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The republished law
This is a republication of the Gas Safety Regulation 2001, made under the Gas Safety Act 2000
(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes))
as in force on 1 July 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry
affecting this republished law to 1 July 2025.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of regulation 2
3 Dictionary 2
4 Notes 2
4AA Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc 3
Part 2 Work safety and standards
Division 2.1 Gasfitting work
5 Application—div 2.1 4
6 Testing gasfitting work on consumer piping system—Act, s 8 4
7 Testing gas connection service 4
9 Testing gas appliance connection 5
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10 Testing gas appliance disconnection etc 6
12 Certificates of compliance 7
15 Unsafe consumer piping system—Act, s 12 8
16 Interfering with defect tags 9
17 Construction occupations registrar may direct testing of consumer
piping system or medical gas system 9
Division 2.2 Gas appliance work
17B Gas appliance worker to produce licence 10
17C Gas appliance work—testing 10
17D Unsafe gas appliance 11
17E Interfering with defect tag 13
Part 3 Use of consumer piping systems and gas
appliances
18 Consumer piping system not to be used unless certified safe 15
Part 3A Regulation of gas appliances
18D Application for approval of type B gas appliance—Act, s 21 16
18E Decision of construction occupations registrar 17
18F Prescribed circumstances for unapproved gas appliances—Act, s 23
(4) 17
18G Compliance indicator—type A gas appliance—Act, s 25 18
18GA Compliance indicator—type B gas appliance—Act, s 25 18
18GB Offence—interfere with compliance indicator 19
18H Prescribed circumstances for prohibited gas appliances—Act, s 28 (4) 20
Part 4 Miscellaneous
19 Approved defect tags 21
19A Approved compliance indicator 21
20 Serious gas accidents—prescribed amount 21
20A Reviewable decisions—Act, s 64A, def reviewable decision 21
20B Right of review and notice—Act, s 64B and s 64C (a) 21
21 Medical gases—Act, dict, def medical gas 22
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Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions 23
Dictionary 25
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 26
2 Abbreviation key 26
3 Legislation history 27
4 Amendment history 30
5 Earlier republications 35
6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 36
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Gas Safety Regulation 2001.
3 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in
this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other
terms defined elsewhere in this regulation or in other legislation.
For example, the signpost definition ‘gas distribution network—see the
Utilities Act 2000, section 10 (2).’ means that the term ‘gas distribution
network’ is defined in that dictionary and the definition applies to this
regulation.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to
the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the
regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears
(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4 Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this
regulation.
Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
Preliminary Part 1
Section 4AA
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4AA Offences against regulation—application of Criminal
Code etc
Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this
regulation.
Note 1 Criminal Code
The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to the following offences against this
regulation (see Code, pt 2.1):
• s 9 (1) (Testing gas appliance connection)
• s 17D (2) and (4) (Unsafe gas appliance)
• s 17E (1) (Interfering with defect tag)
• s 18GB (Offence—interfere with compliance indicator).
The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility
(including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used
for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention,
recklessness and strict liability).
Note 2 Penalty units
The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties
that are expressed in penalty units.
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Division 2.1 Gasfitting work
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Part 2 Work safety and standards
Division 2.1 Gasfitting work
5 Application—div 2.1
This division does not apply to a gas appliance designed to be
portable.
6 Testing gasfitting work on consumer piping system—Act,
s 8
Immediately after completing gasfitting work on a consumer piping
system, the gasfitter must—
(a) cap any gas appliance outlet from the system that does not have
a gas appliance connected to it; and
(b) if the work included the installation of a system—test the system
for defects and ensure that it is safe; and
(c) if the work was done on part of the system—test the part for
defects and ensure that the system is safe.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
7 Testing gas connection service
(1) A person who connects a consumer piping system to a gas distribution
network must—
(a) ensure that the system and the installation of each gas appliance
comply with all relevant codes; and
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Gasfitting work Division 2.1
Section 9
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(b) inspect and test each gas appliance connected to the system to
ensure that it operates in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions and specifications and that its installation complies
with any condition of an exemption under subsection (2) or
section 9 (3).
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
Note Code is defined in the Act, dict, as a code of practice approved under the
Act, s 65 (Codes of practice) as varied and in force from time to time.
