Part 7Miscellaneous

Part 7 Miscellaneous Section 69 page 50 Gas Safety Act 2000 Effective: 23/02/26 R23 23/02/26 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (ii) requirements in relation to compliance with safety standards; and (iii) conditions for the approval of appliances; and (iv) the cancellation of approval of appliances; and (g) meters; and (h) consumer piping systems, medical gas systems and gas appliances to promote the efficient use or conservation of power and energy, or to limit harm to the environment; and (i) standards in relation to construction, installation, configuration, maintenance, repair, service, replacement, inspection, testing, labelling or disposal of consumer piping systems, medical gas systems and gas appliances (or parts of consumer piping systems, medical gas systems or gas appliances). (3) A regulation may apply, adopt or incorporate a law of another jurisdiction or an instrument, or a provision of a law of another jurisdiction or instrument, as in force at a particular time or from time to time. (4) The Legislation Act, section 47 (5) or (6) does not apply in relation to the law of another jurisdiction or an instrument applied, adopted or incorporated under a regulation. Note Laws of another jurisdiction and instruments mentioned in s (2B) do not need to be notified under the Legislation Act because s 47 (5) and (6) do not apply (see Legislation Act, s 47 (7)). (5) The regulations may also prescribe offences for contraventions of the regulations and prescribe maximum penalties of not more than 60 penalty units for offences against the regulations.

Dictionary R23 23/02/26 Gas Safety Act 2000 Effective: 23/02/26 page 51 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Dictionary (see s 3) Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act. Note 2 In particular, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms: • ACAT • construction occupations registrar • contravene • disallowable instrument • document • magistrate • National Gas (ACT) Law • notifiable instrument • penalty unit (see s 133) • reviewable decision notice • State • the Territory. approved, for part 4 (Regulation of gas appliances)—see section 18. AS 2896 means AS 2896 (Medical gas systems—Installation and testing of non-flammable medical gas pipeline systems). AS/NZS 1375 means AS/NZS 1375 (Industrial fuel-fired appliances). AS/NZS 3814 means AS/NZS 3814 (Industrial and commercial gas-fired appliances). AS/NZS 5601 means AS/NZS 5601 (Gas installations). business premises, for part 6 (Enforcement)—see section 36. certificate of compliance—see section 9. code means a code of practice approved under section 65 (Codes of practice) as in force from time to time.

Dictionary page 52 Gas Safety Act 2000 Effective: 23/02/26 R23 23/02/26 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at compliance indicator means a plate or label for a gas appliance that states the information about the gas appliance and its use. connected, with an offence, for part 6 (Enforcement)— see section 36. consumer piping system— (a) means a system of pipes, pipe fasteners, and things connected to the pipes, that is used, or to be used, to carry gas from— (i) the outlet of a meter to measure the consumption of gas on the premises to a gas appliance inlet; or (ii) the outlet of a gas storage tank or cylinder to a gas appliance inlet; but (b) does not include something that connects the tank or cylinder outlet to the gas regulator that is closest to the tank or cylinder. corresponding law, for part 4 (Regulation of gas appliances)— see section 18. equipment includes items such as pressure control devices, excess flow valves, control valves and filters. gas means— (a) natural gas; or (b) a gas (LPG) in its vapour phase composed predominantly of 1 or more of the following hydrocarbons: (i) propane; (ii) propene (propylene); (iii) butane; (iv) butene (butylene). gas appliance—see section 6A. gas appliance worker—see section 6D.