South Australian Numbered Acts

STATUTES AMENDMENT (ELECTRICITY AND GAS) ACT 2017 (NO 21 OF 2017) - SECT 51

51—Amendment of section 55—Responsibility of owner or operator of infrastructure or installation

Section 55(1)—delete subsection (1) and substitute:

        (1)         A person who owns or operates gas infrastructure must take reasonable steps to ensure that—

            (a)         the infrastructure complies with, and is operated in accordance with, technical and safety requirements imposed under the regulations; and

            (b)         the infrastructure is safe and safely operated.

        (1a)         A person who contravenes subsection (1)

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         if the person committed the offence intentionally or recklessly and with the knowledge that an immediate and material risk of harm to any person will or might result—

                  (i)         if the offender is a body corporate—a penalty of $250 000; or

                  (ii)         in any other case—a penalty of $50 000; or

            (b)         in any other case—

                  (i)         if the offender is a body corporate—a penalty of $100 000; or

                  (ii)         in any other case—a penalty of $20 000.

        (1b)         A person who owns or operates a gas installation must take reasonable steps to ensure that—

            (a)         the installation complies with, and is operated in accordance with, technical and safety requirements imposed under the regulations; and

            (b)         the installation is safe and safely operated.

Maximum penalty:

            (a)         if the offender is a body corporate—a penalty of $50 000;

            (b)         in any other case—a penalty of $10 000.

Expiation fee: $315.