South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered ActsAfter section 57 insert:
57A—Prohibition of sale or use of unsafe components for infrastructure
or installations
(1) If, in the
Technical Regulator's opinion, a particular component or component of a
particular class is or is likely to become unsafe in use, the Regulator may
prohibit the sale or use (or both sale and use) of the component or components
of the relevant class.
(2) If, in the
Technical Regulator's opinion, a particular component or component of a
particular class is or is likely to become unsafe in use, the Regulator may
require traders who have sold the component in the State—
(a) to
take specified action to recall the component from use; and
(b)
—
(i)
to take specified action to render the component safe; or
(ii)
if it is not practicable to render the component safe or
the trader chooses not to do so—to refund the purchase price on return
of the component.
(3) A prohibition or
requirement is imposed under this section—
(a) by
notice in writing given personally or by post to the person to whom it is
addressed; or
(b) if
addressed to a class of persons, or the public generally—by public
notice,
and may be varied or revoked in the same way.
(4) A person must not
contravene or fail to comply with a prohibition or requirement under this
section.
Maximum penalty: $10 000.
(5) In this
section—
"component" means a component for gas infrastructure or a component for a gas
installation.