{"id":"sl-2001-18","name":"Gas Safety Regulation 2001","slug":"gas-safety-regulation-2001","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"18 of 2001","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173384,"registerId":"act-sl-2001-18-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Gas Safety Regulation 2001","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nSL2001-18\nmade under the\nGas Safety Act 2000\nRepublication No 20\nEffective: 1 July 2025\nRepublication date: 1 July 2025\nLast amendment made by SL2025-11\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Gas Safety Regulation 2001, made under the Gas Safety Act 2000\n(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes))\nas in force on 1 July 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry\naffecting this republished law to 1 July 2025.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nmade under the\nGas Safety Act 2000\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\n4AA Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc 3\nPart 2 Work safety and standards\nDivision 2.1 Gasfitting work\n5 Application—div 2.1 4\n6 Testing gasfitting work on consumer piping system—Act, s 8 4\n7 Testing gas connection service 4\n9 Testing gas appliance connection 5\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n10 Testing gas appliance disconnection etc 6\n12 Certificates of compliance 7\n15 Unsafe consumer piping system—Act, s 12 8\n16 Interfering with defect tags 9\n17 Construction occupations registrar may direct testing of consumer\npiping system or medical gas system 9\nDivision 2.2 Gas appliance work\n17B Gas appliance worker to produce licence 10\n17C Gas appliance work—testing 10\n17D Unsafe gas appliance 11\n17E Interfering with defect tag 13\nPart 3 Use of consumer piping systems and gas\nappliances\n18 Consumer piping system not to be used unless certified safe 15\nPart 3A Regulation of gas appliances\n18D Application for approval of type B gas appliance—Act, s 21 16\n18E Decision of construction occupations registrar 17\n18F Prescribed circumstances for unapproved gas appliances—Act, s 23\n(4) 17\n18G Compliance indicator—type A gas appliance—Act, s 25 18\n18GA Compliance indicator—type B gas appliance—Act, s 25 18\n18GB Offence—interfere with compliance indicator 19\n18H Prescribed circumstances for prohibited gas appliances—Act, s 28 (4) 20\nPart 4 Miscellaneous\n19 Approved defect tags 21\n19A Approved compliance indicator 21\n20 Serious gas accidents—prescribed amount 21\n20A Reviewable decisions—Act, s 64A, def reviewable decision 21\n20B Right of review and notice—Act, s 64B and s 64C (a) 21\n21 Medical gases—Act, dict, def medical gas 22\n\nContents\nPage\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\ncontents 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Reviewable decisions 23\nDictionary 25\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 26\n2 Abbreviation key 26\n3 Legislation history 27\n4 Amendment history 30\n5 Earlier republications 35\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 36\n\n\n\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nmade under the\nGas Safety Act 2000\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\nSection 1\npage 2 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Gas Safety Regulation 2001.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other\nterms defined elsewhere in this regulation or in other legislation.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘gas distribution network—see the\nUtilities Act 2000, section 10 (2).’ means that the term ‘gas distribution\nnetwork’ is defined in that dictionary and the definition applies to this\nregulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the\nregulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n\nPreliminary Part 1\nSection 4AA\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4AA Offences against regulation—application of Criminal\nCode etc\nOther legislation applies in relation to offences against this\nregulation.\nNote 1 Criminal Code\nThe Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this\nregulation (see Code, pt 2.1):\n• s 9 (1) (Testing gas appliance connection)\n• s 17D (2) and (4) (Unsafe gas appliance)\n• s 17E (1) (Interfering with defect tag)\n• s 18GB (Offence—interfere with compliance indicator).\nThe chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility\n(including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used\nfor offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention,\nrecklessness and strict liability).\nNote 2 Penalty units\nThe Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties\nthat are expressed in penalty units.\n\nPart 2 Work safety and standards\nDivision 2.1 Gasfitting work\nSection 5\npage 4 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2 Work safety and standards\nDivision 2.1 Gasfitting work\n5 Application—div 2.1\nThis division does not apply to a gas appliance designed to be\nportable.\n6 Testing gasfitting work on consumer piping system—Act,\ns 8\nImmediately after completing gasfitting work on a consumer piping\nsystem, the gasfitter must—\n(a) cap any gas appliance outlet from the system that does not have\na gas appliance connected to it; and\n(b) if the work included the installation of a system—test the system\nfor defects and ensure that it is safe; and\n(c) if the work was done on part of the system—test the part for\ndefects and ensure that the system is safe.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n7 Testing gas connection service\n(1) A person who connects a consumer piping system to a gas distribution\nnetwork must—\n(a) ensure that the system and the installation of each gas appliance\ncomply with all relevant codes; and\n\nWork safety and standards Part 2\nGasfitting work Division 2.1\nSection 9\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) inspect and test each gas appliance connected to the system to\nensure that it operates in accordance with the manufacturer’s\ninstructions and specifications and that its installation complies\nwith any condition of an exemption under subsection (2) or\nsection 9 (3).\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\nNote Code is defined in the Act, dict, as a code of practice approved under the\nAct, s 65 (Codes of practice) as varied and in force from time to time.\n(2) The construction occupations registrar may exempt a person from the\napplication of subsection (1) (a) to the installation of a gas appliance\nif the registrar believes, on reasonable grounds, that—\n(a) compliance with the relevant codes does not justify the cost of\ncompliance; and\n(b) the degree of safety reached in other ways is acceptable.\n(3) The construction occupations registrar must give the person written\nnotice of the exemption.\n(4) An exemption under this section is subject to any condition stated in\nthe exemption.\n9 Testing gas appliance connection\n(1) This section applies to a gasfitter who connects a gas appliance to a\ngas outlet in a consumer piping system that is connected to a gas\ndistribution network.