(2) The construction occupations registrar may exempt a person from the
application of subsection (1) (a) to the installation of a gas appliance
if the registrar believes, on reasonable grounds, that—
(a) compliance with the relevant codes does not justify the cost of
compliance; and
(b) the degree of safety reached in other ways is acceptable.
(3) The construction occupations registrar must give the person written
notice of the exemption.
(4) An exemption under this section is subject to any condition stated in
the exemption.
9 Testing gas appliance connection
(1) This section applies to a gasfitter who connects a gas appliance to a
gas outlet in a consumer piping system that is connected to a gas
distribution network.
(2) The gasfitter must—
(a) ensure that the installation of the gas appliance complies with
the relevant standard and any relevant code; and
(b) inspect and test the gas appliance to ensure that—
(i) the appliance operates in accordance with the
manufacturer’s instructions and specifications; and
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(ii) the installation complies with any condition of an
exemption under subsection (3) or section 7 (2).
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) The construction occupations registrar may exempt a person from
subsection (2) (a) if the registrar believes on reasonable grounds
that—
(a) compliance with the relevant standard and any relevant code
does not justify the cost of compliance; and
(b) the degree of safety reached in other ways is acceptable.
(4) The construction occupations registrar must give the person written
notice of the exemption.
(5) An exemption under this section is subject to any condition stated in
the exemption.
10 Testing gas appliance disconnection etc
(1) This section applies to gasfitting work if—
(a) in the course of the work a gas appliance (the original
appliance) is disconnected from a consumer piping system; and
(b) the original appliance has not been reconnected; and
(c) another gas appliance has not been connected in place of the
original appliance.
(2) This section applies to gasfitting work whether or not other gasfitting
work is performed on the same consumer piping system.
(3) As soon as possible after the gasfitting work is performed and before
leaving the premises where, at the time of the disconnection, the
original appliance was located, the responsible gasfitter must—
(a) cap the system outlet for the appliance; and
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(b) test the system and ensure that there are no leaks.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
12 Certificates of compliance
(1) For the Act, section 9 (b), the certificate of compliance must be signed
by the gasfitter and given to—
(a) for gasfitting work other than medical gasfitting work or
medical gas technician work—the owner or occupier of the
premises where the gasfitting work is completed; or
(b) for medical gasfitting work or medical gas technician work—
the person responsible for the medical gas system.
(2) The gasfitter must give the certificate of compliance to the person
mentioned in subsection (1) either—
(a) by giving it to the person personally; or
(b) by leaving it, addressed to the person, in a conspicuous place on
the premises.
(3) A gasfitter who gives a certificate of compliance in relation to
gasfitting work must give a copy of the certificate to—
(a) the construction occupations registrar; and
(b) for gasfitting work other than medical gasfitting work or
medical gas technician work—the owner of the gas distribution
network.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
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(4) A gasfitter who gives a certificate of compliance must keep a copy of
the certificate for at least 2 years after the day it was signed.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(5) The construction occupations registrar must keep a record of the
information in a certificate received under subsection (3) for at least
10 years after the day of receipt.
15 Unsafe consumer piping system—Act, s 12
(1) For the Act, section 12 (c), the gasfitter must, immediately on
discovering that a consumer piping system is unsafe—
(a) isolate the system from the gas supply; and
(b) securely attach, in a conspicuous place to an appropriate meter
control or isolation valve in the system, a defect tag that
indicates that the system has been isolated because it is unsafe.
Note If a defect tag is approved under s 19 (Approved defect tags) for this
section, the tag must be used.
(2) For the Act, section 12 (c), the notice of the unsafe system and the
action necessary to make it safe must be given to the owner or
occupier of the premises and to an inspector.
(3) A gasfitter who gives a notice under subsection (2) must keep for at
least 5 years a record of the notice sufficient to identify the premises
where the system is located and when the notice was given.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(4) A gasfitter who keeps a record under subsection (3) must not, without
reasonable excuse, fail to produce the record if requested to do so by
an inspector.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
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Gasfitting work Division 2.1
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16 Interfering with defect tags
(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, remove, alter, damage
or deface a defect tag attached to a consumer piping system.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the removal of a defect tag by the
person who attached it to the consumer piping system, or by an
inspector, if the person or the inspector believes on reasonable
grounds that the system is safe.
(3) An inspector who removes a defect tag under subsection (2) must, as
soon as practicable, notify, in writing, the person who had attached
the tag of the removal.
