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Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations
2008
S.R. No. 165/2008
Version as at 18 January 2009
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
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PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1
1 Objectives 1
2 Authorising provision 1
3 Commencement 1
4 Revocation 1
5 Definitions 2
6 Matters excluded from the operation of the regulations 3
7 Application of adopted standards 3
8 Standard gas installations 4
PART 2—APPLIANCES 6
9 Application for acceptance of new Type A appliance or class
of new Type A appliances 6
10 Application for acceptance of second-hand Type A appliance
or class of Type A appliances 6
11 Testing of Type A appliances 6
12 Compliance plates for new Type A appliances 6
13 Compliance plates for second-hand Type A appliances 7
14 Prescribed Type A appliances 7
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PART 5—GENERAL 20
35 Duty to keep complex gas installation in a proper state of repair 20
36 Duty to report gas incidents 20
37 Power of inspector to disconnect or order disconnection 21
38 Exception for supply of gas by gas company 21
39 Prescribed requirements for supply or sale of LPG 22
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SCHEDULES 23
SCHEDULE 1—Standards 23
SCHEDULE 2—Information to be Supplied by Persons Seeking
Acceptance of a New Type A Appliance 24
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ENDNOTES 39
1. General Information 39
2. Table of Amendments 40
3. Explanatory Details 41
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PART 1—PRELIMINARY
1 Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a) to provide for standards for gasfitting work;
and
(b) to provide for the procedures relating to the
acceptance of appliances and gas
installations; and
(c) to make provision generally in relation to the
safety of gas appliances, gas installations and
work on gas appliances and installations.
2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 118 of
the Gas Safety Act 1997.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
18 January 2009.
4 Revocation
The following Regulations are revoked—
(a) the Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations
1999 1;
(b) the Gas Safety (Gas Installation)
(Amendment) Regulations 1999 2;
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STANDARDS
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SCHEDULE 2
(Section 69)
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1 Name, address and contact details of person applying for acceptance.
2 Details of test results received from a testing agency accepted by
Energy Safe Victoria:
3 Appliance details
Details regarding the appliance, including where relevant:
(a) Manufacturer's name.
(b) Model identification.
(c) Maximum and minimum gas consumption (MJ/h).
(d) Nominal gas consumption.
(e) Gas type/s.
(f) Maximum and minimum gas supply pressures.
(g) Gas pressure at burner head for the maximum and minimum gas
consumption.
(h) Gas pressure at burner head for the nominal gas consumption.
(i) Burner ignition details (pilots, etc.).
(j) Flueing details.
(k) Installation instructions.
4 Component details
Details regarding components, including where relevant:
(a) Manufacturer's name.
(b) Model identification.
(c) Gas type/s.
(d) Maximum and minimum gas supply pressures.
(e) Rated working pressure.
(f) Maximum and minimum gas flow rates.
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(Section 69)
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1 Name, address and contact details of person applying for acceptance.
2 Appliance type.
3 Description of appliance for which approval is sought.
4 Details identifying the appliance, including model number.
5 Date of application.
6 Certification number issued by a certifying body accepted by Energy Safe
Victoria.
7 Location at which appliance may be inspected.
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SCHEDULE 4
(Section 69)
(Regulation 12)
State of Victoria
Energy Safe Victoria
COMPLIANCE PLATE
NEW TYPE A APPLIANCE
This appliance has been accepted under section 69 of the
Gas Safety Act 1997.
ESV Acceptance No.:
Date:
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SCHEDULE 5
(Section 69)
(Regulation 13)
State of Victoria
Energy Safe Victoria
COMPLIANCE PLATE
SECOND-HAND TYPE A APPLIANCE
This appliance has been inspected and complies with current
safety requirements.
Inspected by:
ESV Authorisation No.:
Date:
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SCHEDULE 6
(Section 72)
(Regulation 23)
To: Energy Safe Victoria
Full name of applicant:
Address and contact details of applicant:
I apply under section 72(3) of the Act for an exemption from compliance
with the following standards and requirements:
Name and address and contact details of person carrying out gasfitting work:
I apply for exemption from the specified standards and requirements in the
following respects: [Give a full statement of the nature of the exemption
sought.]
