk, in writing as part of a statistical summary quarterly.

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)  In addition to the report required under subregulation (1)(a) , (b) or (c) , a licensee must provide the Director with a report, in accordance with regulation 49 , on the incident within 2 working days after its occurrence.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units; or

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.

(3)  Within 7 days after the end of each March, June, September and December, a licensee must, if so required by the Director, forward to the Director a summary report of all incidents specified in subregulation (1) for the preceding 3-month period.

Penalty:  In the case of –