8Network operator to nominate person-in-charge

8 Network operator to nominate person-in-charge

8 Network operator to nominate person-in-charge

(1) A network operator must, within 7 days after the date of the grant of an authorisation or licence to operate a gas network, nominate a contact person (the person-in-charge) for the gas network by written notice to the Secretary.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—250 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—100 penalty units.

(2) The person-in-charge must be competent and specifically authorised by the network operator to communicate with the Secretary about, and make decisions about, the maintenance, repair and operation of the network operator’s gas networks.

(3) Within 7 days after a person ceases to be a person-in-charge, the network operator must nominate another person to be the person-in-charge by written notice to the Secretary.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—250 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—100 penalty units.

(4) A written notice required by this section must include the full name and contact details of the person-in-charge, including a telephone number on which the person-in-charge may be contacted outside ordinary working hours.

(5) A person who was a network operator immediately before the commencement of this Regulation must nominate, by written notice to the Secretary, a person-in-charge for the network operator’s gas network within 30 days of the commencement of this Regulation.

Maximum penalty (subsection (5))—

(a) for a corporation—250 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—100 penalty units.