Gas Supply Act 2003

The regulator may, for the State, impose a civil penalty on the distributor of no more than the monetary value of 1333 penalty units.

However, the power under subsection (1) may be exercised only if—

the regulator has given the distributor a notice stating each of the following—

that the regulator proposes to impose the penalty;

the grounds for imposing the proposed penalty;

the facts and circumstances that are the basis for the grounds;

that the distributor may, within a stated period of at least 20 business days, make written submissions to show why the penalty should not be imposed; and

the regulator has considered any written submissions made under paragraph (a)(iv) within the period stated in the notice.