17 Construction occupations registrar may direct testing of
consumer piping system or medical gas system
(1) This section applies if the construction occupations registrar believes
on reasonable grounds that a consumer piping system or medical gas
system is not safe, or may not be safe, having regard to 1 or more of
the following matters:
(a) the period since the system was tested;
(b) the age of the system;
(c) the number of times work has been done on the system;
(d) an accident, a natural disaster, the alteration of the premises or
some other act that may have adversely affected the system.
(2) The construction occupations registrar may, by written notice, direct
the following people to arrange for the testing of the system to find
out if it is safe:
(a) if the system is a consumer piping system—the owner of the
premises where the consumer piping system is installed;
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(b) if the system is a medical gas system—the person responsible
for the medical gas system.
(3) The direction may state that the period within which the testing is to
be completed.
(4) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a direction
under subsection (2).
Maximum penalty (subsection (4)): 10 penalty units.
Division 2.2 Gas appliance work
17B Gas appliance worker to produce licence
A gas appliance worker must produce the worker’s licence to
undertake gas appliance work if asked to do so by—
(a) an inspector; or
(b) the owner or occupier of premises where the gas appliance
worker is carrying out gas appliance work.
17C Gas appliance work—testing
(1) This section applies when a gas appliance worker completes work on
a gas appliance.
(2) The gas appliance worker must—
(a) for a type A gas appliance—inspect and test the appliance in
accordance with the relevant standard; and
Note Relevant standard—see the Act, s 6H.
(b) for a type B gas appliance—inspect and test the appliance in
accordance with AS/NZS 3814, as in force from time to time.
Note AS/NZS 3814—see the Act, dictionary.
Work safety and standards Part 2
Gas appliance work Division 2.2
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(3) A gas appliance worker must keep, for at least 5 years, a record of gas
appliance work done by the worker including a record of—
(a) the gas appliance that work was carried out on; and
(b) the premises where the appliance is located; and
(c) when the work was completed.
(4) A gas appliance worker who keeps a record under subsection (3) must
not, without reasonable excuse, fail to produce the record if asked to
do so by an inspector.
(5) The Legislation Act, section 47 (6) does not apply to AS/NZS 3814.
Note AS/NZS 3814 does not need to be notified under the Legislation Act
because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Legislation Act, s 47 (7)). The
standard may be purchased at www.standards.org.au.
17D Unsafe gas appliance
(1) This section applies if a gas appliance worker—
(a) inspects and tests a gas appliance under section 17C or at the
request of the owner or occupier of the premises where the
appliance is located; and
(b) believes on reasonable grounds the appliance is unsafe.
(2) The gas appliance worker must immediately—
(a) isolate the gas appliance from gas and electricity supplies; and
(b) if necessary, disconnect the appliance from the consumer piping
system or the electricity supply; and
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(c) securely attach, in a conspicuous place on the appliance, a defect
tag that—
(i) indicates that the appliance is unsafe and should not be
operated; and
Example
‘danger, do not operate’
(ii) indicates that the appliance has been isolated or
disconnected; and
(iii) states the reason for the isolation or disconnection; and
(iv) states the name, gas appliance worker licence number and
telephone number of the gas appliance worker.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
Note If a defect tag is approved under s 19 (Approved defect tags) for this
section, the tag must be used.
(3) A gas appliance worker complies with the requirements of
subsection (2) (a) if the gas appliance worker engages a qualified
person to undertake necessary work for which the gas appliance
worker is not qualified under the gas safety legislation or the
Electricity Safety Act 1971.
(4) A gas appliance worker commits an offence if the worker fails to give
the owner or occupier of the premises written notice of the unsafe gas
appliance.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(5) A notice under subsection (4) must—
(a) identify the unsafe gas appliance and its location; and
(b) state the date when the notice is given; and
(c) set out the reason for the isolation of the appliance and the action
necessary to make it safe; and
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Gas appliance work Division 2.2
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(d) state the name, gas appliance worker licence number and
telephone number of the gas appliance worker.
(6) The gas appliance worker must also tell an inspector about the unsafe
appliance and the action taken under subsection (2).
(7) A gas appliance worker who gives a notice under subsection (4) must
keep, for at least 5 years, a record of the notice including a record
of—
(a) the unsafe gas appliance; and
(b) the premises where the appliance is located; and
(c) when the notice was given.
