Gas appliances, equipment and manufacturers

Industry guidance

Type A and Type B appliances

The Gas Safety Act 1997 defines gas appliance classifications. This page describes Type A and Type B appliances.

Industry guidance

Notification of gas appliance issues

Important information about appliances for gasfitters and gas industry professionals.

Industry guidance

Installing and servicing appliances

Information about certified appliances and components. Discusses who can make repairs and assesses if installations are safe.

Industry guidance

Supplying, selling and hiring

All new or second-hand gas appliances for sale or hire in Victoria must meet Energy Safe Victoria's requirements.

Industry guidance

National database of certified gas appliances

The Gas Technical Regulators Committee (GTRC) database has information and the certification status of gas appliances and components.

Industry guidance

Open-flued heaters and shutdown features

Unless they meet new safety standards, you can't sell or install certain open-flued gas space heaters in Victoria

Industry guidance

Appliance acceptance submissions

Energy Safe Victoria must ‘accept’ the safety of all gas appliances before they can be legally supplied, sold or installed in Victoria.

Date: 21/11/2024 6:36

The currency and accuracy of this information cannot be guaranteed once printed or saved to a storage device. If in doubt, please check the Energy Safe Victoria website for the current version.

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