\n(2) The gasfitter must—\n(a) ensure that the installation of the gas appliance complies with\nthe relevant standard and any relevant code; and\n(b) inspect and test the gas appliance to ensure that—\n(i) the appliance operates in accordance with the\nmanufacturer’s instructions and specifications; and\n\nPart 2 Work safety and standards\nDivision 2.1 Gasfitting work\nSection 10\npage 6 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) the installation complies with any condition of an\nexemption under subsection (3) or section 7 (2).\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n(3) The construction occupations registrar may exempt a person from\nsubsection (2) (a) if the registrar believes on reasonable grounds\nthat—\n(a) compliance with the relevant standard and any relevant code\ndoes not justify the cost of compliance; and\n(b) the degree of safety reached in other ways is acceptable.\n(4) The construction occupations registrar must give the person written\nnotice of the exemption.\n(5) An exemption under this section is subject to any condition stated in\nthe exemption.\n10 Testing gas appliance disconnection etc\n(1) This section applies to gasfitting work if—\n(a) in the course of the work a gas appliance (the original\nappliance) is disconnected from a consumer piping system; and\n(b) the original appliance has not been reconnected; and\n(c) another gas appliance has not been connected in place of the\noriginal appliance.\n(2) This section applies to gasfitting work whether or not other gasfitting\nwork is performed on the same consumer piping system.\n(3) As soon as possible after the gasfitting work is performed and before\nleaving the premises where, at the time of the disconnection, the\noriginal appliance was located, the responsible gasfitter must—\n(a) cap the system outlet for the appliance; and\n\nWork safety and standards Part 2\nGasfitting work Division 2.1\nSection 12\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) test the system and ensure that there are no leaks.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n12 Certificates of compliance\n(1) For the Act, section 9 (b), the certificate of compliance must be signed\nby the gasfitter and given to—\n(a) for gasfitting work other than medical gasfitting work or\nmedical gas technician work—the owner or occupier of the\npremises where the gasfitting work is completed; or\n(b) for medical gasfitting work or medical gas technician work—\nthe person responsible for the medical gas system.\n(2) The gasfitter must give the certificate of compliance to the person\nmentioned in subsection (1) either—\n(a) by giving it to the person personally; or\n(b) by leaving it, addressed to the person, in a conspicuous place on\nthe premises.\n(3) A gasfitter who gives a certificate of compliance in relation to\ngasfitting work must give a copy of the certificate to—\n(a) the construction occupations registrar; and\n(b) for gasfitting work other than medical gasfitting work or\nmedical gas technician work—the owner of the gas distribution\nnetwork.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n\nPart 2 Work safety and standards\nDivision 2.1 Gasfitting work\nSection 15\npage 8 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(4) A gasfitter who gives a certificate of compliance must keep a copy of\nthe certificate for at least 2 years after the day it was signed.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n(5) The construction occupations registrar must keep a record of the\ninformation in a certificate received under subsection (3) for at least\n10 years after the day of receipt.\n15 Unsafe consumer piping system—Act, s 12\n(1) For the Act, section 12 (c), the gasfitter must, immediately on\ndiscovering that a consumer piping system is unsafe—\n(a) isolate the system from the gas supply; and\n(b) securely attach, in a conspicuous place to an appropriate meter\ncontrol or isolation valve in the system, a defect tag that\nindicates that the system has been isolated because it is unsafe.\nNote If a defect tag is approved under s 19 (Approved defect tags) for this\nsection, the tag must be used.\n(2) For the Act, section 12 (c), the notice of the unsafe system and the\naction necessary to make it safe must be given to the owner or\noccupier of the premises and to an inspector.\n(3) A gasfitter who gives a notice under subsection (2) must keep for at\nleast 5 years a record of the notice sufficient to identify the premises\nwhere the system is located and when the notice was given.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n(4) A gasfitter who keeps a record under subsection (3) must not, without\nreasonable excuse, fail to produce the record if requested to do so by\nan inspector.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n\nWork safety and standards Part 2\nGasfitting work Division 2.1\nSection 16\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n16 Interfering with defect tags\n(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, remove, alter, damage\nor deface a defect tag attached to a consumer piping system.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the removal of a defect tag by the\nperson who attached it to the consumer piping system, or by an\ninspector, if the person or the inspector believes on reasonable\ngrounds that the system is safe.\n(3) An inspector who removes a defect tag under subsection (2) must, as\nsoon as practicable, notify, in writing, the person who had attached\nthe tag of the removal.\n17 Construction occupations registrar may direct testing of\nconsumer piping system or medical gas system\n(1) This section applies if the construction occupations registrar believes\non reasonable grounds that a consumer piping system or medical gas\nsystem is not safe, or may not be safe, having regard to 1 or more of\nthe following matters:\n(a) the period since the system was tested;\n(b) the age of the system;\n(c) the number of times work has been done on the system;\n(d) an accident, a natural disaster, the alteration of the premises or\nsome other act that may have adversely affected the system.\n(2) The construction occupations registrar may, by written notice, direct\nthe following people to arrange for the testing of the system to find\nout if it is safe:\n(a) if the system is a consumer piping system—the owner of the\npremises where the consumer piping system is installed;\n\nPart 2 Work safety and standards\nDivision 2.2 Gas appliance work\nSection 17B\npage 10 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) if the system is a medical gas system—the person responsible\nfor the medical gas system.\n(3) The direction may state that the period within which the testing is to\nbe completed.\n(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a direction\nunder subsection (2).\nMaximum penalty (subsection (4)): 10 penalty units.