(8) A gas appliance worker who keeps a record under subsection (7) must
produce the record if asked to do so by an inspector.
(9) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
17E Interfering with defect tag
(1) A person must not remove, alter, damage or deface a defect tag
attached to a gas appliance.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the removal of a defect tag by the
person who attached it to the gas appliance, or by an inspector, if the
person or inspector believes on reasonable grounds that the gas
appliance is safe.
(3) An inspector who removes a defect tag under subsection (2) must, as
soon as practicable, tell the person who attached the tag about the
removal.
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(4) Also, subsection (1) does not apply to a person who has a reasonable
excuse for removing, altering, damaging or defacing the tag.
Example of reasonable excuse
removing a tag from a gas appliance to use the gas appliance as scrap
(5) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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Part 3 Use of consumer piping systems
and gas appliances
18 Consumer piping system not to be used unless certified
safe
(1) This section applies to a consumer piping system on which gasfitting
work is done after the commencement of this regulation, whether the
work involves—
(a) installation of the system as new; or
(b) work on a previously existing system.
(2) The owner of the system must not, without reasonable excuse, use gas
supplied through the system, or allow gas supplied through the system
to be used, unless, in relation to the gasfitting work done after the
commencement—
(a) a compliance plate is attached; or
(b) a certificate of compliance has been given in accordance with
section 12 (Certificates of compliance).
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to the testing of the system by the
gasfitter in relation to the gasfitting work.
(4) In this section:
compliance plate means a thing fixed in a conspicuous place to a
permanent structure near a meter through which gas is conveyed to
the consumer piping system in accordance with the regulation,
section 11 as in force immediately before the commencement of the
Gas Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2014.
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Part 3A Regulation of gas appliances
18D Application for approval of type B gas appliance—
Act, s 21
(1) An application for approval of a type B gas appliance must—
(a) be in writing; and
(b) state how the appliance will comply with AS/NZS 1375 and
AS/NZS 3814, as in force from time to time; and
Note AS/NZS 1375 and AS/NZS 3814—see the Act, dictionary.
(c) include any plans, specifications, operating requirements and
other information stated in AS/NZS 3814, Appendix A, as in
force from time to time; and
(d) state the person who is responsible for any gasfitting and gas
appliance work related to the gas appliance; and
(e) be given to the construction occupations registrar before the gas
appliance is commissioned and operated.
Note A fee may be determined under the Act, s 67 for this provision.
(2) The Legislation Act, section 47 (6) does not apply to AS/NZS 1375
or AS/NZS 3814.
Note AS/NZS 1375 and AS/NZS 3814 do not need to be notified under the
Legislation Act because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Legislation Act,
s 47 (7)). The standards may be purchased at www.standards.org.au.
Regulation of gas appliances Part 3A
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18E Decision of construction occupations registrar
(1) The construction occupations registrar must, within 20 working days
after receiving an application under section 18D—
(a) approve the commissioning of the appliance (with or without
conditions); or
Examples—conditions
1 that a compliance indicator is attached to the gas appliance
2 that the gas appliance be inspected by a gas inspector before it is
commissioned
3 that a specific test be carried out on the gas appliance before it is
commissioned
(b) refuse to approve the application; or
(c) extend the time for giving approval for commissioning of the
appliance.
(2) The construction occupations registrar may request the applicant to
provide further information if the registrar considers it necessary to
decide the application.
(3) The construction occupations registrar must, as soon as practicable—
(a) tell the applicant in writing of the decision under subsection (1);
and
(b) if the application is refused or the time for giving approval
extended—give reasons for the decision.
18F Prescribed circumstances for unapproved gas
appliances—Act, s 23 (4)
The Act, section 23 does not apply in the following circumstances:
(a) the connection of a gas appliance to a consumer piping system
or its use, in accordance with approval for commissioning, under
section 18E;
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(b) the connection of a gas appliance to a consumer piping system,
or its use, with the construction occupations registrar’s approval,
for product testing, product development or experimental
purposes;
(c) the sale, for scrap material, of a gas appliance that has been
disabled for the use of gas.
18G Compliance indicator—type A gas appliance—Act, s 25
A compliance indicator for a type A gas appliance must include the
following information:
(a) the manufacturer;
(b) the model name or number;
(c) the serial number;
(d) the type of gas the appliance must use;
(e) the maximum gas pressure level at which the appliance safely
operates calculated in accordance with the relevant standard;
(f) the maximum gas consumption of the appliance as defined in
the relevant standard expressed in MJ/h;
(g) the gas injector size needed for the safe and effective operation
of the appliance expressed in mm.
