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Australian Capital Territory
Gas Safety (Codes of Practice) Approval 2010
Disallowable instrument DI2010-52
made under the
Gas Safety Act 2000, s 65 (Codes of Practice)

1 Name of instrument 
This instrument is the Gas Safety (Codes of Practice) Approval 2010. 
2 Commencement 
This instrument commences on the day after it is notified. 
3 Approval of code of practice for connecting gas to uninspected consumer piping system
I approve the code of practice at schedule 1.
4 Revocation 
This instrument revokes Gas Safety (Codes of Practice) Approval 2009(DI2009-187).

Andrew Barr
Minister for Planning
20 April 2010

Schedule 1 to Gas Safety (Codes of Practice) Approval 2010

Australian Capital Territory

Gas Safety Act 2000

Code of practice for connecting gas to uninspected consumer piping systems

1.	This code is an approved code under the Gas Safety Act 2000, s 65 (Codes of Practice).
2.	A person must not connect gas to a consumer piping system unless an inspector has inspected and passed the system.
3.	Section 2 does not apply to—
(1)	connecting gas only for the purpose of the responsible gas fitter or an inspector inspecting or testing a consumer piping system while the gas fitter or inspector attends the system for the testing or inspecting; and
(2)	a part of a consumer piping system comprising an extension (the extension) to an existing consumer piping system (the system) if the system can be lawfully connected to the gas supply; and
(3)	an occupied class 1 building that—
	(i)	has never been previously connected to the gas network; and
	(ii)	has a consumer piping system installed that has not previously been used; and
(4)	a consumer piping system where a gas inspector has directed that the inspection mentioned in section 2 does not apply.
4.	In this code for the meaning of class 1 building—see the Building Code of Australia under the Building Act 2004.

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel’s Office