\nDivision 2.2 Gas appliance work\n17B Gas appliance worker to produce licence\nA gas appliance worker must produce the worker’s licence to\nundertake gas appliance work if asked to do so by—\n(a) an inspector; or\n(b) the owner or occupier of premises where the gas appliance\nworker is carrying out gas appliance work.\n17C Gas appliance work—testing\n(1) This section applies when a gas appliance worker completes work on\na gas appliance.\n(2) The gas appliance worker must—\n(a) for a type A gas appliance—inspect and test the appliance in\naccordance with the relevant standard; and\nNote Relevant standard—see the Act, s 6H.\n(b) for a type B gas appliance—inspect and test the appliance in\naccordance with AS/NZS 3814, as in force from time to time.\nNote AS/NZS 3814—see the Act, dictionary.\n\nWork safety and standards Part 2\nGas appliance work Division 2.2\nSection 17D\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(3) A gas appliance worker must keep, for at least 5 years, a record of gas\nappliance work done by the worker including a record of—\n(a) the gas appliance that work was carried out on; and\n(b) the premises where the appliance is located; and\n(c) when the work was completed.\n(4) A gas appliance worker who keeps a record under subsection (3) must\nnot, without reasonable excuse, fail to produce the record if asked to\ndo so by an inspector.\n(5) The Legislation Act, section 47 (6) does not apply to AS/NZS 3814.\nNote AS/NZS 3814 does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act\nbecause s 47 (6) does not apply (see Legislation Act, s 47 (7)). The\nstandard may be purchased at www.standards.org.au.\n17D Unsafe gas appliance\n(1) This section applies if a gas appliance worker—\n(a) inspects and tests a gas appliance under section 17C or at the\nrequest of the owner or occupier of the premises where the\nappliance is located; and\n(b) believes on reasonable grounds the appliance is unsafe.\n(2) The gas appliance worker must immediately—\n(a) isolate the gas appliance from gas and electricity supplies; and\n(b) if necessary, disconnect the appliance from the consumer piping\nsystem or the electricity supply; and\n\nPart 2 Work safety and standards\nDivision 2.2 Gas appliance work\nSection 17D\npage 12 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) securely attach, in a conspicuous place on the appliance, a defect\ntag that—\n(i) indicates that the appliance is unsafe and should not be\noperated; and\nExample\n‘danger, do not operate’\n(ii) indicates that the appliance has been isolated or\ndisconnected; and\n(iii) states the reason for the isolation or disconnection; and\n(iv) states the name, gas appliance worker licence number and\ntelephone number of the gas appliance worker.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\nNote If a defect tag is approved under s 19 (Approved defect tags) for this\nsection, the tag must be used.\n(3) A gas appliance worker complies with the requirements of\nsubsection (2) (a) if the gas appliance worker engages a qualified\nperson to undertake necessary work for which the gas appliance\nworker is not qualified under the gas safety legislation or the\nElectricity Safety Act 1971.\n(4) A gas appliance worker commits an offence if the worker fails to give\nthe owner or occupier of the premises written notice of the unsafe gas\nappliance.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n(5) A notice under subsection (4) must—\n(a) identify the unsafe gas appliance and its location; and\n(b) state the date when the notice is given; and\n(c) set out the reason for the isolation of the appliance and the action\nnecessary to make it safe; and\n\nWork safety and standards Part 2\nGas appliance work Division 2.2\nSection 17E\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(d) state the name, gas appliance worker licence number and\ntelephone number of the gas appliance worker.\n(6) The gas appliance worker must also tell an inspector about the unsafe\nappliance and the action taken under subsection (2).\n(7) A gas appliance worker who gives a notice under subsection (4) must\nkeep, for at least 5 years, a record of the notice including a record\nof—\n(a) the unsafe gas appliance; and\n(b) the premises where the appliance is located; and\n(c) when the notice was given.\n(8) A gas appliance worker who keeps a record under subsection (7) must\nproduce the record if asked to do so by an inspector.\n(9) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n17E Interfering with defect tag\n(1) A person must not remove, alter, damage or deface a defect tag\nattached to a gas appliance.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the removal of a defect tag by the\nperson who attached it to the gas appliance, or by an inspector, if the\nperson or inspector believes on reasonable grounds that the gas\nappliance is safe.\n(3) An inspector who removes a defect tag under subsection (2) must, as\nsoon as practicable, tell the person who attached the tag about the\nremoval.\n\nPart 2 Work safety and standards\nDivision 2.2 Gas appliance work\nSection 17E\npage 14 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(4) Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who has a reasonable\nexcuse for removing, altering, damaging or defacing the tag.\nExample of reasonable excuse\nremoving a tag from a gas appliance to use the gas appliance as scrap\n(5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.\n\nUse of consumer piping systems and gas appliances Part 3\nSection 18\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3 Use of consumer piping systems\nand gas appliances\n18 Consumer piping system not to be used unless certified\nsafe\n(1) This section applies to a consumer piping system on which gasfitting\nwork is done after the commencement of this regulation, whether the\nwork involves—\n(a) installation of the system as new; or\n(b) work on a previously existing system.\n(2) The owner of the system must not, without reasonable excuse, use gas\nsupplied through the system, or allow gas supplied through the system\nto be used, unless, in relation to the gasfitting work done after the\ncommencement—\n(a) a compliance plate is attached; or\n(b) a certificate of compliance has been given in accordance with\nsection 12 (Certificates of compliance).\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the testing of the system by the\ngasfitter in relation to the gasfitting work.\n(4) In this section:\ncompliance plate means a thing fixed in a conspicuous place to a\npermanent structure near a meter through which gas is conveyed to\nthe consumer piping system in accordance with the regulation,\nsection 11 as in force immediately before the commencement of the\nGas Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2014.\n\nPart 3A Regulation of gas appliances\nSection 18D\npage 16 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3A Regulation of gas appliances\n18D Application for approval of type B gas appliance—\nAct, s 21\n(1) An application for approval of a type B gas appliance must—\n(a) be in writing; and\n(b) state how the appliance will comply with AS/NZS 1375 and\nAS/NZS 3814, as in force from time to time; and\nNote AS/NZS 1375 and AS/NZS 3814—see the Act, dictionary.