Div 3Gas fitting work

Division 3—Gas fitting work 41—General gas fitting work (1) For the purposes of section 56 of the Act, a person who carries out work on a gas installation or proposed gas installation (including work comprised of installing a Type A appliance, but not including work comprised of installing, commissioning or modifying a Type B appliance) must— (a) ensure that the work is carried out, and examinations and tests are carried out, in accordance with AS/NZS 5601 and any requirements of the Technical Regulator; and (b) if satisfied that the work has been carried out in accordance with AS/NZS 5601 and any requirements of the Technical Regulator, issue an electronic certificate of compliance to that effect. (2) The person must— (a) provide the completed electronic certificate of compliance to the person on whose behalf the work was carried out; and (b) if the work is associated with the making of a connection or reconnection to a distribution system, provide the completed electronic certificate of compliance to the distribution system operator; and (c) if the work is not associated with the making of such a connection or reconnection— (i) provide the completed electronic certificate of compliance to the supplier of pressurised vessel gas for the installation, if known; or (ii) if the supplier is not known, provide the completed electronic certificate of compliance to the person on whose behalf the work was carried out. 42—Installing Type A appliances For the purposes of section 56 of the Act, a person who installs a Type A appliance must ensure that the appliance complies with any requirements under the Energy Products (Safety and Efficiency) Act 2000 relating to certification and labelling. 43—Installing or commissioning Type B appliances (1) For the purposes of section 56 of the Act— (a) a person who installs, commissions or modifies a Type B appliance must ensure that the work is carried out, and examinations and tests are carried out, in accordance with AS 3814 and AS/NZS 5601; and (b) a person who carries out work, or examinations or tests, related to moving a Type B appliance to a different location (whether on the same premises or otherwise) must ensure that the work is carried out, and examinations and tests are carried out, in accordance with AS 3814. (2) A person must not commence supplying gas for use in a Type B appliance following installation of the appliance unless the appliance has been approved as complying with the requirements of AS 3814. (3) Subregulation (2) does not prevent a person from temporarily supplying gas for the purposes of the commissioning of a Type B appliance or the determination of whether the appliance complies with the requirements of AS 3814. (4) For the purposes of this regulation, AS 3814 and AS/NZS 5601 are to be read as if any requirement for approval of a regulatory body were a requirement— (a) if the appliance in question is, or is to be, connected to a distribution system, for approval of the distribution system operator whose system it is or an authorised officer; (b) in any other case, for approval of an authorised officer. (5) An approval under this regulation must be in a form approved by the Technical Regulator. (6) The person approving a Type B appliance under this regulation must complete a Type B certificate of compliance to the effect that the requirements for approval under this regulation have been complied with. (7) The person— (a) must provide a copy of the completed Type B certificate of compliance to— (i) the person on whose behalf the work was carried out; and (ii) the Technical Regulator; and (b) being an authorised officer, must— (i) if the work is associated with the making of a connection or reconnection to a distribution system, provide a copy of the completed Type B certificate of compliance to the distribution system operator; or (ii) if the work is not associated with the making of a connection or reconnection to a distribution system— (A) provide a copy to the supplier of pressurised vessel gas for the installation, if known; or (B) if the supplier is not known, provide a further copy to the person on whose behalf the work was carried out. (8) If the person on whose behalf work on a Type B appliance was carried out is not the owner of the appliance, that person must, within 30 days of completing the work, provide a copy of the Type B certificate of compliance to the owner of the appliance. (9) Despite regulation 45, the owner of a Type B appliance must— (a) keep a copy of each Type B certificate of compliance provided in relation to the appliance until the appliance is sold or otherwise disposed of; and (b) on sale or transfer of the appliance, deliver copies of all certificates of compliance held in relation to the appliance to the new owner (who must keep any Type B certificate in accordance with paragraph (a)). (10) A fee determined on a basis approved by the Commission may be required by the distribution system operator or the authorised officer for determining whether to approve a Type B appliance under this regulation. (11) A fee required by a distribution system operator or an authorised officer who is not a Public Service employee may be retained by the operator or officer. (12) In this regulation— Type B certificate of compliance means a certificate of compliance issued for the purposes of Part 9 Division 3 of the Act that certifies that the requirements for approval of a Type B appliance under this regulation have been complied with. 44—Requirements relating to installation of certain heating appliances (1) For the purposes of section 56 of the Act, a person who installs a flueless gas space heater in residential premises must ensure that the following requirements are complied with: (a) the maximum gas consumption level of the heater must not exceed 18 MJ/h; (b) the heater must have been approved as complying with the requirements of the applicable Australian gas appliance standard listed in AS 3645; (c) 2 permanent ventilation openings, 1 near the ceiling of the premises and the other near the floor, must be available to allow direct ventilation to an area outside the premises; (d) each opening must have a minimum free area of 1 000 square millimetres per MJ/h (being the maximum gas consumption level of the heater expressed in MJ/h). (2) Despite subregulation (1)(a), a person may install a flueless gas space heater in residential premises where the maximum gas consumption level of the heater exceeds 18 MJ/h with the approval of the Technical Regulator. (3) The Technical Regulator may not grant an approval unless the Technical Regulator is satisfied that adequate safety features in relation to the heater are demonstrated by the manufacturer or supplier of the heater. flueless gas space heater means a heater designed to discharge flue gases produced by the heater directly into the space in which the heater is situated.