Reporting Gas Incidents

For the purposes of section 58 of the Act, if an accident happens that involves gas caused by the operation or condition of gas infrastructure or a gas installation, a report must be made to the Technical Regulator of the details of the accident -

(a) in the case of a death resulting from the accident - immediately by telephone;

(b) in the case of a person requiring medical assistance resulting from the accident - within 1 working day of the accident;

(c) in the case of property damage of more than $5 000 resulting from the accident - within 10 working days of the accident;

(d) in the case of any injury to person or property or a dangerous situation involving a gas infrastructure pipeline operating above 1050 kPa or involving the attendance of a fire brigade - within 1 month of the accident.