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CurrentProhibition of unauthorised gas reticulation
Part 2Natural gas authorisations and pricing orders
Division 1Authorisations
5 Prohibition of unauthorised gas reticulation
(1)
A person must not operate a distribution pipeline for the purpose of conveying natural gas to any other person otherwise than under the authority of an authorisation.
Maximum penalty—
(a)
5,000 penalty units, and
(b)
for a continuing offence—a further 500 penalty units for each day the offence continues.
(2)
A person does not operate a distribution pipeline for the purpose of conveying natural gas to another person merely because the person supplies natural gas to that other person by means of a distribution pipeline.
(3)
(Repealed)
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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