South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts49—Entry to inspect etc gas installations
(1) A gas officer for
a gas entity may, at any reasonable time, enter and remain in a place to which
gas is, is to be, or has been, supplied by the entity—
(a) to
inspect gas installations in the place to ensure that it is safe to connect or
reconnect gas supply; or
(b) to
take action to prevent or minimise a gas hazard; or
(c) to
investigate suspected theft of gas.
(2) In an emergency, a
gas officer may exercise a power of entry under this section at any time and,
if necessary in the circumstances, by the use of reasonable force.
(3) When a gas officer
enters a place under this section, the gas officer—
(a) may
be accompanied by such assistants as the gas officer considers necessary or
appropriate; and
(b) may
take any vehicles or equipment the gas officer considers necessary or
appropriate for the functions the gas officer is to carry out in the place.
(4) A gas officer
must, if it is practicable to do so, be accompanied by a member of the police
force when entering a place by force in an emergency.
(5) If in the opinion
of a gas officer a gas installation is unsafe, the gas officer may disconnect
the gas supply to the place in which the installation is situated until the
installation is made safe to the satisfaction of the gas officer.