Gas Supply Act 2003
sec.87Power to give work direction
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sec.87 Power to give work direction
This section applies if— a distributor is carrying out, or has carried out, gas infrastructure work on a publicly controlled place; and the public entity reasonably considers work should be, or should have been, carried out to ensure compliance with a condition imposed under section 81 or an obligation under subdivision 2 . The entity may give the distributor a notice (a work direction ) directing the distributor to carry out stated work to comply with the condition or obligation within a stated reasonable period. The work direction must— identify the condition or obligation; and include, or be accompanied by, an information notice about the decision to give the direction. (sec.87-ssec.1) This section applies if— a distributor is carrying out, or has carried out, gas infrastructure work on a publicly controlled place; and the public entity reasonably considers work should be, or should have been, carried out to ensure compliance with a condition imposed under section 81 or an obligation under subdivision 2 . (sec.87-ssec.2) The entity may give the distributor a notice (a work direction ) directing the distributor to carry out stated work to comply with the condition or obligation within a stated reasonable period. (sec.87-ssec.3) The work direction must— identify the condition or obligation; and include, or be accompanied by, an information notice about the decision to give the direction.
- (a) a distributor is carrying out, or has carried out, gas infrastructure work on a publicly controlled place; and
- (b) the public entity reasonably considers work should be, or should have been, carried out to ensure compliance with a condition imposed under section 81 or an obligation under subdivision 2 .
- (a) identify the condition or obligation; and
- (b) include, or be accompanied by, an information notice about the decision to give the direction.