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Dated:
Signature of applicant:
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SCHEDULE 7
(Section 73)
(Regulation 31(1))
1 Details of person seeking acceptance of the gas installation—
Full name:
Address:
Phone number:
Registration number:
Email address:
Facsimile number:
2 Address of gas installation.
3 Consumer's name and site contact name.
4 Type of work.
5 Type of gas.
6 Summary of work.
7 Commencement and completion dates for work.
8 Details of:
(a) the gas rate (only if the rate is to exceed 3⋅8 GJ/h);
(b) the operating pressure (only if the operating pressure is to
exceed 200kPa);
(c) whether or not the building exceeds 10 storeys above ground level.
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(Section 73)
(Regulation 31(2))
1 Details of the gas installation, including drawings of:
(a) the general arrangements of the consumer piping;
(b) the location of valves, pressure control regulators and other
controls or devices installed within the piping;
(c) the location of any gas meter (but not the gas company's meter);
(d) piping designed to safely discharge gas from safety or control
devices; and
(e) any associated electrical circuit diagrams.
2 Details of design, calculations, test and commissioning procedures
including:
(a) calculations of pressure loss;
(b) testing for gas tightness;
(c) purging associated with commissioning or decommissioning
piping; and
(d) commissioning pressure control and other pipeline devices.
3 Details of all control or other devices installed within the piping,
including:
(a) manufacturer's data sheets; and
(b) proposed settings of all adjustable devices.
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(Section 73)
(Regulation 31(3))
1 Appliance details
Details regarding the appliance, including where relevant:
(a) Manufacturer's name.
(b) Model identification.
(c) Nominal gas consumption (MJ/h).
(d) Gas type.
(e) Maximum and minimum gas supply pressures.
(f) Purge times.
(g) Gas pressure at burner head for the nominal gas consumption.
(h) Combustion chamber volume.
(i) Purge volume, being the total volume swept from the entry of the
purge medium to the point of emission including interconnecting
ductwork.
(j) Serial number.
(k) Date of manufacture.
2 Description of the appliance function and any associated industrial
process with which the appliance is integrated together with a drawing
indicating the general arrangement.
3 Valve train schematic diagram
A schematic diagram clearly indicating:
(a) All components (including brand and model) and component
acceptance numbers.
(b) Rated working pressure of all components.
(c) Proposed settings of all adjustable devices.
(d) Nominal gas consumption.
(e) Supply pressure at appliance and burner pressure.
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SCHEDULE 10
(Section 73)
(Regulation 31(5))
Certification
I certify that this gas installation will meet the requirements of the Gas
Safety Act 1997 and the Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations 2008.
Signature:
Date:
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(Section 73)
(Regulations 31(6) and 33(3))
Certification
I certify that this gas installation meets the requirements of the Gas Safety
Act 1997 and that the required tests have been carried out and it will be safe
for gas to be made available to the consumer.
Signature:
Date:
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(Section 73)
(Regulation 34)
TYPE B APPLIANCE
State of Victoria
Energy Safe Victoria
COMPLIANCE PLATE
TYPE B APPLIANCE
This appliance has been commissioned in compliance with
the Gas Safety Act 1997.
ESV Acceptance No.:
Appliance Serial No.:
Installed at:
Date:
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SCHEDULE 13
(Section 79A(1))
(Regulation 39(1))
WARNING SIGN
WARNING
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ENDNOTES
1. General Information
The Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations 2008, S.R. No. 165/2008 were
made on 16 December 2008 by the Governor in Council under section 118 of
the Gas Safety Act 1997, No. 99/1997 and came into operation on
18 January 2009: regulation 3.
The Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations 2008 will sunset 10 years after
the day of making on 16 December 2018 (see section 5 of the Subordinate
Legislation Act 1994).
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2. Table of Amendments
There are no amendments made to the Gas Safety (Gas Installation)
Regulations 2008 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.
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3. Explanatory Details
1
Reg. 4(a): S.R. No. 6/1999. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 February 2002.
Reprinted to S.R. No. 5/2002.
2
Reg. 4(b): S.R. No. 99/1999.
3
Reg. 4(c): S.R. No. 5/2002.
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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Table of Applied,
Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by the Subordinate
Legislation Regulations 2004
The following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in
accordance with the requirements of regulation 5 of the Subordinate
Legislation Regulations 2004.
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