Note Relevant standard—see the Act, s 6H.
18GA Compliance indicator—type B gas appliance—Act, s 25
A compliance indicator for a type B gas appliance must be of durable
material and be legibly and permanently marked with the following
information:
(a) a description of the appliance;
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(b) the name and licence number of the gas appliance worker or
gasfitter who connects the appliance to the consumer piping
system;
(c) the name of the commissioning agent;
(d) the name and licence number of the gas appliance worker who
carried out the commissioning;
(e) the date of approval;
(f) the approval number;
(g) the following information expressed in kPa:
(i) the designed inlet pressure;
(ii) the maximum inlet pressure;
(iii) the outlet pressure;
(iv) the over pressure protection limit;
(v) the over pressure set point;
(vi) the high gas pressure switch (HGPS) setting.
Note 1 If a compliance indicator is approved under s 19A (Approved compliance
indicator) for this section, the approved indicator must be used.
Note 2 There is a penalty for attaching a compliance indicator to an appliance
that is not approved (see Act, s 26 (2)).
Note 3 There is a penalty for attaching to an appliance anything that falsely
purports to be a compliance indicator (see Act, s 26 (3)).
18GB Offence—interfere with compliance indicator
A person commits an offence if the person removes, alters, damages
or defaces a compliance indicator attached to a gas appliance.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
Part 3A Regulation of gas appliances
Section 18H
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18H Prescribed circumstances for prohibited gas
appliances—Act, s 28 (4)
The Act, section 28 does not apply in the following circumstances:
(a) the connection of a gas appliance to a consumer piping system,
or its use, with the construction occupations registrar’s approval,
for product testing, product development or experimental
purposes;
(b) the sale, for scrap material, of a gas appliance that has been
disabled for the use of gas.
Miscellaneous Part 4
Section 19
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19 Approved defect tags
(1) The construction occupations registrar may approve defect tags for
this regulation.
(2) If the construction occupations registrar approves a defect tag for a
particular purpose, the defect tag must be used for that purpose.
19A Approved compliance indicator
(1) The construction occupations registrar may approve compliance
indicators for this regulation.
(2) If the construction occupations registrar approves a compliance
indicator for a purpose, the compliance indicator must be used for that
purpose.
20 Serious gas accidents—prescribed amount
For the Act, dictionary, definition of serious gas accident,
paragraph (c), the prescribed amount is $5 000.
20A Reviewable decisions—Act, s 64A, def reviewable
decision
A decision mentioned in schedule 1 under a provision mentioned in
column 2 in relation to the decision is prescribed.
20B Right of review and notice—Act, s 64B and s 64C (a)
The following entities are prescribed:
(a) in relation to a decision mentioned in schedule 1—an entity
mentioned in schedule 1, column 4;
(b) in relation to a decision mentioned in schedule 1—an entity
mentioned in column 3.
Part 4 Miscellaneous
Section 21
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21 Medical gases—Act, dict, def medical gas
The following substances are prescribed:
(a) oxygen;
(b) nitrous oxide;
(c) helium;
(d) nitrogen;
(e) carbon dioxide;
(f) medical air;
(g) surgical tool gas;
(h) a common mixture of gases mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (g);
(i) air at a negative pressure;
(j) waste anaesthetic gas.
Reviewable decisions Schedule 1
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Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions
(see s 20A and s 20B)
column 1
item
column 2
section
column 3
decision
column 4
entity
1 Act, 27 prohibit sale or
installation of gas
appliances of particular
kind
entity that has interests
affected by prohibition
2 Act, 29 give direction trader who is given direction
3 Act, 50 give direction occupier of premises, owner
of consumer piping system
or gasfitter given direction
4 Act, 51 give direction person or gas appliance
worker given direction
5 7 (2) refuse to exempt
person
applicant for exemption
6 7 (4) exempt person subject
to condition
applicant for exemption
7 9 (2) refuse to exempt
person
applicant for exemption
8 9 (4) exempt person subject
to condition
applicant for exemption
9 18E refuse to approve gas
appliance for
commissioning
applicant for approval
10 18F refuse to approve
connection or use of
gas appliance for
product testing,
product development
or experimental
purposes
applicant for approval
Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions
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column 1
item
column 2
section
column 3
decision
column 4
entity
11 18H refuse to approve
connection or use of
gas appliance for
product testing,
product development
or experimental
purposes
applicant for approval
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Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to
this regulation.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• AS
• AS/NZS (see s 164)
• function
• under.
