Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999 (WA)

Western Australia Gas Standards Act 1972 Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999 Western Australia Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Terms used 1 4. Gasfitting work, defined 1 5. Work etc. in nature of gasfitting prescribed (Act s. 13A(2)) 1 6. Capacity prescribed (Act s. 13A(2)) 1 Part 2 — Administration 7. Particulars for register prescribed (Act s. 13A(4)) 1 8. Gas fitter must give notice of change of address 1 9. Inquiries etc., matters prescribed for (Act s. 13A) 1 Part 3 — Permits and authorisations 11. Applications for permits and authorisations (Act s. 13A(6)) 1 12. Issue of permits and authorisation 1 13A. Replacing lost etc. permits and authorisations 1 13. Grades of permit or authorisation 1 14. Restrictions etc. on permits or authorisations 1 15. Effect of permits 1 15A. Renewal of permits 1 16. Effect of authorisations 1 Part 3A — Supervision of gasfitting Division 1 — Authority to supervise gasfitting work 16A. Certificate of competency and permit holders supervising Class G, E or P gasfitting work 1 16B. Certificate of competency and permit holders supervising Class I gasfitting work 1 16C. Authorisation holders supervising gasfitting work 1 Division 2 — Duties of person supervising gasfitting work 16D. Duties of person supervising supervised gas fitter 1 Part 4 — Performance of gasfitting 17. Terms used 1 18. Gas fitters, duties of as to gasfitting work 1 20. Installing etc. appliances etc., gas fitters' duties as to 1 21. Commissioning appliances, gas fitters' duties as to 1 22. Type B appliances, permanent connection of 1 22A. Type B appliances, inspection and certification of 1 23. Servicing gas installations, gas fitters' duties as to 1 24. Inaccessible fitting lines, gas fitters' duties as to 1 25. Fitting lines to be clean 1 26. Pressure testing gas installations 1 28. Completion of gasfitting work, gas fitters' duties on 1 29. Defective gasfitting work, notice of defects to gas fitter 1 30. Notice of defects, gas fitter's duties as to 1 31. Appeal against notice of defects 1 Part 4A — Appeals under section 13N(1)(b) of the Act 31A. Terms used 1 31B. Technical review panel, convening of etc. 1 31C. Procedure for appeals 1 Part 5 — Requirements for consumers' gas installations 32. Consumer's gas installations, requirements for prescribed (Act s. 13) 1 32A. Gas installations outside consumer's land, plan required for 1 33. Terms used in codes and standards 1 Part 6 — Miscellaneous 34. Records about gas fitters, employers to keep 1 35. Gas suppliers' duties after gasfitting work on installation that only has Type A gas appliance 1 35A. Gas suppliers' duties after gasfitting work on installation that includes Type B appliance 1 35B. Gas suppliers' duties as to Type B appliance in existing gas installation 1 36. Consumers' duties as to gas installations 1 37. Service apparatus not to be installed etc. without owner's authority 1 38. Misleading statements etc. by gas fitters etc. 1 39. Improper use of marks signifying Director's approval 1 40. Operators of appliances etc., duties of 1 41. Boats left unattended, duties of master etc. 1 42. Duty to report certain incidents 1 42A. Gas fitters to report unsafe gas installations 1 42B. Type A gas appliances prescribed (Act s. 4) 1 Part 7 — Saving and repeal 43. Savings for repealed regulations 1 44. Repeal 1 Schedule 2 — Forms Schedule 3 — Witness fees and allowances 1. Daily allowance 1 2. Expenses 1 3. Expert evidence 1 Schedule 4 — Fees for permits and authorisations Schedule 5 — Classes of gasfitting work Schedule 6 — Certain requirements as to consumers' gas installations Division 1 — Interpretation 101. Terms used 1 Division 3 — LPG cylinders and tanks 301. Location of cylinders, tanks and regulators 1 302. Housings for cylinders 1 303. Pressure relief valve outlets, position of 1 304. Appliances not to be connected to gas supply for mobile engines 1 Division 4 — Fitting lines and fittings 401. Fitting lines and fittings 1 402. PVC or PE fitting lines 1 405. Pressure holding capability of consumer's gas installations 1 406. Protection from excessive pressure 1 Division 5 — Appliances generally 501. Appliances to be approved 1 502. Appliances not to be connected to wrong type of gas 1 503. Avoidance of hazards 1 504. Certain appliances not to be installed in certain rooms 1 505. Safety devices required for certain appliances 1 506. Flues 1 507. Hoods or canopies 1 508. Electrical apparatus in appliances 1 Division 6 — Additional requirements for particular appliances 601. Cooking appliances, fryers etc. 1 602. Water heaters 1 603. Space heating appliances 1 604A. Flueless gas space heaters in schools and child care centres 1 604. Swimming pool heaters 1 Division 7 — Caravans 701. Application of this Division 1 703. Location of appliances 1 704. Pressure 1 705. Warnings 1 Division 8 — Marine craft 801. Application of this Division 1 802. Cylinders and their valves to be accessible 1 803. Cylinders and their compartments 1 804. Appliances etc. not be installed in some places 1 805. Fitting lines, location of 1 806. Appliances, location of 1 807. Pressure 1 808. Ventilation 1 809. Flues 1 810. Water or room heaters 1 811. Cooking appliances 1 812. Warnings 1 Schedule 7 — Standards containing requirements for consumers' gas installations Notes Compilation table 1 Other notes 1 Defined terms Gas Standards Act 1972 Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999