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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.731AAApproval of gas devices for supply, installation and use
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### sec.731AA Approval of gas devices for supply, installation and use
A person must not supply a gas device (type A), or install or use any type of gas device, unless—
the supply, installation or use has been approved by—
the chief inspector; or
a person who holds a gas device approval authority for the gas device; and
the gas device complies with any labelling requirements prescribed by regulation for the device.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 814 .
Also, a person must not supply a gas device (type B) unless the person gives the person to whom the device is supplied a written notice in the approved form stating that the installation and use of the device must be approved under subsection (1) (a) .
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
An approval under subsection (1) (a) in relation to a gas device (type A) that has been given by a person who holds a gas device approval authority for the gas device, stops having effect only if the approval is cancelled or suspended by the person with the written consent of the chief inspector.
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 731AA ins 2019 No. 7 s 286
amd 2024 No. 34 s 239
(sec.731AA-ssec.1) A person must not supply a gas device (type A), or install or use any type of gas device, unless— the supply, installation or use has been approved by— the chief inspector; or a person who holds a gas device approval authority for the gas device; and the gas device complies with any labelling requirements prescribed by regulation for the device. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. This provision is an executive liability provision—see section 814 .
(sec.731AA-ssec.2) Also, a person must not supply a gas device (type B) unless the person gives the person to whom the device is supplied a written notice in the approved form stating that the installation and use of the device must be approved under subsection (1) (a) . Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(sec.731AA-ssec.3) An approval under subsection (1) (a) in relation to a gas device (type A) that has been given by a person who holds a gas device approval authority for the gas device, stops having effect only if the approval is cancelled or suspended by the person with the written consent of the chief inspector.
- (a) the supply, installation or use has been approved by— (i) the chief inspector; or (ii) a person who holds a gas device approval authority for the gas device; and
- (i) the chief inspector; or
- (ii) a person who holds a gas device approval authority for the gas device; and
- (b) the gas device complies with any labelling requirements prescribed by regulation for the device.
- (i) the chief inspector; or
- (ii) a person who holds a gas device approval authority for the gas device; and