Gas Safety Regulations 2021
58Certificate of compliance for gas-fitting work
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58 Certificate of compliance for gas-fitting work
(1) A certificate of compliance for gas-fitting work on standard gas installations must be –
(a) in a form approved by the Director; and
(b) signed by the gas-fitter who performed the gas-fitting work.
(2) The gas-fitter must, within 48 hours after the gas installation is commissioned, provide a copy of the completed certificate of compliance for gas-fitting work –
(a) to the Director; and
(b) to the person on whose behalf the work was carried out or the owner of the gas installation; and
(c) to the gas supplier who is to supply gas to the standard gas installation
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.
(3) The gas-fitter must keep a copy of the completed certificate of compliance for gas-fitting work for at least 10 years after the completion of the work.
Penalty: In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 50 penalty units; or
(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.