Gas Safety (Amendment) Bill 2026

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Gas companies must prepare and submit safety cases for natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas activities to the regulator for approval before operating.
The utility regulator gains power to appoint gas emergency officers for liquefied petroleum gas and strengthen their authority to enforce safety standards.
Creates appeals process for companies to challenge regulator decisions and repeals two earlier liquefied petroleum gas incident reporting regulations.