Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
sec.113Issue of gas compliance certificate following inspection
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sec.113 Issue of gas compliance certificate following inspection
This section applies if an authorised installer inspects the gas system in a vehicle or vessel for this division. If the gas system complies with the relevant safety requirements, the installer must issue a gas compliance certificate for the system to the owner or other person in lawful possession of the vehicle or vessel immediately after the inspection. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If the gas system does not comply with the relevant safety requirements, the installer must give notice of the gas work or other action that must be carried out in order for a gas compliance certificate to be issued for the gas system to the owner or other person in lawful possession of the vehicle or vessel. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (5) applies if the installer gives the owner of a vehicle or vessel a notice under subsection (3) and is satisfied the gas work or other action stated in the notice is carried out. The installer must issue a gas compliance certificate for the gas system to the owner or other person in lawful possession of the vehicle or vessel immediately after inspecting the stated work. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For this section, a gas system complies with the relevant safety requirements if it complies with the requirements mentioned in subsections (7) and (8) . The gas system must comply with— for a gas system installed before 31 December 2004—AS 5601 ‘Gas installations’ (2004); or for a gas system installed on or after 31 December 2004—the safety requirements that applied under the Act to the installation of a gas system when the gas system was installed. However, an alteration of the gas system must comply with— for an alteration carried out before 31 December 2004—AS 5601 ‘Gas installations’ (2004); or for an alteration carried out on or after 31 December 2004—the safety requirements that applied under the Act to the alteration of a gas system when the gas system was altered. s 113 amd 2019 SL No. 221 s 32 (sec.113-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised installer inspects the gas system in a vehicle or vessel for this division. (sec.113-ssec.2) If the gas system complies with the relevant safety requirements, the installer must issue a gas compliance certificate for the system to the owner or other person in lawful possession of the vehicle or vessel immediately after the inspection. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.113-ssec.3) If the gas system does not comply with the relevant safety requirements, the installer must give notice of the gas work or other action that must be carried out in order for a gas compliance certificate to be issued for the gas system to the owner or other person in lawful possession of the vehicle or vessel. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.113-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if the installer gives the owner of a vehicle or vessel a notice under subsection (3) and is satisfied the gas work or other action stated in the notice is carried out. (sec.113-ssec.5) The installer must issue a gas compliance certificate for the gas system to the owner or other person in lawful possession of the vehicle or vessel immediately after inspecting the stated work. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.113-ssec.6) For this section, a gas system complies with the relevant safety requirements if it complies with the requirements mentioned in subsections (7) and (8) . (sec.113-ssec.7) The gas system must comply with— for a gas system installed before 31 December 2004—AS 5601 ‘Gas installations’ (2004); or for a gas system installed on or after 31 December 2004—the safety requirements that applied under the Act to the installation of a gas system when the gas system was installed. (sec.113-ssec.8) However, an alteration of the gas system must comply with— for an alteration carried out before 31 December 2004—AS 5601 ‘Gas installations’ (2004); or for an alteration carried out on or after 31 December 2004—the safety requirements that applied under the Act to the alteration of a gas system when the gas system was altered.