Gas Supply Act 2003
sec.289Unlawfully taking covered gas or LPG
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sec.289 Unlawfully taking covered gas or LPG
A person must not unlawfully take a covered gas or LPG. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. A person unlawfully takes a covered gas or LPG if the person takes the covered gas or LPG from any of the following, unless the person has a lawful excuse— a distribution pipeline; an LPG distribution pipeline; a pipeline connected from the exit point of a meter installed for a customer’s premises. See also section 297 . s 289 amd 2006 No. 60 s 151 ; 2023 No. 25 s 31 sch 1 (sec.289-ssec.1) A person must not unlawfully take a covered gas or LPG. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. (sec.289-ssec.2) A person unlawfully takes a covered gas or LPG if the person takes the covered gas or LPG from any of the following, unless the person has a lawful excuse— a distribution pipeline; an LPG distribution pipeline; a pipeline connected from the exit point of a meter installed for a customer’s premises. See also section 297 .
- (a) a distribution pipeline;
- (b) an LPG distribution pipeline;
- (c) a pipeline connected from the exit point of a meter installed for a customer’s premises.