sec.727Gas work for which authorisation is required

### sec.727 Gas work for which authorisation is required A person must not carry out gas work in relation to a gas device (type B) unless— a gas work authorisation has been issued for the device; and the person holds the authorisation, or is acting under the holder’s authority; and the work complies with the authorisation. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence. However, subsection (1) does not apply to a fuel gas refrigeration device. A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if— the gas work is carried out at an operating plant under a safety management system, other than a safety management system that is a generic SMS for that stage of the plant, and the person carrying out the work has been assessed as competent to carry out the work under the system; or the gas work is gas work relating to pipes used to supply gas to a gas device (type B), and the person carrying out the work holds a gas work licence that allows the person to carry out that work; or the gas work is carried out at a facility that has, under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 , been classified as a major hazard facility, if— the work is carried out under a safety management system under that Act; and the person carrying out the work has been assessed, under the safety management system, as competent to carry out the work. A person must not direct a worker at a place to carry out gas work relating to a gas device (type B) in a way that contravenes a relevant safety requirement. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence. s 727 amd 2007 No. 46 s 226 ; 2008 No. 56 s 106 ; 2010 No. 17 s 84 ; 2011 No. 18 s 404 sch 4 pt 1 ; 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 64 s 256 sch 3 (sec.727-ssec.1) A person must not carry out gas work in relation to a gas device (type B) unless— a gas work authorisation has been issued for the device; and the person holds the authorisation, or is acting under the holder’s authority; and the work complies with the authorisation. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence. (sec.727-ssec.2) However, subsection (1) does not apply to a fuel gas refrigeration device. (sec.727-ssec.3) A person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if— the gas work is carried out at an operating plant under a safety management system, other than a safety management system that is a generic SMS for that stage of the plant, and the person carrying out the work has been assessed as competent to carry out the work under the system; or the gas work is gas work relating to pipes used to supply gas to a gas device (type B), and the person carrying out the work holds a gas work licence that allows the person to carry out that work; or the gas work is carried out at a facility that has, under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 , been classified as a major hazard facility, if— the work is carried out under a safety management system under that Act; and the person carrying out the work has been assessed, under the safety management system, as competent to carry out the work. (sec.727-ssec.4) A person must not direct a worker at a place to carry out gas work relating to a gas device (type B) in a way that contravenes a relevant safety requirement. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence. - (a) a gas work authorisation has been issued for the device; and - (b) the person holds the authorisation, or is acting under the holder’s authority; and - (c) the work complies with the authorisation. - (a) the gas work is carried out at an operating plant under a safety management system, other than a safety management system that is a generic SMS for that stage of the plant, and the person carrying out the work has been assessed as competent to carry out the work under the system; or - (b) the gas work is gas work relating to pipes used to supply gas to a gas device (type B), and the person carrying out the work holds a gas work licence that allows the person to carry out that work; or - (c) the gas work is carried out at a facility that has, under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 , been classified as a major hazard facility, if— (i) the work is carried out under a safety management system under that Act; and (ii) the person carrying out the work has been assessed, under the safety management system, as competent to carry out the work. - (i) the work is carried out under a safety management system under that Act; and - (ii) the person carrying out the work has been assessed, under the safety management system, as competent to carry out the work. - (i) the work is carried out under a safety management system under that Act; and - (ii) the person carrying out the work has been assessed, under the safety management system, as competent to carry out the work.