Div 1Safety and technical requirements

Division 1—Safety and technical requirements 37—General requirements for gas infrastructure or installation (1) For the purposes of section 55 of the Act— (a) gas infrastructure must be designed, installed, operated and maintained to be safe for the gas service conditions and the physical environment in which it will operate and so as to comply with any applicable requirements of AS/NZS 4645, AS/NZS 1596 and AS 2885 or achieve, to the satisfaction of the Technical Regulator, the same or better safety and technical outcomes; and (b) a gas installation must be designed, installed, operated and maintained to be safe for the gas service conditions and the physical environment in which it will operate and so as to comply with any applicable requirements of— (i) in the case of a liquefied petroleum gas installation—AS/NZS 5601 and AS/NZS 1596; (ii) in any other case—AS/NZS 5601. 37A—Electronic certificates of compliance (1) For the purposes of section 55(2) of the Act, an electronic certificate of compliance may only be relied upon if it— (a) certifies that the gas installation to which the electronic certificate of compliance relates complies with any applicable requirements set out in— (i) in the case of a liquefied petroleum gas installation—AS/NZS 5601 and AS/NZS 1596; (ii) in any other case—AS/NZS 5601; and (b) is issued by a registered gas fitting worker. (2) The following requirements apply to an electronic certificate of compliance issued under this regulation: (a) in the case of an electronic certificate of compliance issued by a registered gas fitting worker who is an employed worker— (i) the registered gas fitting worker must complete the electronic certificate of compliance to the extent required by the Technical Regulator under regulation 45 after completion of the work and issue the certificate to— (A) the contractor; or (B) the contractor's duly authorised agent; and (ii) the contractor or the contractor's duly authorised agent, if satisfied that the work or examinations and tests have been carried out in accordance with the standards and requirements referred to in subregulation (1), must— (A) complete the electronic certificate of compliance; and (B) within 30 days after completion of the work, provide the electronic certificate of compliance to the Technical Regulator and the owner or operator of the installation; (b) in any other case—the registered gas fitting worker must, within 30 days after completion of the work, issue the electronic certificate of compliance and provide it to— (i) the Technical Regulator; and (ii) the owner or operator of the installation.