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GAS AND ELECTRICITY (CONSUMER SAFETY) REGULATION 2018

- Made under the Gas and Electricity (Consumer Safety) Act 2017
- As at 28 July 2023
- Reg 501 of 2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Regulation
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   3A.     Definition of "medical gas"
   4.      Definition of "relevant authority"
   5.      Definition of "specification"

   PART 2 - ELECTRICAL ARTICLES--RESTRICTIONS ON SALE
   Note

   6.      Marking of declared electrical articles
   7.      Prescribed requirements for electrical articles that are not declared electrical articles

   PART 3 - ELECTRICAL ARTICLES--MODEL APPROVALS

           Division 1 - Applications for model approvals

   8.      Application for model approval
   9.      Particulars of approval

           Division 2 - Extensions and renewals of model approvals

   10.     Extension of model approval
   11.     Application for renewal of approval
   12.     Notice of renewal
   13.     Refusal of application for renewal

           Division 3 - Modification of model approval and changes in details

   14.     Application for modification of model approval
   15.     Approval or refusal of modification
   16.     Notice of changes in other particulars

           Division 4 - Model approval certificates

   17.     Model approval certificates
   18.     Duplicate model approval certificates
   19.     Particulars concerning model approvals
   20.     Notice suspending or cancelling a model approval

   PART 4 - ELECTRICAL ARTICLES--RECOGNISED EXTERNAL APPROVAL SCHEMES

   21.     Declaration of recognised external approval schemes
   22.     Applications for declaration of scheme
   23.     Applications for declaration to be advertised
   24.     Reporting requirements for recognised external approval schemes

   PART 5 - GAS APPLIANCES

           Division 1 - Restrictions on sale of gas appliances
           Note

   25.     Labelling of gas appliances

           Division 2 - Certification of gas appliances

   26.     Application for authority to certify gas appliances
   27.     Change of particulars
   28.     Conditions of certification authority

           Division 3 - Offences relating to compliance labels for gas appliances

   29.     Offences relating to compliance labels

   PART 6 - GENERAL RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OR OTHER DISPOSAL OF ELECTRICAL ARTICLES AND GAS APPLIANCES

   30.     Warnings to accompany certain articles and appliances
   31.     Offence of disposing of articles or appliances that do not carry warnings
   32.     Offence of disposing of non-conforming article or appliance

   PART 7 - UNSAFE ELECTRICAL ARTICLES AND GAS APPLIANCES

   33.     Publicising prohibition of sale of unsafe electrical articles and gas appliances

   PART 8 - ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS--STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION WORK
   Note

   34.     Standards and requirements for electrical installation work
   35.     Exclusion from application of Parts 8 and 9

   PART 9 - ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS--TESTING, INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE FOLLOWING ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION WORK

   36.     Conduct of safety and compliance tests
   37.     Notification of results of safety and compliance tests
   38.     Unqualified persons not to carry out safety and compliance tests

   PART 9AA - ELECTRICAL METER INSTALLATIONS

   38AA.   Definitions
   38AB.   Exemptions for metering coordinators
   38AC.   Metering safety management system--exemptions

   PART 9A - REMOTE DE-ENERGISATION AND REMOTE RE-ENERGISATION OF PREMISES OF SMALL CUSTOMERS BY METERING PROVIDERS AND RETAILERS

   38A.    Definitions
   38B.    Metering provider must not remotely de-energise or remotely re-energise premises without safety management and technical procedures plan
   38C.    Retailer must not remotely de-energise or remotely re-energise premises without safety management and customer procedures plan
   38D.    Customer may request retailer arrange de-energisation or re-energisation of premises
   38E.    Retailer and metering provider to have plan for remote de-energisation and remote re-energisation
   38F.    Duration of plans for remote de-energisation and remote re-energisation of premises
   38G.    Termination of plan for offences against Part
   38H.    Secretary may require submission of revised plan
   38I.    Secretary may audit plan for remote de-energisation and remote re-energisation

   PART 10 - GAS AND AUTOGAS INSTALLATIONS--STANDARDS FOR GASFITTING WORK AND AUTOGAS WORK

   39.     Gasfitting work to comply with certain standards
   40.     Autogas work to comply with certain standards

   PART 11 - GAS AND AUTOGAS INSTALLATIONS--TESTING, INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE FOLLOWING GASFITTING OR AUTOGAS WORK

           Division 1 - Gas installations (supplied from a gas network)

   41.     Application of Division
   42.     Testing for defects and certificates of compliance

           Division 2 - Gas installations (not supplied from a gas network)

   43.     Division does not apply to certain gasfitting work
   44.     Testing for apparent defects
   45.     Certificates of inspection
   46.     Compliance plates
   47.     Defect notices

           Division 3 - Autogas installations

   48.     Testing for apparent defects
   49.     Certificates of inspection
   50.     Compliance plate
   51.     Identification labels

           Division 4 - Other provisions relating to compliance plates and defect notices

   52.     Unauthorised removal of defect notices
   53.     Unauthorised attachment of compliance plates
   54.     Removal of compliance plates by investigators
   55.     Requirements for compliance plates--general
   55A.    Requirements for compliance plates--certain gas installations in caravans and boats

   PART 12 - GAS AND AUTOGAS INSTALLATIONS--RELATED OFFENCES

           Division 1 - Offences relating to gas installations (not supplied from a gas network)

   56.     Division does not apply to certain gasfitting work
   57.     Sale of gas installations
   58.     Use of gas installations
   59.     Supply of gas for use in gas installations
   60.     Connection of gas containers to gas installations
   61.     Connection of gas regulators to gas installations
   62.     Connection of gas appliances to gas installations

           Division 2 - Offences relating to autogas installations

   63.     Sale of gas cylinders
   64.     Use of autogas installations
   65.     Supply of gas for use in autogas installations
   66.     Connection of gas cylinders to autogas installations

           Division 3 - Offences relating to gas regulators

   67.     Sale of gas regulators
   68.     Connection of gas regulators to gas container

   PART 13 - MAINTENANCE OF ELECTRICAL AND GAS INSTALLATIONS

   69.     Maintenance of electrical and gas installations

   PART 13A - MEDICAL GAS

   69AA.   Meaning of "work provider"
   69A.    Work to comply with certain Australian Standards
   69B.    Conduct of safety and compliance tests
   69C.    Notification of results of safety and compliance tests
   69D.    Unqualified persons not to carry out safety and compliance tests
   69E.    Same person not to carry out medical gasfitting and medical gas technician work
   69F.    Temporary provision for conducting of tests by unqualified persons
   69G.    Notification of results of commissioning of medical gas installation

   PART 14 - ACCIDENT REPORTING

   70.     Notification of serious electrical, gas accident or medical gas accident
   71.     Interference with site of serious electrical accident, gas accident or medical gas accident

   PART 15 - ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1 - Investigations and inspections

   72.     Inspection of installation of electricity meters
   72A.    Rectification of defective electrical, gas or medical gas installation work

           Division 2 - Seizure and forfeiture of electrical articles and gas appliances

   73.     Return of seized electrical articles and gas appliances and compensation
   74.     Application for forfeiture of electrical articles or gas appliances

   PART 16 - MISCELLANEOUS

   75.     Registers
   76.     Delegated functions
   77.     Provisions relating to gas meters
   78.     Savings and transitional
           SCHEDULE 1
           SCHEDULE 2
           SCHEDULE 3
           SCHEDULE 4


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