Gas Safety (Codes of Practice) Determination 2002
Disallowable instrument DI2002—145
made under the
Gas Safety Act 2000, s 65 (Codes of Practice)
Explanatory Statement

Section 65 of the Gas Safety Act allows the approval of codes of practice.  

This instrument determines two codes of practice:

AS 3814 / AG 501 Industrial and commercial gas-fired appliances contains minimum requirements for the design, construction and safe operation of gas-fired industrial appliances, and other large appliances used for commercial applications, which are not covered by any other Australian Gas Association standard. 

AS 5601 / AG 601 Gas installations contains requirements for consumer piping, fluing, ventilation and appliance installations associated with gas.

The principal changes to the 2002 edition of AS 3814 / AG 501, Industrial and commercial gas-fired appliances, and AS 5601 / AG 601 Gas installations, are:

AS 3814 / AG 501

Product approval is no longer assumed to be issued by the Australian Gas Association but instead under the law in each jurisdiction.

AS 5601 / AGA 601

Product approval is no longer assumed to be issued by the Australian Gas Association but instead under the law in each jurisdiction. 

Definitions

Requirements for domestic cookers connected by a hose have been clarified. [5.12.1.8]

Requirements for open flued appliances heating two rooms have been added. [5.12.8.5]

Pipe sizing tables and the vocabulary for pipe sizing have been revised. [Appendix F]

There are no longer any ACT provisions among the special local requirements listed in Appendix L.

Copies of codes

Copies of these codes of practice may be consulted during office hours at the licensing counter, ground floor north, 16 Challis Street, Dickson and the offices of ACT WorkCover, fourth floor, 197 London Circuit, Canberra City.