\n(c) include any plans, specifications, operating requirements and\nother information stated in AS/NZS 3814, Appendix A, as in\nforce from time to time; and\n(d) state the person who is responsible for any gasfitting and gas\nappliance work related to the gas appliance; and\n(e) be given to the construction occupations registrar before the gas\nappliance is commissioned and operated.\nNote A fee may be determined under the Act, s 67 for this provision.\n(2) The Legislation Act, section 47 (6) does not apply to AS/NZS 1375\nor AS/NZS 3814.\nNote AS/NZS 1375 and AS/NZS 3814 do not need to be notified under the\nLegislation Act because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Legislation Act,\ns 47 (7)). The standards may be purchased at www.standards.org.au.\n\nRegulation of gas appliances Part 3A\nSection 18E\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n18E Decision of construction occupations registrar\n(1) The construction occupations registrar must, within 20 working days\nafter receiving an application under section 18D—\n(a) approve the commissioning of the appliance (with or without\nconditions); or\nExamples—conditions\n1 that a compliance indicator is attached to the gas appliance\n2 that the gas appliance be inspected by a gas inspector before it is\ncommissioned\n3 that a specific test be carried out on the gas appliance before it is\ncommissioned\n(b) refuse to approve the application; or\n(c) extend the time for giving approval for commissioning of the\nappliance.\n(2) The construction occupations registrar may request the applicant to\nprovide further information if the registrar considers it necessary to\ndecide the application.\n(3) The construction occupations registrar must, as soon as practicable—\n(a) tell the applicant in writing of the decision under subsection (1);\nand\n(b) if the application is refused or the time for giving approval\nextended—give reasons for the decision.\n18F Prescribed circumstances for unapproved gas\nappliances—Act, s 23 (4)\nThe Act, section 23 does not apply in the following circumstances:\n(a) the connection of a gas appliance to a consumer piping system\nor its use, in accordance with approval for commissioning, under\nsection 18E;\n\nPart 3A Regulation of gas appliances\nSection 18G\npage 18 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) the connection of a gas appliance to a consumer piping system,\nor its use, with the construction occupations registrar’s approval,\nfor product testing, product development or experimental\npurposes;\n(c) the sale, for scrap material, of a gas appliance that has been\ndisabled for the use of gas.\n18G Compliance indicator—type A gas appliance—Act, s 25\nA compliance indicator for a type A gas appliance must include the\nfollowing information:\n(a) the manufacturer;\n(b) the model name or number;\n(c) the serial number;\n(d) the type of gas the appliance must use;\n(e) the maximum gas pressure level at which the appliance safely\noperates calculated in accordance with the relevant standard;\n(f) the maximum gas consumption of the appliance as defined in\nthe relevant standard expressed in MJ/h;\n(g) the gas injector size needed for the safe and effective operation\nof the appliance expressed in mm.\nNote Relevant standard—see the Act, s 6H.\n18GA Compliance indicator—type B gas appliance—Act, s 25\nA compliance indicator for a type B gas appliance must be of durable\nmaterial and be legibly and permanently marked with the following\ninformation:\n(a) a description of the appliance;\n\nRegulation of gas appliances Part 3A\nSection 18GB\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) the name and licence number of the gas appliance worker or\ngasfitter who connects the appliance to the consumer piping\nsystem;\n(c) the name of the commissioning agent;\n(d) the name and licence number of the gas appliance worker who\ncarried out the commissioning;\n(e) the date of approval;\n(f) the approval number;\n(g) the following information expressed in kPa:\n(i) the designed inlet pressure;\n(ii) the maximum inlet pressure;\n(iii) the outlet pressure;\n(iv) the over pressure protection limit;\n(v) the over pressure set point;\n(vi) the high gas pressure switch (HGPS) setting.\nNote 1 If a compliance indicator is approved under s 19A (Approved compliance\nindicator) for this section, the approved indicator must be used.\nNote 2 There is a penalty for attaching a compliance indicator to an appliance\nthat is not approved (see Act, s 26 (2)).\nNote 3 There is a penalty for attaching to an appliance anything that falsely\npurports to be a compliance indicator (see Act, s 26 (3)).\n18GB Offence—interfere with compliance indicator\nA person commits an offence if the person removes, alters, damages\nor defaces a compliance indicator attached to a gas appliance.\nMaximum penalty: 10 penalty units.\n\nPart 3A Regulation of gas appliances\nSection 18H\npage 20 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n18H Prescribed circumstances for prohibited gas\nappliances—Act, s 28 (4)\nThe Act, section 28 does not apply in the following circumstances:\n(a) the connection of a gas appliance to a consumer piping system,\nor its use, with the construction occupations registrar’s approval,\nfor product testing, product development or experimental\npurposes;\n(b) the sale, for scrap material, of a gas appliance that has been\ndisabled for the use of gas.\n\nMiscellaneous Part 4\nSection 19\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 21\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 4 Miscellaneous\n19 Approved defect tags\n(1) The construction occupations registrar may approve defect tags for\nthis regulation.\n(2) If the construction occupations registrar approves a defect tag for a\nparticular purpose, the defect tag must be used for that purpose.\n19A Approved compliance indicator\n(1) The construction occupations registrar may approve compliance\nindicators for this regulation.\n(2) If the construction occupations registrar approves a compliance\nindicator for a purpose, the compliance indicator must be used for that\npurpose.\n20 Serious gas accidents—prescribed amount\nFor the Act, dictionary, definition of serious gas accident,\nparagraph (c), the prescribed amount is $5 000.\n20A Reviewable decisions—Act, s 64A, def reviewable\ndecision\nA decision mentioned in schedule 1 under a provision mentioned in\ncolumn 2 in relation to the decision is prescribed.\n20B Right of review and notice—Act, s 64B and s 64C (a)\nThe following entities are prescribed:\n(a) in relation to a decision mentioned in schedule 1—an entity\nmentioned in schedule 1, column 4;\n(b) in relation to a decision mentioned in schedule 1—an entity\nmentioned in column 3.