Australian Capital Territory
Utilities (Technical Inspectors) Appointment 2014 (No 1)*
Notifiable Instrument NI2014–7
made under the
Utilities Act 2000, s 67 (Technical Inspectors)

1	Name of instrument
This instrument is the Utilities (Technical Inspectors) Appointment 2014 (No 1).

2	Appointment of temporary technical inspector 
I appoint the person named in the schedule to this instrument to be a temporary technical inspector for the purposes of the Utilities Act.

3	Functions
The person appointed must perform his or her functions in accordance with the Utilities Act and the conditions set out in the schedule

4	Commencement 
This appointment commences on 6 January 2014 and expires on 6 January 2015, unless revoked earlier.

Dorte Ekelund
Director-General

13 January 2014

SCHEDULE

Name of person	Conditions of appointment

Peter Moltman 	The powers given under this appointment are for the purposes of facilitating the auditing of hazardous area assessment of gas meter set installations.

The functions to be exercised under this appointment are limited to the following:

Power to enter premises 
Section 154(1)(c) and (2) of the Utilities Act 

The person appointed technical inspector by this instrument may enter premises to which the gas meter set distribution network is provided (but not any building used as a residence or dwelling) between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm, Monday to Friday.

Powers while on premises 
Sections 164 and 159 (1)(a),(1)(c) and (1)(d) of the Utilities Act

The person appointed technical inspector by this instrument may:

•	Inspect, measure, photograph or film gas distribution infrastructure on the premises (but not within any building used as a residence or dwelling); and
•	Take into the premises (but not any building used as a residence or dwelling) any person(s), equipment or material reasonably needed for exercising a function under this instrument.

Requirement to carry and produce identity cards 
Section 155 of the Utilities Act 

The person appointed technical inspector by this instrument, and any person assisting the inspector:

•	Must carry and produce on request his or her photographic identity card issued by ESDD - Construction Services, Utilities Technical Regulation Team.

•	Must not remain on premises entered under this instrument if, on request by the occupier, the inspector does not produce his identity card.