Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
sec.93Requirements to be complied with before carrying out particular gas work
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sec.93 Requirements to be complied with before carrying out particular gas work
This section applies to gas work involving— the installation of a gas system that— is to be supplied with fuel gas through a fuel gas network that is a distribution system; and has not previously been supplied with fuel gas through a distribution system; or the connection of 1 or more additional major use gas devices to an existing gas system that is supplied with fuel gas through a fuel gas network that is a distribution system. Before a person carries out the gas work, the person must notify the relevant network operator for the gas system about— the nature of the work to be carried out; and the anticipated demands of the gas system or major use gas device on the network’s supply of fuel gas. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. In this section— major use gas device means a gas device (type A), or gas device (type B), with the capacity to consume more than 100MJ in an hour. (sec.93-ssec.1) This section applies to gas work involving— the installation of a gas system that— is to be supplied with fuel gas through a fuel gas network that is a distribution system; and has not previously been supplied with fuel gas through a distribution system; or the connection of 1 or more additional major use gas devices to an existing gas system that is supplied with fuel gas through a fuel gas network that is a distribution system. (sec.93-ssec.2) Before a person carries out the gas work, the person must notify the relevant network operator for the gas system about— the nature of the work to be carried out; and the anticipated demands of the gas system or major use gas device on the network’s supply of fuel gas. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units. (sec.93-ssec.3) In this section— major use gas device means a gas device (type A), or gas device (type B), with the capacity to consume more than 100MJ in an hour.
- (a) the installation of a gas system that— (i) is to be supplied with fuel gas through a fuel gas network that is a distribution system; and (ii) has not previously been supplied with fuel gas through a distribution system; or
- (i) is to be supplied with fuel gas through a fuel gas network that is a distribution system; and
- (ii) has not previously been supplied with fuel gas through a distribution system; or
- (b) the connection of 1 or more additional major use gas devices to an existing gas system that is supplied with fuel gas through a fuel gas network that is a distribution system.
- (i) is to be supplied with fuel gas through a fuel gas network that is a distribution system; and
- (ii) has not previously been supplied with fuel gas through a distribution system; or
- (a) the nature of the work to be carried out; and
- (b) the anticipated demands of the gas system or major use gas device on the network’s supply of fuel gas.