Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Regulations

GAS SAFETY REGULATION 2001 - NOTES

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1     The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this regulation.

Note 2     For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:

              •     AS

              •     function

              •     under.

Note 3     Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Gas Safety Act 2000 (see Legislation Act, s 148). For example, the following term is defined in the Gas Safety Act 2000, dict:

              •     premises.

"appliance", in part 2 (Work safety and standards), does not include an appliance designed to be portable by users.

"Australian Gas Association" means the company named The Australian Gas Association (ACN 004206044)." "

"certificate of accreditation" means a certificate of accreditation under the accreditation code approved under section 17A.

"defect tag"––

        (a)     for a consumer piping system––see section 15 (1);

        (b)     for an appliance––see section 17D.

"gas distribution network"—see the Utilities Act 2000, section 10 (2).

"type A appliance"—see AS 5601.

"type B appliance"—see AS 5601.

Endnotes

1     About the endnotes

Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.

Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.

Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.

If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.

The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.

2     Abbreviation key

A = Act	NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form	o = order
am = amended	om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment	ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution	orig = original
ch = chapter	par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice	pres = present
def = definition	prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument	(prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary	pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative	r = rule/subrule
Assembly	reloc = relocated
div = division	renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired	R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette	RI = reissue
hdg = heading	s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967	sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added	sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001	SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register	sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification	or to be expired

3     Legislation history

This regulation was originally the Gas Safety Regulations 2001. It was renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.

Gas Safety Regulation 2001 No 18

notified 21 June 2001 (Gaz 2001 No S37)

commenced 21 June 2001 (s 2)

as amended by

Gas Safety Amendment Regulations 2002 (No 1) SL2002-30

notified LR 29 October 2002

s 1, s 2 commenced 29 October 2002 (LA s 75)

remainder commenced 1 January 2003 (s 2)

Urban Services (Application of Criminal Code) Amendment Regulations 2002 SL2003-1 pt 2

notified LR 9 January 2003

s 1, s 2 commenced 9 January 2003 (LA s 75 (1))

pt 2 commenced 10 January 2003 (s 2 (1) (b))

Construction Occupations Legislation Amendment Act 2004 A2004-13 sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 2 pt 2.15

notified LR 26 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.2, sch 2 pt 2.15 commenced 1 September 2004 (s 2 and see Construction Occupations (Licensing) Act 2004 A2004-12, s 2 and CN2004-8)

Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004 A2004-15 sch 2 pt 2.42

notified LR 26 March 2004
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2004 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 2 pt 2.42 commenced 9 April 2004 (s 2 (1))

Construction Occupations Legislation Amendment Act 2006 A2006-15 sch 1 pt 1.5

notified LR 6 April 2006

s 1, s 2 commenced 6 April 2006 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 1 September 2006 (s 2 and CN2006-19)

Gas Safety Amendment Regulation 2006 (No 1) SL2006-53

notified LR 7 December 2006

s 1, s 2 commenced 7 December 2006 (LA s 75 (1))

remainder commenced 8 December 2006 (s 2)

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2) A2008-37 sch 1 pt 1.49

notified LR 4 September 2008

s 1, s 2 commenced 4 September 2008 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 1 pt 1.49 commenced 2 February 2009 (s 2 (1) and see ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008 A2008-35, s 2 (1) and CN2009-2)

Planning and Building Legislation Amendment Act 2011 A2011-23 pt 6

notified LR 6 July 2011

pt 1 commenced 6 July 2011 (s 2 (1))

pt 6 commenced 7 July 2011 (s 2 (5))

Statute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3) A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.28

notified LR 28 November 2011

s 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))

sch 3 pt 3.28 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2)

4     Amendment history

Name of regulation
s 1     am R7 LA

Commencement
s 2     om R1 (IA s 43 (4))

Dictionary
s 3     am A2011-52 amdt 3.99

Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc
s 4AA     ins SL2003-1 s 4

References to Australian Gas Association standards and codes
s 4A     ins 2002 No 30 s 4
    sub SL2003-1 s 4
    om A2011-23 s 15

Gasfitting work
div 2.1 hdg     ins 2002 No 30 s 5

Work declared to be gasfitting work—Act, dict, def gasfitting work, par (c)
s 4B     ins 2002 No 30 s 6
    om A2004-13 amdt 2.61

People qualified to do gasfitting work—Act, s 7
s 5     om A2004-13 amdt 2.62

Testing gas connection service
s 7     am 2002 No 30 ss 7-10; A2006-15 amdt 1.30, amdt 1.35

Appliances to be certified safe
s 8     om 2002 No 30 s 11

Testing appliance connection
s 9     am 2002 No 30 ss 12-14; A2006-15 amdt 1.31, amdt 1.35

Certificates of compliance
s 12     am A2006-15 amdt 1.35

Interfering with compliance indicators
s 13     am A2004-13 amdt 2.63, amdt 2.64

False information on compliance indicators
s 14     om A2004-15 amdt 2.94

Unsafe consumer piping system—Act, s 12
s 15     am 2002 No 30 s 15, s 16; A2004-13 amdt 2.67

Interfering with defect tags
s 16     am A2004-13 amdt 2.68

Planning and land authority may direct testing of consumer piping system
s 17 hdg     am A2006-15 amdt 1.32
s 17     am A2006-15 amdt 1.35

Appliance work
div 2.2 hdg     ins 2002 No 30 s 17

Accreditation to do appliance work
s 17A     ins 2002 No 30 s 17
    am A2006-15 amdt 1.33, amdt 1.35

