54Statement of compliance for gas-fitting work

54 Statement of compliance for gas-fitting work

(1)  A statement of compliance for gas-fitting work on a complex gas installation, standard gas installation of a prescribed class or a prescribed gas storage system –

(a) must be in a form approved by the Director; and

(b) must be signed by the gas-fitter who carried out the gas-fitting work.

(2)  A gas-fitter undertaking the gas-fitting work on a complex gas installation, standard gas installation of a prescribed class or a prescribed gas storage system must –

(a) ensure that the work has been carried out in accordance with any relevant standards or any condition specified under section 54(8) of the Act; and

(b) submit to the Director, within 48 hours of the gas installation or gas storage system being commissioned, a statement of compliance for gas-fitting work in respect of that installation or system.

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.

(3)  The gas-fitter must, within 48 hours after the gas installation or gas storage system is commissioned, provide a copy of the completed statement of compliance for gas-fitting work –

(a) to the person on whose behalf the work was carried out or the owner of the gas installation or gas storage system; and

(b) to the gas supplier who is to supply gas to the installation or gas storage system.

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.

(4)  The gas-fitter must keep a copy of the completed statement of compliance for gas-fitting work for at least 10 years after the completion of the work.

Penalty:  In the case of –