Gazette.govt.nzPursuant to Regulation 85 of the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010 (“Regulations”), I, Mark Wogan, Manager Energy Safety, WorkSafe New Zealand, give the following notice of exemption.
Notice
1. Short Title and Commencement
(1) This notice is the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations—Exemption for Australian Gas Appliances Notice 2021.
(2) This exemption is to take effect on next calendar day following the publication of this notice in the New Zealand Gazette.
2. Exemption
Gas appliances that are certified to a standard identified in clause 4 of this notice are hereby exempt from the requirements of regulation 54(3) of the Regulations, provided that the certification was obtained before the appliance was sold or offered for sale in New Zealand and they—
- are certified by one of the certification bodies identified in clause 3 of this notice; and
- meet all of the relevant conditions set out in clause 5.1 of this notice; and
- are not excluded under clause 6 of this notice.
3. Certification Bodies
The following bodies may certify gas appliances for the purposes of this notice:
- SAI Global Certification Services Pty Ltd (trading as SAI Global);
- IAPMO R & T Oceana Pty Ltd;
- The Australian Gas Association;
- Global-Mark Pty Ltd;
- BSI Group (Australia and New Zealand) Pty Ltd.
4. Standards
The applicable standards are as follows:
| Appliance Type | Current Edition of Cited Standard |
Portable and mobile appliances LPG – including:
|
AS 2658-2008 LP Gas—portable and mobile appliances, including Amendments 1, 2 and 3 Note: See exclusions. |
| Industrial and commercial gas-fired appliances | AS 3814:2018 Industrial and commercial gas-fired appliances |
Domestic or similar gas cooking appliances – including:
|
AS/NZS 5263.1.1:2016 or AS/NZS 5263.1.1:2020 |
Domestic or similar water heating appliances – including:
|
AS/NZS 5263.1.2:2016 or AS/NZS 5263.1.2:2020 |
Domestic or similar space heating appliances – including:
|
AS/NZS 5263.1.3:2016 Gas appliances – Gas space heating appliances or AS/NZS 5263.1.6:2020 Gas appliances – Indirect gas-fired ducted air heaters |
| Gas laundry dryers | AS/NZS 5263.1.9:2019 Gas appliances – Gas laundry dryers |
| Domestic gas refrigerators | AS/NZS 5263.1.5:2019 Gas appliances – Domestic Gas Refrigerators |
| Ducted heaters & Duct and unit heaters |
AS/NZS 5263.1.6:2016 or AS/NZS 5263.1.6:2020 |
| Domestic outdoor gas barbecues |
AS/NZS 5263.1.7:2016 or AS/NZS 5263.1.7:2020 |
Decorative gas log and other fuel effect fires – including:
|
AS/NZS 5263.1.8:2016 or AS/NZS 5263.1.8:2021 Gas Appliances – Decorative effect gas appliances |
| Gas pool heaters | AS/NZS 5263.1.12:2019 Gas pool heaters |
Commercial catering gas equipment – including:
|
AS 4563-2004 (R2016) Commercial catering gas equipment |
| Radiant gas heaters for outdoor and non-residential indoor use | AS/NZS 5263.1.4:2017 Gas appliances – Radiant gas heaters |
| Overhead radiant tube gas heaters | AS/NZS 5263.1.4:2017 Gas appliances – Radiant gas heaters |
| LPG mobile industrial direct-fired air heaters | AS/NZS 5263.1.10:2019 Gas direct fired air heaters |
5. Conditions
5.1 The following conditions apply to any appliance exempt under this notice:
- an LPG appliance, other than an appliance for use with a non-refillable cartridge, must be certified as a universal LPG appliance or a New Zealand LPG appliance:
- any gas appliances operating with a valve cartridge which is horizontally integrated into the chassis of the appliance, also called flat portable gas stove, must be certified to:
- AS 2658-2008 LP Gas—portable and mobile appliances, including Amendments 1, 2 and 3; and
- GTRC Technical Guidance Bulletin 10 Portable butane stoves incorporating enclosed gas cartridges, dated 1 January 2017:
- any portable space heater not intended for connection to a cylinder must be certified to:
- AS 2658-2008 LP Gas—portable and mobile appliances, including Amendments 1, 2 and 3; and
- GTRC Technical Guidance Bulletin 12 Portable space heaters, dated 1 March 2018.
5.2 In this notice GTRC is the committee of Australian and New Zealand Gas Technical Regulators, and GTRC Technical Guidance Bulletins are published at the GTRC website: http://www.gtrc.gov.au/.
6. Exclusions
This notice does not apply to any mobile or portable, unflued heater that is designed for indoor use and operates on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) using an LPG gas cylinder that is self-contained within the heater, commonly known as a cabinet heater.
7. Expiry
Unless revoked or amended earlier, this notice expires on 31 March 2022.
Signed at Wellington this 31st day of March 2021.
MARK WOGAN, Manager, Energy Safety, WorkSafe New Zealand.