\n\nPart 4 Miscellaneous\nSection 21\npage 22 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n21 Medical gases—Act, dict, def medical gas\nThe following substances are prescribed:\n(a) oxygen;\n(b) nitrous oxide;\n(c) helium;\n(d) nitrogen;\n(e) carbon dioxide;\n(f) medical air;\n(g) surgical tool gas;\n(h) a common mixture of gases mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g);\n(i) air at a negative pressure;\n(j) waste anaesthetic gas.\n\nReviewable decisions Schedule 1\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Reviewable decisions\n(see s 20A and s 20B)\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\nsection\ncolumn 3\ndecision\ncolumn 4\nentity\n1 Act, 27 prohibit sale or\ninstallation of gas\nappliances of particular\nkind\nentity that has interests\naffected by prohibition\n2 Act, 29 give direction trader who is given direction\n3 Act, 50 give direction occupier of premises, owner\nof consumer piping system\nor gasfitter given direction\n4 Act, 51 give direction person or gas appliance\nworker given direction\n5 7 (2) refuse to exempt\nperson\napplicant for exemption\n6 7 (4) exempt person subject\nto condition\napplicant for exemption\n7 9 (2) refuse to exempt\nperson\napplicant for exemption\n8 9 (4) exempt person subject\nto condition\napplicant for exemption\n9 18E refuse to approve gas\nappliance for\ncommissioning\napplicant for approval\n10 18F refuse to approve\nconnection or use of\ngas appliance for\nproduct testing,\nproduct development\nor experimental\npurposes\napplicant for approval\n\nSchedule 1 Reviewable decisions\npage 24 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\nsection\ncolumn 3\ndecision\ncolumn 4\nentity\n11 18H refuse to approve\nconnection or use of\ngas appliance for\nproduct testing,\nproduct development\nor experimental\npurposes\napplicant for approval\n\nDictionary\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:\n• AS\n• AS/NZS (see s 164)\n• function\n• under.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Gas Safety Act 2000 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the\nfollowing term is defined in the Gas Safety Act 2000, dict:\n• compliance indicator\n• gas appliance (s 6A)\n• medical gasfitting work\n• medical gas system\n• medical gas technician work\n• premises.\ngas distribution network—see the Utilities Act 2000, section 10 (2).\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 26 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 27\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was originally the Gas Safety Regulations 2001. It was renamed\nunder the Legislation Act 2001.\nGas Safety Regulation 2001 SL2001-18\nnotified 21 June 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S37)\ncommenced 21 June 2001 (s 2)\nas amended by\nGas Safety Amendment Regulations 2002 (No 1) SL2002-30\nnotified LR 29 October 2002\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 October 2002 (LA s 75)\nremainder commenced 1 January 2003 (s 2)\nUrban Services (Application of Criminal Code) Amendment\nRegulations 2002 SL2003-1 pt 2\nnotified LR 9 January 2003\ns 1, s 2 commenced 9 January 2003 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 2 commenced 10 January 2003 (s 2 (1) (b))\nConstruction Occupations Legislation Amendment Act 2004\nA2004-13 sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 2 pt 2.15\nnotified LR 26 March 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.2, sch 2 pt 2.15 commenced 1 September 2004 (s 2 and see\nConstruction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004 A2004-12, s 2 and\nCN2004-8)\nCriminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences)\nAmendment Act 2004 A2004-15 sch 2 pt 2.42\nnotified LR 26 March 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 2 pt 2.42 commenced 9 April 2004 (s 2 (1))\nConstruction Occupations Legislation Amendment Act 2006\nA2006-15 sch 1 pt 1.5\nnotified LR 6 April 2006\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 April 2006 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 1 September 2006 (s 2 and CN2006-19)\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 28 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nGas Safety Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1) SL2006-53\nnotified LR 7 December 2006\ns 1, s 2 commenced 7 December 2006 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 8 December 2006 (s 2)\nACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment\nAct 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.49\nnotified LR 4 September 2008\ns 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.49 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil\nand Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)\nPlanning and Building Legislation Amendment Act 2011 A2011-23\npt 6\nnotified LR 6 July 2011\npt 1 commenced 6 July 2011 (s 2 (1))\npt 6 commenced 7 July 2011 (s 2 (5))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3) A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.28\nnotified LR 28 November 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.28 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2013 A2013-19 sch 3 pt 3.25\nnotified LR 24 May 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 24 May 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.25 commenced 14 June 2013 (s 2)\nGas Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2014 A2014-38 pt 5\nnotified LR 30 September 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 September 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 5 commenced 30 March 2015 (s 2 and LA s 79)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2022 A2022-14 sch 3 pt 3.19\nnotified LR 10 August 2022\ns 1, s 2 commenced 10 August 2022 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.19 commenced 24 August 2022 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 29\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nBuilding and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2023\nA2023-55 pt 11\nnotified LR 11 December 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 11 commenced 11 December 2024 (s 2 (5))\nBuilding and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2025 A2025-5\npt 6\nnotified LR 31 March 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 31 March 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 6 commenced 1 April 2025 (s 2)\nBuilding and Construction Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025\n(No 1) SL2025-11 pt 4\nnotified LR 30 June 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 4 commenced 1 July 2025 (s 2 (1))\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 30 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nName of regulation\ns 1 am R7 LA\nCommencement\ns 2 om R1 (IA s 43 (4))\nDictionary\ns 3 am A2011-52 amdt 3.99\nOffences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc\ns 4AA ins SL2003-1 s 4\nam A2014-38 s 115\nReferences to Australian Gas Association standards and codes\ns 4A ins SL2002-30 s 4\nsub SL2003-1 s 4\nom A2011-23 s 