Certificate of accreditation
s 17B     ins 2002 No 30 s 17
    am A2006-15 amdt 1.35

Appliance work—testing
s 17C     ins 2002 No 30 s 17

Unsafe appliance
s 17D     ins 2002 No 30 s 17
    am SL2003-1 s 5; pars renum R7 LA

Interfering with defect tag
s 17E     ins 2002 No 30 s 17
    sub SL2003-1 s 6
    am A2004-13 amdt 2.69

Regulation of appliances
pt 3A hdg     ins 2002 No 30 s 18

Instruments applied by pt 3A
s 18A     ins 2002 No 30 s 18
    om SL2003-1 s 7

Appliances declared to be approved—Act, s 20 (1)
s 18B     ins 2002 No 30 s 18
    am SL2006-53 s 4

Approval by planning and land authority, type A appliance—Act, s 21
s 18C hdg     am A2006-15 amdt 1.35
s 18C     ins 2002 No 30 s 18

Approval by planning and land authority, type B appliance—Act, s 21
s 18D hdg     am A2006-15 amdt 1.35
s 18D     ins 2002 No 30 s 18
    am A2011-23 s 16

Application for approval of type B appliance
s 18E     ins 2002 No 30 s 18
    am A2006-15 amdt 1.35
    am A2011-23 s 16

Prescribed circumstances for unapproved appliances—Act, s 24 (4)
s 18F     ins 2002 No 30 s 18
    am A2006-15 amdt 1.34

Compliance indicators—Act, s 25
s 18G     ins 2002 No 30 s 18
    am SL2003-1 s 8; A2006-15 amdt 1.35

Prescribed circumstances for prohibited appliances—Act, s 28 (4)
s 18H     ins 2002 No 30 s 18
    am A2006-15 amdt 1.34

Approved defect tags
s 19     am A2006-19 amdt 1.35

Approved compliance indicator
s 19A     ins 2002 No 30 s 19
    am A2006-15 amdt 1.35

Serious gas accidents—prescribed amount
s 20     am A2011-23 s 17

Reviewable decisions—Act, s 64A, def reviewable decision
s 20A     ins 2002 No 30 s 20
    sub A2008-37 amdt 1.222

Right of review and notice—Act, s 64B and s 64C (a)
s 20B     ins 2002 No 30 s 20
    sub A2008-37 amdt 1.222

Place for keeping records—Act, s 19 (2) (b) and s 65 (5) (b)
s 21     exp 21 June 2003 (s 21 (2))
    ins A2004-13 amdt 1.6
    om A2011-23 s 18

Savings and transitional provisions
pt 5 hdg     om R12 LA

Records of former certificate information to be kept
s 22     exp 21 June 2011 (s 22 (2))

Compliance indicators
s 23     ins A2004-13 amdt 2.70
    exp 1 July 2005 (s 23 (2))

Defect tags
s 24     ins A2004-13 amdt 2.70
    exp 1 July 2005 (s 24 (2))

Reviewable decisions
sch 1 hdg     ins A2008-37 amdt 1.223

Reviewable decisions—Act and regulation
sch 1 pt 1.1 hdg     ins A2008-37 amdt 1.223

Reviewable decisions
sch 1 pt 1.2 hdg     ins A2008-37 amdt 1.223

Dictionary
dict     am A2004-13 amdt 2.71; A2011-23 s 19; A2011-52 amdt 3.100
    def Australian Gas Association ins 2002 No 30 s 21
    def certificate of accreditation ins 2002 No 30 s 22
    def defect tag sub 2002 No 30 s 23
    def gas distribution network sub A2011-52 amdt 3.101
    def gas distributor om A2011-52 amdt 3.102
    def repealed Gas Supply Regulation om A2004-13 amdt 2.72
    def type A appliance ins 2002 No 30 s 24
    sub A2011-23 s 20
    def type B appliance ins 2002 No 30 s 24
    sub A2011-23 s 20

5     Earlier republications

Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.

Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.

Republication No	Amendments to	Republication date
1	not amended	12 September 2001
2	SL2002-30	1 January 2003
3	SL2003-1	10 January 2003
4	SL2003-1	22 June 2003
5	A2004-15	9 April 2004
6	A2004-15	1 September 2004
7	A2004-15	4 November 2004
8	A2004-15	2 July 2005
9	A2006-15	1 September 2006
10	SL2006-53	8 December 2006
11	A2008-37	2 February 2009
12	A2008-37	22 June 2011
13	A2011-23	7 July 2011

© Australian Capital Territory 2011

Australian Capital Territory

SL2001-18

Republication No 14

Effective: 12 December 2011

Republication date: 12 December 2011

Last amendment made by A2011-52




Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office

About this republication

The republished law

This is a republication of the Gas Safety Regulation 2001

, made under the Gas Safety Act 2000

(including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 12 December 2011

. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 12 December 2011

.

The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4.

Kinds of republications

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):

              • authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies

              • unauthorised republications.

The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.

Editorial changes

The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication. Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.

This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).

Uncommenced provisions and amendments

If a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law are accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more information, see the home page for this law on the register.

Modifications

If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.

Penalties

At the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $110 for an individual and $550 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).

Australian Capital Territory

Gas Safety Regulation 2001

Part 1.1Reviewable decisions—Act and regulation23

Part 1.2Reviewable decisions—code approved under s 17A25

Endnotes27

Gas Safety Regulation 2001