Note 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in
the Gas Safety Act 2000 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the
following term is defined in the Gas Safety Act 2000, dict:
• compliance indicator
• gas appliance (s 6A)
• medical gasfitting work
• medical gas system
• medical gas technician work
• premises.
gas distribution network—see the Utilities Act 2000, section 10 (2).
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Endnotes
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3 Legislation history
This regulation was originally the Gas Safety Regulations 2001. It was renamed
under the Legislation Act 2001.
Gas Safety Regulation 2001 SL2001-18
notified 21 June 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S37)
commenced 21 June 2001 (s 2)
as amended by
Gas Safety Amendment Regulations 2002 (No 1) SL2002-30
notified LR 29 October 2002
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 October 2002 (LA s 75)
remainder commenced 1 January 2003 (s 2)
Urban Services (Application of Criminal Code) Amendment
Regulations 2002 SL2003-1 pt 2
notified LR 9 January 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 9 January 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 2 commenced 10 January 2003 (s 2 (1) (b))
Construction Occupations Legislation Amendment Act 2004
A2004-13 sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 2 pt 2.15
notified LR 26 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 2 pt 2.15 commenced 1 September 2004 (s 2 and see
Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004 A2004-12, s 2 and
CN2004-8)
Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences)
Amendment Act 2004 A2004-15 sch 2 pt 2.42
notified LR 26 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.42 commenced 9 April 2004 (s 2 (1))
Construction Occupations Legislation Amendment Act 2006
A2006-15 sch 1 pt 1.5
notified LR 6 April 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 April 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 1 September 2006 (s 2 and CN2006-19)
Endnotes
3 Legislation history
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Gas Safety Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1) SL2006-53
notified LR 7 December 2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 7 December 2006 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 8 December 2006 (s 2)
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment
Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.49
notified LR 4 September 2008
s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.49 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil
and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)
Planning and Building Legislation Amendment Act 2011 A2011-23
pt 6
notified LR 6 July 2011
pt 1 commenced 6 July 2011 (s 2 (1))
pt 6 commenced 7 July 2011 (s 2 (5))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3) A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.28
notified LR 28 November 2011
s 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.28 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2013 A2013-19 sch 3 pt 3.25
notified LR 24 May 2013
s 1, s 2 commenced 24 May 2013 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.25 commenced 14 June 2013 (s 2)
Gas Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2014 A2014-38 pt 5
notified LR 30 September 2014
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 September 2014 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 5 commenced 30 March 2015 (s 2 and LA s 79)
Statute Law Amendment Act 2022 A2022-14 sch 3 pt 3.19
notified LR 10 August 2022
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 August 2022 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.19 commenced 24 August 2022 (s 2)
Endnotes
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Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2023
A2023-55 pt 11
