30Reticulator may obtain information and documents regarding natural gas standards

30 Reticulator may obtain information and documents regarding natural gas standards

30 Reticulator may obtain information and documents regarding natural gas standards

(1) This section applies if a reticulator reasonably believes a person has information or a document that may assist the reticulator in determining whether natural gas being injected into, or conveyed through, the reticulator’s distribution pipeline is compliant natural gas.

(2) The reticulator may, by written notice served on the person, require the person to give the reticulator the information or a copy of the document.

(3) The notice must specify the following—

(a) the type of information or document being sought,

(b) a reasonable time by which the requirement must be complied with,

(c) the form in which the information or copy of the document must be given to the reticulator,

(d) that the requirement is made under this section.

(4) A person must not, in purported compliance with a requirement made by the reticulator, give a reticulator information the person knows, or ought to know, is false or misleading.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—2,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—100 penalty units.

(5) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement made by the reticulator.

Maximum penalty (subsection (5))—

(a) for a corporation—2,000 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—100 penalty units.