15\nGasfitting work\ndiv 2.1 hdg ins SL2002-30 s 5\nWork declared to be gasfitting work—Act, dict, def gasfitting work, par (c)\ns 4B ins SL2002-30 s 6\nom A2004-13 amdt 2.61\nApplication—div 2.1\ns 5 om A2004-13 amdt 2.62\nins A2014-38 s 116\nTesting gasfitting work on consumer piping system—Act, s 8\ns 6 am A2014-38 s 117, s 118\nTesting gas connection service\ns 7 am SL2002-30 ss 7-10; A2006-15 amdt 1.30, amdt 1.35;\nA2014-38 ss 119-123\nAppliances to be certified safe\ns 8 om SL2002-30 s 11\nTesting gas appliance connection\ns 9 hdg sub A2014-38 s 124\ns 9 am SL2002-30 ss 12-14; A2006-15 amdt 1.31, amdt 1.35;\nA2014-38 s 125, s 126; ss renum R16 LA\nTesting gas appliance disconnection etc\ns 10 hdg sub A2014-38 s 127\ns 10 am A2014-38 ss 128–130\nCompliance indicators\ns 11 om A2014-38 s 131\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 31\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nCertificates of compliance\ns 12 am A2006-15 amdt 1.35; A2014-38 s 132, s 133; A2025-5\ns 32, s 33; ss and pars renum R19 LA\nInterfering with compliance indicators\ns 13 am A2004-13 amdt 2.63, amdt 2.64\nom A2014-38 s 134\nFalse information on compliance indicators\ns 14 om A2004-15 amdt 2.94\nUnsafe consumer piping system—Act, s 12\ns 15 am SL2002-30 s 15, s 16; A2004-13 amdt 2.67; A2014-38\ns 135\nInterfering with defect tags\ns 16 am A2004-13 amdt 2.68\nConstruction occupations registrar may direct testing of consumer piping\nsystem or medical gas system\ns 17 hdg am A2006-15 amdt 1.32\nsub A2014-38 s 136; SL2025-11 s 9\ns 17 am A2006-15 amdt 1.35; A2013-19 amdt 3.195; A2014-38\ns 137; SL2025-11 s 10, s 11\nGas appliance work\ndiv 2.2 hdg ins SL2002-30 s 17\nsub A2014-38 s 138\nAccreditation to do appliance work\ns 17A ins SL2002-30 s 17\nam A2006-15 amdt 1.33, amdt 1.35\nom A2014-38 s 139\nGas appliance worker to produce licence\ns 17B ins SL2002-30 s 17\nam A2006-15 amdt 1.35\nsub A2014-38 s 140\nam A2022-14 amdt 3.103\nGas appliance work—testing\ns 17C ins SL2002-30 s 17\nsub A2014-38 s 140\nUnsafe gas appliance\ns 17D hdg sub A2014-38 s 141\ns 17D ins SL2002-30 s 17\nam SL2003-1 s 5; pars renum R7 LA; A2014-38 ss 142-149;\nss renum R16 LA\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 32 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nInterfering with defect tag\ns 17E ins SL2002-30 s 17\nsub SL2003-1 s 6\nam A2004-13 amdt 2.69; A2014-38 s 150\nUse of consumer piping systems and gas appliances\npt 3 hdg sub A2014-38 s 151\nConsumer piping system not to be used unless certified safe\ns 18 am A2014-38 ss 152-154\nRegulation of gas appliances\npt 3A hdg ins SL2002-30 s 18\nsub A2014-38 s 155\nInstruments applied by pt 3A\ns 18A ins SL2002-30 s 18\nom SL2003-1 s 7\nAppliances declared to be approved—Act, s 20 (1)\ns 18B ins SL2002-30 s 18\nam SL2006-53 s 4; A2013-19 amdt 3.196, amdt 3.197\nom A2014-38 s 156\nApproval by planning and land authority, type A appliance—Act, s 21\ns 18C hdg am A2006-15 amdt 1.35\ns 18C ins SL2002-30 s 18\nom A2014-38 s 156\nApplication for approval of type B gas appliance—Act, s 21\ns 18D hdg am A2006-15 amdt 1.35\ns 18D ins SL2002-30 s 18\nam A2011-23 s 16\nsub A2014-38 s 157\nDecision of construction occupations registrar\ns 18E ins SL2002-30 s 18\nam A2006-15 amdt 1.35; A2011-23 s 16\nsub A2014-38 s 157\nPrescribed circumstances for unapproved gas appliances—Act, s 23 (4)\ns 18F ins SL2002-30 s 18\nam A2006-15 amdt 1.34\nsub A2014-38 s 157\nCompliance indicator—type A gas appliance—Act, s 25\ns 18G ins SL2002-30 s 18\nam SL2003-1 s 8; A2006-15 amdt 1.35\nsub A2014-38 s 157\nCompliance indicator—type B gas appliance—Act, s 25\ns 18GA ins A2014-38 s 157\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 33\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nOffence—interfere with compliance indicator\ns 18GB ins A2014-38 s 157\nPrescribed circumstances for prohibited gas appliances—Act, s 28 (4)\ns 18H ins SL2002-30 s 18\nam A2006-15 amdt 1.34\nsub A2014-38 s 157\nApproved defect tags\ns 19 am A2006-19 amdt 1.35; A2014-38 s 158\nApproved compliance indicator\ns 19A ins SL2002-30 s 19\nam A2006-15 amdt 1.35; A2014-38 s 158\nSerious gas accidents—prescribed amount\ns 20 am A2011-23 s 17\nReviewable decisions—Act, s 64A, def reviewable decision\ns 20A ins SL2002-30 s 20\nsub A2008-37 amdt 1.222; A2014-38 s 159\nRight of review and notice—Act, s 64B and s 64C (a)\ns 20B ins SL2002-30 s 20\nsub A2008-37 amdt 1.222\nMedical gases—Act, dict, def medical gas\ns 21 exp 21 June 2003 (s 21 (2))\nins A2004-13 amdt 1.6\nom A2011-23 s 18\nins A2023-55 s 59\nSavings and transitional provisions\npt 5 hdg om R12 LA\nRecords of former certificate information to be kept\ns 22 exp 21 June 2011 (s 22 (2))\nCompliance indicators\ns 23 ins A2004-13 amdt 2.70\nexp 1 July 2005 (s 23 (2))\nDefect tags\ns 24 ins A2004-13 amdt 2.70\nexp 1 July 2005 (s 24 (2))\nReviewable decisions\nsch 1 hdg ins A2008-37 amdt 1.223\nsch 1 am A2014-38 ss 161–164; items renum R16 LA\nReviewable decisions—Act and regulation\nsch 1 pt 1.1 hdg ins A2008-37 amdt 1.223\nom A2014-38 s 160\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 34 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nReviewable decisions\nsch 1 pt 1.2 hdg ins A2008-37 amdt 1.223\nsch 1 pt 1.2 om A2014-38 s 165\nDictionary\ndict am A2004-13 amdt 2.71; A2011-23 s 19; A2011-52\namdt 3.100; A2013-19 amdt 3.198; A2014-38 s 166;\nA2025-5 s 34\ndef appliance om A2014-38 s 167\ndef AS/NZS 5601 ins A2013-19 amdt 3.199\nom A2014-38 s 167\ndef Australian Gas Association ins SL2002-30 s 21\nom A2014-38 s 167\ndef certificate of accreditation ins SL2002-30 s 22\nom A2014-38 s 167\ndef defect tag sub SL2002-30 s 23\nom A2025-5 s 35\ndef gas distribution network sub A2011-52 amdt 3.101\ndef gas distributor om A2011-52 amdt 3.102\ndef repealed Gas Supply Regulation om A2004-13\namdt 2.72\ndef type A appliance ins SL2002-30 s 24\nsub A2011-23 s 20\nom A2014-38 s 168\ndef type B appliance ins SL2002-30 s 24\nsub A2011-23 s 20\nom A2014-38 s 168\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR20\n01/07/25\nGas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\npage 35\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n12 Sept 2001\n21 June 2001–\n31 Dec 2002\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n1 Jan 2003\n1 Jan 2003–\n9 Jan 2003\nSL2002-30 amendments by\nSL2002-30\nR3\n10 Jan 2003\n10 Jan 2003–\n21 June 2003\nSL2003-1 amendments by\nSL2003-1\nR4\n22 June 2003\n22 June 2003–\n8 Apr 2004\nSL2003-1 commenced expiry\nR5\n9 Apr 2004\n9 Apr 2004–\n31 Aug 2004\nA2004-15 amendments by\nA2004-15\nR6\n1 Sept 2004\n1 Sept 2004–\n3 Nov 2004\nA2004-15 amendments by\nA2004-13\nR7\n4 Nov 2004\n4 Nov 2004–\n1 July 2005\nA2004-15 includes editorial\namendments under\nLegislation Act\nR8\n2 July 2005\n2 July 2005–\n31 Aug 2006\nA2004-15 commenced expiry\nR9\n1 Sept 2006\n1 Sept 2006–\n7 Dec 2006\nA2006-15 amendments by\nA2006-15\nR10\n8 Dec 2006\n8 Dec 2006–\n1 Feb 2009\nSL2006-53 amendments by\nSL2006-53\nR11\n2 Feb 2009\n2 Feb 2009–\n21 June 2011\nA2008-37 amendments by\nA2008-37\n\nEndnotes\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions\npage 36 Gas Safety Regulation 2001\nEffective: 01/07/25\nR20\n01/07/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR12\n22 June 2011\n22 June 2011–\n6 July 2011\nA2008-37 expiry of\ntransitional\nprovision (s 22)\nR13\n7 July 2011\n7 July 2011–\n11 Dec 2011\nA2011-23 amendments by\nA2011-23\nR14\n12 Dec 2011\n12 Dec 2011–\n13 June 2013\nA2011-52 amendments by\nA2011-52\nR15\n14 June 2013\n14 June 2013–\n29 Mar 2015\nA2013-19 amendments by\nA2013-19\nR16\n30 Mar 2015\n30 Mar 2015–\n23 Aug 2022\nA2014-38 amendments by\nA2014-38\nR17\n24 Aug 2022\n24 Aug 2022–\n10 Dec 2024\nA2022-14 amendments by\nA2022-14\nR18\n11 Dec 2024\n11 Dec 2024–\n31 March 2025\nA2023-55 amendments by\nA2023-55\nR19\n1 Apr 2025\n1 Apr 2025–\n30 June 2025\nA2025-5 amendments by\nA2025-5\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions\nThis Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have expired.