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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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