notified LR 11 December 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 11 commenced 11 December 2024 (s 2 (5))
Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Act 2025 A2025-5
pt 6
notified LR 31 March 2025
s 1, s 2 commenced 31 March 2025 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 6 commenced 1 April 2025 (s 2)
Building and Construction Legislation Amendment Regulation 2025
(No 1) SL2025-11 pt 4
notified LR 30 June 2025
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2025 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 4 commenced 1 July 2025 (s 2 (1))
Endnotes
4 Amendment history
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Name of regulation
s 1 am R7 LA
Commencement
s 2 om R1 (IA s 43 (4))
Dictionary
s 3 am A2011-52 amdt 3.99
Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc
s 4AA ins SL2003-1 s 4
am A2014-38 s 115
References to Australian Gas Association standards and codes
s 4A ins SL2002-30 s 4
sub SL2003-1 s 4
om A2011-23 s 15
Gasfitting work
div 2.1 hdg ins SL2002-30 s 5
Work declared to be gasfitting work—Act, dict, def gasfitting work, par (c)
s 4B ins SL2002-30 s 6
om A2004-13 amdt 2.61
Application—div 2.1
s 5 om A2004-13 amdt 2.62
ins A2014-38 s 116
Testing gasfitting work on consumer piping system—Act, s 8
s 6 am A2014-38 s 117, s 118
Testing gas connection service
s 7 am SL2002-30 ss 7-10; A2006-15 amdt 1.30, amdt 1.35;
A2014-38 ss 119-123
Appliances to be certified safe
s 8 om SL2002-30 s 11
Testing gas appliance connection
s 9 hdg sub A2014-38 s 124
s 9 am SL2002-30 ss 12-14; A2006-15 amdt 1.31, amdt 1.35;
A2014-38 s 125, s 126; ss renum R16 LA
Testing gas appliance disconnection etc
s 10 hdg sub A2014-38 s 127
s 10 am A2014-38 ss 128–130
Compliance indicators
s 11 om A2014-38 s 131
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Certificates of compliance
s 12 am A2006-15 amdt 1.35; A2014-38 s 132, s 133; A2025-5
s 32, s 33; ss and pars renum R19 LA
Interfering with compliance indicators
s 13 am A2004-13 amdt 2.63, amdt 2.64
om A2014-38 s 134
False information on compliance indicators
s 14 om A2004-15 amdt 2.94
Unsafe consumer piping system—Act, s 12
s 15 am SL2002-30 s 15, s 16; A2004-13 amdt 2.67; A2014-38
s 135
Interfering with defect tags
s 16 am A2004-13 amdt 2.68
Construction occupations registrar may direct testing of consumer piping
system or medical gas system
s 17 hdg am A2006-15 amdt 1.32
sub A2014-38 s 136; SL2025-11 s 9
s 17 am A2006-15 amdt 1.35; A2013-19 amdt 3.195; A2014-38
s 137; SL2025-11 s 10, s 11
Gas appliance work
div 2.2 hdg ins SL2002-30 s 17
sub A2014-38 s 138
Accreditation to do appliance work
s 17A ins SL2002-30 s 17
am A2006-15 amdt 1.33, amdt 1.35
om A2014-38 s 139
Gas appliance worker to produce licence
s 17B ins SL2002-30 s 17
am A2006-15 amdt 1.35
sub A2014-38 s 140
am A2022-14 amdt 3.103
Gas appliance work—testing
s 17C ins SL2002-30 s 17
sub A2014-38 s 140
Unsafe gas appliance
s 17D hdg sub A2014-38 s 141
s 17D ins SL2002-30 s 17
am SL2003-1 s 5; pars renum R7 LA; A2014-38 ss 142-149;
ss renum R16 LA
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Interfering with defect tag
s 17E ins SL2002-30 s 17
sub SL2003-1 s 6
am A2004-13 amdt 2.69; A2014-38 s 150
Use of consumer piping systems and gas appliances
pt 3 hdg sub A2014-38 s 151
Consumer piping system not to be used unless certified safe
s 18 am A2014-38 ss 152-154
Regulation of gas appliances
pt 3A hdg ins SL2002-30 s 18
sub A2014-38 s 155
Instruments applied by pt 3A
s 18A ins SL2002-30 s 18
om SL2003-1 s 7
Appliances declared to be approved—Act, s 20 (1)
s 18B ins SL2002-30 s 18
am SL2006-53 s 4; A2013-19 amdt 3.196, amdt 3.197
om A2014-38 s 156
Approval by planning and land authority, type A appliance—Act, s 21
s 18C hdg am A2006-15 amdt 1.35
s 18C ins SL2002-30 s 18
om A2014-38 s 156
Application for approval of type B gas appliance—Act, s 21
s 18D hdg am A2006-15 amdt 1.35
s 18D ins SL2002-30 s 18
am A2011-23 s 16
