Acceptance of gas installation
73 Acceptance of gas installation
S. 73(1) substituted by No. 91/1998 s. 28(1), amended by Nos 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2), 13/2025 s. 71.
A person who carries out work on a complex gas installation or on a standard gas installation of a prescribed class must apply to Energy Safe Victoria for acceptance of the gas installation before the gas installation is commissioned.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 240 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 1200 penalty units.
An application must—
be in writing; and
contain or be accompanied by the prescribed information; and
contain or be accompanied by a statement of compliance in the prescribed form made and signed by a prescribed person or a person in a prescribed class of persons; and
be made in accordance with the regulations; and
be accompanied by the relevant prescribed fee.
S. 73(3) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 1).
Energy Safe Victoria must notify the applicant in writing of its decision—
to accept the gas installation; or
S. 73(3)(b) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2).
to accept the gas installation subject to the conditions specified by Energy Safe Victoria; or
not to accept the gas installation.
S. 73(4) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2).
The conditions specified by Energy Safe Victoria in respect of a gas installation may include—
S. 73(4)(a) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2).
requirements for the testing of the gas installation in accordance with the regulations by a person or body approved by Energy Safe Victoria; and
requirements for modifications to be made to the gas installation; and
S. 73(4)(c) amended by No. 91/1998 s. 28(2).
requirements for the affixing of compliance plates to the gas installation or to any appliance forming part of the gas installation in accordance with the regulations.
S. 73(5) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2).
If Energy Safe Victoria decides not to accept a gas installation under this section it must notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the decision.
S. 73(6) amended by No. 39/2005 s. 52(Sch. 2 item 2).
If Energy Safe Victoria accepts a gas installation subject to certain conditions, the acceptance takes effect when the conditions are complied with.
This section does not apply to a gas installation if an accepted safety case applies in relation to the gas installation.
This section does not apply to repair or maintenance work on a gas installation.
S. 73(9) inserted by No. 91/1998 s. 28(3).
In this section gas installation includes part of a gas installation.
S. 74 amended by No. 13/2025 s. 72.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed class
, prescribed information
, prescribed form
). Made under this Act:
- Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations 2018 · under section 118
- Gas Safety (Safety Case) Regulations 2018 · under section 118
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