\nThe expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions (see\nLegislation Act 2001, s 88 (1)).\nExpired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes\neffect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp’ followed\nby the date of the expiry.\nTo find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took\neffect. The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.\n© Australian Capital Territory 2025","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":7,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation has broadened in scope since its original 2001 form. Initially focused on gasfitting and immediate safety controls, later amendments added a more detailed appliance-approval regime (type A/B appliances, ss 18D–18E, 18GA–18GB), formalised construction occupations registrar powers (exemptions, directions, approvals, ss 7, 9, 17, 18E), introduced approved defect tags and approved compliance indicators (ss 19, 19A), and specified reviewable decisions and review participants (s 20A–20B and Schedule 1). These additions move the instrument beyond simple post-work safety checks toward an integrated approvals, commissioning and enforcement framework that regulates manufacturers/commissioners as well as installers and owners. The amendment history (multiple Acts and subordinate instruments listed in endnotes) documents this accretion of functions over time."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple divisions and parts (Div 2.1 gasfitting, Div 2.2 appliance work, Pt 3A appliances) increasing structural complexity","Frequent cross-references to other Acts (Gas Safety Act 2000, Utilities Act 2000, Legislation Act 2001, Electricity Safety Act 1971) and to external standards (AS/NZS 3814, AS/NZS 1375, other relevant standards)","Numerous defined terms and signpost definitions in the Dictionary and reliance on Act definitions (eg compliance indicator, gas appliance, consumer piping system, medical gas)","Conditional exemptions and approvals with attached conditions and time limits (eg registrar may exempt or impose conditions at ss 7, 9, 18E) — nested discretion increases interpretive complexity","Several offences with differing fault elements including strict liability offences (eg s 17D(9), s 17E(5)) and offences to which Criminal Code principles apply (s 4AA)","Multiple record-keeping and retention periods (2 years, 5 years, 10 years at ss 12, 15, 17C) creating administrative compliance variation","Schedule of reviewable decisions (Schedule 1) and provisions specifying review rights and prescribed entities (ss 20A–20B) — procedural complexity","Approval and certification processes tied to technical appendices of standards (eg AS/NZS 3814 Appendix A required information under s 18D) increases technical compliance burden","Penalties expressed in penalty units with separate penalty unit values for individuals vs corporations (note to republication) — practical enforcement complexity","Repeated amendments and historical layering (multiple amendment entries in endnotes) imply legacy provisions and renumbering that can complicate locating current obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this regulation does (mechanically)\n\n- Requires qualified gasfitters and gas appliance workers to test and make safe any consumer piping system or gas appliance after work is done (see ss 6, 9, 10, 17C–17D). That includes capping unused outlets, pressure/leak testing, and making sure appliances operate to manufacturer and standard requirements.  \n\n- Requires certificates of compliance and/or a compliance plate for gasfitting work; those documents must be given to the premises owner/occupier and copies kept and lodged with the construction occupations registrar and the gas distribution network owner as required (s 12).  \n\n- Gives the construction occupations registrar (the licensing/regulatory officer) power to:  \n  - exempt particular installations from some code/standard requirements where cost outweighs benefit and safety is otherwise acceptable (ss 7(2), 9(3));  \n  - direct owners to arrange testing of systems suspected to be unsafe (s 17); and  \n  - approve defect tags and compliance indicators that must be used when approved (ss 19, 19A).  \n\n- Requires immediate isolation and tagging of unsafe consumer piping systems or unsafe gas appliances when detected, and written notice to the owner/occupier and an inspector (ss 15, 17D). Approved defect tags and approved compliance indicators must be used where the registrar has approved one (ss 15(1) note, 19, 19A).  \n\n- Regulates approval and commissioning of certain gas appliances: applications for approval of type B appliances must include plans and compliance with specific Australian standards (AS/NZS 3814, AS/NZS 1375) and must be approved or refused within a statutory time (ss 18D–18E).  \n\n- Requires legible, durable compliance indicators on appliances and makes it an offence to remove/deface them or approved defect tags; some offences are strict liability and attract monetary penalties expressed as penalty units (ss 18GA–18GB, 16, 17E).  \n\n- Lists prescribed ‘‘medical gases’’ for the Act’s definitions and prescribes a dollar threshold for what counts as a serious gas accident (s 21; s 20).  \n\n- Identifies a set of decisions under the regulation that are reviewable and who may seek review (s 20A–20B and Schedule 1). \n\nWho this affects\n\n- Gasfitters and gas appliance workers: new and ongoing obligations to test, tag, certify, keep records, and produce licences on request (ss 6, 9, 12, 17B, 17C, 17D).  \n- Owners and occupiers of premises with consumer piping systems or gas appliances: obligations not to use systems unless certified safe; may be directed to arrange testing (ss 18, 17).  \n- Manufacturers, importers and commissioning agents of type B appliances: must apply for approval and supply detailed compliance information referring to mandatory standards (ss 18D–18E).  \n- The construction occupations registrar and inspectors: discretion to approve/deny, exempt, direct testing, approve tags/indicators, and enforce offences (multiple sections).  \n\nWhy it matters (stated purpose, and how it operates in practice)\n\n- The stated purpose (as implemented under the Gas Safety Act 2000) is to manage risk from gas appliances and piping by prescribing testing, approval and tagging processes and by setting who must act and how (see Act and multiple regulation provisions). Mechanically, the regulation enforces that purpose by:  \n  - setting mandatory testing and certification steps performed by licensed workers (ss 6, 9, 17C–17D);  \n  - creating compulsory physical markers (defect tags, compliance indicators, compliance plates) to show safety status (ss 15, 18GA, definition of compliance plate in s 18(4)); and  \n  - creating administrative controls (approvals, exemptions, directions and review rights) through the construction occupations registrar (ss 7, 9, 17, 18D–18E, ss 19–19A).  \n\nCosts, incentives and trade-offs (how the regulation changes behaviour and who pays)\n\n- Direct compliance costs: licensed tradespeople must perform tests, attach tags/plates and complete certificates; owners must pay for commissioning, testing, repairs and for arranging testing when the registrar directs it (ss 6, 9, 12, 17, 18). Manufacturers or importers of type B appliances must prepare technical applications and meet AS/NZS requirements (ss 18D–18E).  \n\n- Record-keeping burden: gasfitters and gas appliance workers must keep records (2–10 year retention periods in ss 12(4), 12(5), 17C(3) and s 15(3)); the registrar keeps certificate records for 10 years (s 12(5)). Those are administrative costs and create evidence for enforcement.  \n\n- Regulatory discretion and delay risk: the construction occupations registrar has power to grant exemptions, attach conditions, approve or refuse commissioning, and to direct testing (ss 7, 9, 18E, 17). That discretion concentrates decision-making with the registrar and can create delay or variable outcomes depending on how it is exercised.  \n\n- Reliance on external standards: the regulation mandates compliance with external Australian/New Zealand standards (eg AS/NZS 3814, AS/NZS 1375, and other relevant standards) that must be obtained from Standards Australia (ss 17C(2)(b), 18D(1)(b)–(c)). This imposes a cost to access the technical standards and ties technical compliance to evolving documents outside the regulation itself.  \n\n- Enforcement incentives: offences to remove/deface tags or indicators and to fail to comply with testing/notice obligations (ss 16, 17E, 18GB) are penalised; some are strict liability (eg s 17D(9) and s 17E(5)), shifting the evidentiary burden onto defendants for certain matters. Penalties are capped by penalty units (see s 4AA note on penalty unit values).  \n\nPotential substitution effects and concentrated benefits\n\n- The approval and compliance-indicator regime creates an incentive for manufacturers and commissioning agents to design appliances and commissioning processes that fit the approval pathway; firms that already meet the standards gain easier market access (ss 18D–18E, 18GA–18GB).  \n\n- Owners of premises and gasfitters bear most of the direct cost of meeting testing and tagging obligations; benefits from reduced accident risk are diffuse (occupants, neighbours, public).  \n\nImplementation risks and compliance points of friction\n\n- Administrative load on the registrar and inspectors (approvals, record-keeping, directions) may strain resources and cause processing delays.  \n- External standards updates change technical requirements without amendment to the regulation itself; regulated parties must monitor and buy updated standards.  \n- Exemption powers permit departures from codes where cost is said not to justify compliance; this creates a risk of uneven safety outcomes unless carefully monitored (ss 7(2), 9(3)).\n\nKey sections to review quickly: ss 6–12 (gasfitting testing and certificates), ss 15–17 (unsafe systems and registrar powers), ss 17B–17E (gas appliance worker duties and unsafe appliance rules), ss 18–18GB (use of piping systems, approvals and compliance indicators), ss 19–19A (approved tags/indicators), s 20 (serious accident amount) and Schedule 1 (reviewable decisions)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation has grown significantly beyond its original 2001 scope. Originally focused primarily on gasfitting work (pipe installation), it has expanded to include: a separate licensing regime for gas appliance workers (added 2002), detailed regulation of type B commercial appliances (2002, expanded 2014), medical gas systems (2004, reinstated 2023), and complex compliance indicator requirements. The 2014 amendments substantially rewrote the structure, replacing compliance plates with certificates of compliance and adding strict liability offences. The 2023 amendments reintroduced medical gases after they had expired in 2003, showing cyclical expansion rather than linear growth."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping categories of workers (gasfitters vs gas appliance workers) with different but similar obligations","Frequent cross-references to the parent Gas Safety Act 2000 and external Australian Standards (AS/NZS 3814, AS/NZS 1375) that are not reproduced in the regulation","Conditional exemptions requiring the Registrar to form 'reasonable grounds' beliefs about cost-benefit trade-offs (sections 7(2) and 9(3))","Nested record-keeping requirements with varying retention periods (2 years for certificates, 5 years for defect notices, 10 years for Registrar records)","Strict liability offences (sections 17D(9), 17E(5)) mixed with fault-based offences requiring 'reasonable excuse' exceptions","Transitional provisions and historical amendments creating fragmented legislative history (24+ amending instruments since 2001)","Dual approval pathways for gas appliances (type A vs type B) with different compliance indicator requirements"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets mandatory safety rules for gasfitters, gas appliance workers, homeowners, gas network businesses and the Construction Occupations Registrar. It requires qualified workers to test and certify gas work, tag and isolate unsafe systems, keep records, and obtain approvals for complex commercial appliances. \n\nThe regime criminalises tampering with safety tags or using uncertified systems, creates enforceable compliance duties and penalties, and aims to prevent leaks, fires, explosions and carbon monoxide harm."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/gas-safety-regulation-2001","history":"/api/acts/gas-safety-regulation-2001/history","analysis":"/api/acts/gas-safety-regulation-2001/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/gas-safety-regulation-2001/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/gas-safety-regulation-2001/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/gas-safety-regulation-2001/documents"}}