Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Actssubstitute
18D Application for approval of type B gas appliance—Act, s 21
(1) An application for approval of a type B gas appliance must—
(a) be in writing; and
(b) state how the appliance will comply with AS/NZS 1375 and AS/NZS 3814, as in force from time to time; and
Note AS/NZS 1375 and AS/NZS 3814 —see the Act
, s 6H.
(c) include any plans, specifications, operating requirements and other information stated in AS/NZS 3814, Appendix A, as in force from time to time; and
(d) state the person who is responsible for any gasfitting and gas appliance work related to the gas appliance; and
(e) be given to the construction occupations registrar before the gas appliance is commissioned and operated.
Note A fee may be determined under the Act
, s 67 for this provision.
(2) The Legislation Act
, section 47 (6) does not apply to AS/NZS 1375 or AS/NZS 3814.
Note AS/NZS 1375 and AS/NZS 3814 do not need to be notified under the Legislation Act
because s 47 (6) does not apply (see Legislation Act
, s 47 (7)). The standards may be purchased at www.standards.org.au
.
18E Decision of construction occupations registrar
(1) The construction occupations registrar must, within 20 working days after receiving an application under section 18D—
(a) approve the commissioning of the appliance (with or without conditions); or
Examples—conditions
1 that a compliance indicator is attached to the gas appliance
2 that the gas appliance be inspected by a gas inspector before it is commissioned
3 that a specific test be carried out on the gas appliance before it is commissioned
Note An example is part of the regulation, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act
(b) refuse to approve the application; or
(c) extend the time for giving approval for commissioning of the appliance.
(2) The construction occupations registrar may request the applicant to provide further information if the registrar considers it necessary to decide the application.
(3) The construction occupations registrar must, as soon as practicable—
(a) tell the applicant in writing of the decision under subsection (1); and
(b) if the application is refused or the time for giving approval extended—give reasons for the decision.
18F Prescribed circumstances for unapproved gas appliances—Act, s 23 (4)
The Act
, section 23 does not apply in the following circumstances:
(a) the connection of a gas appliance to a consumer piping system or its use, in accordance with approval for commissioning, under section 18E;
(b) the connection of a gas appliance to a consumer piping system, or its use, with the construction occupations registrar's approval, for product testing, product development or experimental purposes;
(c) the sale, for scrap material, of a gas appliance that has been disabled for the use of gas.
18G Compliance indicator—type A gas appliance—Act, s 25
A compliance indicator for a type A gas appliance must include the following information:
(a) the manufacturer;
(b) the model name or number;
(c) the serial number;
(d) the type of gas the appliance must use;
(e) the maximum gas pressure level at which the appliance safely operates calculated in accordance with the relevant standard;
(f) the maximum gas consumption of the appliance as defined in the relevant standard expressed in MJ/h;
(g) the gas injector size needed for the safe and effective operation of the appliance expressed in mm.
Note Relevant standard —see the Act
, s 6H.
18GA Compliance indicator—type B gas appliance—Act, s 25
A compliance indicator for a type B gas appliance must be of durable material and be legibly and permanently marked with the following information:
(a) a description of the appliance;
(b) the name and licence number of the gas appliance worker or gasfitter who connects the appliance to the consumer piping system;
(c) the name of the commissioning agent;
(d) the name and licence number of the gas appliance worker who carried out the commissioning;
(e) the date of approval;
(f) the approval number;
(g) the following information expressed in kPa:
(i) the designed inlet pressure;
(ii) the maximum inlet pressure;
(iii) the outlet pressure;
(iv) the over pressure protection limit;
(v) the over pressure set point;
(vi) the high gas pressure switch (HGPS) setting.
Note 1 If a compliance indicator is approved under s 19A (Approved compliance indicator) for this section, the approved indicator must be used.
Note 2 There is a penalty for attaching a compliance indicator to an appliance that is not approved (see Act
, s 26 (2)).
Note 3 There is a penalty for attaching to an appliance anything that falsely purports to be a compliance indicator (see Act
, s 26 (3)).
18GB Offence—interfere with compliance indicator
A person commits an offence if the person removes, alters, damages or defaces a compliance indicator attached to a gas appliance.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
18H Prescribed circumstances for prohibited gas appliances—Act, s 28 (4)
The Act
, section 28 does not apply in the following circumstances:
(a) the connection of a gas appliance to a consumer piping system, or its use, with the construction occupations registrar's approval, for product testing, product development or experimental purposes;
(b) the sale, for scrap material, of a gas appliance that has been disabled for the use of gas.