sub A2014-38 s 157
Decision of construction occupations registrar
s 18E ins SL2002-30 s 18
am A2006-15 amdt 1.35; A2011-23 s 16
sub A2014-38 s 157
Prescribed circumstances for unapproved gas appliances—Act, s 23 (4)
s 18F ins SL2002-30 s 18
am A2006-15 amdt 1.34
sub A2014-38 s 157
Compliance indicator—type A gas appliance—Act, s 25
s 18G ins SL2002-30 s 18
am SL2003-1 s 8; A2006-15 amdt 1.35
sub A2014-38 s 157
Compliance indicator—type B gas appliance—Act, s 25
s 18GA ins A2014-38 s 157
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Offence—interfere with compliance indicator
s 18GB ins A2014-38 s 157
Prescribed circumstances for prohibited gas appliances—Act, s 28 (4)
s 18H ins SL2002-30 s 18
am A2006-15 amdt 1.34
sub A2014-38 s 157
Approved defect tags
s 19 am A2006-19 amdt 1.35; A2014-38 s 158
Approved compliance indicator
s 19A ins SL2002-30 s 19
am A2006-15 amdt 1.35; A2014-38 s 158
Serious gas accidents—prescribed amount
s 20 am A2011-23 s 17
Reviewable decisions—Act, s 64A, def reviewable decision
s 20A ins SL2002-30 s 20
sub A2008-37 amdt 1.222; A2014-38 s 159
Right of review and notice—Act, s 64B and s 64C (a)
s 20B ins SL2002-30 s 20
sub A2008-37 amdt 1.222
Medical gases—Act, dict, def medical gas
s 21 exp 21 June 2003 (s 21 (2))
ins A2004-13 amdt 1.6
om A2011-23 s 18
ins A2023-55 s 59
Savings and transitional provisions
pt 5 hdg om R12 LA
Records of former certificate information to be kept
s 22 exp 21 June 2011 (s 22 (2))
Compliance indicators
s 23 ins A2004-13 amdt 2.70
exp 1 July 2005 (s 23 (2))
Defect tags
s 24 ins A2004-13 amdt 2.70
exp 1 July 2005 (s 24 (2))
Reviewable decisions
sch 1 hdg ins A2008-37 amdt 1.223
sch 1 am A2014-38 ss 161–164; items renum R16 LA
Reviewable decisions—Act and regulation
sch 1 pt 1.1 hdg ins A2008-37 amdt 1.223
om A2014-38 s 160
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Reviewable decisions
sch 1 pt 1.2 hdg ins A2008-37 amdt 1.223
sch 1 pt 1.2 om A2014-38 s 165
Dictionary
dict am A2004-13 amdt 2.71; A2011-23 s 19; A2011-52
amdt 3.100; A2013-19 amdt 3.198; A2014-38 s 166;
A2025-5 s 34
def appliance om A2014-38 s 167
def AS/NZS 5601 ins A2013-19 amdt 3.199
om A2014-38 s 167
def Australian Gas Association ins SL2002-30 s 21
om A2014-38 s 167
def certificate of accreditation ins SL2002-30 s 22
om A2014-38 s 167
def defect tag sub SL2002-30 s 23
om A2025-5 s 35
def gas distribution network sub A2011-52 amdt 3.101
def gas distributor om A2011-52 amdt 3.102
def repealed Gas Supply Regulation om A2004-13
amdt 2.72
def type A appliance ins SL2002-30 s 24
sub A2011-23 s 20
om A2014-38 s 168
def type B appliance ins SL2002-30 s 24
sub A2011-23 s 20
om A2014-38 s 168
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5 Earlier republications
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to
the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in
electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised
republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are
marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an
authorised republication are identical.
Republication
No and date
Effective Last
amendment
made by
Republication
for
R1
12 Sept 2001
21 June 2001–
31 Dec 2002
not amended new regulation
R2
1 Jan 2003
1 Jan 2003–
9 Jan 2003
SL2002-30 amendments by
SL2002-30
R3
10 Jan 2003
10 Jan 2003–
21 June 2003
SL2003-1 amendments by
SL2003-1
R4
22 June 2003
22 June 2003–
8 Apr 2004
SL2003-1 commenced expiry
R5
9 Apr 2004
9 Apr 2004–
31 Aug 2004
A2004-15 amendments by
A2004-15
R6
1 Sept 2004
1 Sept 2004–
3 Nov 2004
A2004-15 amendments by
A2004-13
R7
4 Nov 2004
4 Nov 2004–
1 July 2005
A2004-15 includes editorial
amendments under
Legislation Act
R8
2 July 2005
2 July 2005–
31 Aug 2006
A2004-15 commenced expiry
R9
1 Sept 2006
1 Sept 2006–
7 Dec 2006
A2006-15 amendments by
A2006-15
R10
8 Dec 2006
8 Dec 2006–
1 Feb 2009
SL2006-53 amendments by
SL2006-53
R11
2 Feb 2009
2 Feb 2009–
21 June 2011
A2008-37 amendments by
A2008-37