Gas Supply (Safety Management) Amendment Regulation 2007 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Gas Supply (Safety Management)

Amendment Regulation 2007

under the

Gas Supply Act 1996

His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Gas Supply Act 1996.

IAN MACDONALD, M.L.C.,

Minister for Energy

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Gas Supply (Safety Management) Regulation 2002 to update references to certain Australian Standards relating to gas supply and omit a reference that is no longer necessary. The Regulation also contains some minor law revision amendments.

This Regulation is made under the Gas Supply Act 1996, including section 83 (the general regulation-making power).

Published in Gazette No 146 of 12 October 2007, page 7735	Page 1
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Clause 1	Gas Supply (Safety Management) Amendment Regulation 2007

Gas Supply (Safety Management) Amendment

Regulation 2007

under the

Gas Supply Act 1996

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Gas Supply (Safety Management) Amendment
Regulation 2007.

2 Amendment of Gas Supply (Safety Management) Regulation 2002

The Gas Supply (Safety Management) Regulation 2002 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.

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Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1	Amendments

(Clause 2)

[1]      Clause 3 Definitions

Omit the definitions of AG 603 and AS 2885 from clause 3 (1).
Insert instead in appropriate order:

AS 2885 means the Australian Standards entitled as follows, published by Standards Australia, as in force for the time being:

(a)	AS 2885.1—2007, Pipelines—Gas and liquid petroleum, Part 1: Design and construction,
(b)	AS 2885.2—2007, Pipelines—Gas and liquid petroleum, Part 2: Welding,
(c)	AS 2885.3—2001, Pipelines—Gas and liquid petroleum, Part 3: Operation and maintenance,
(d)	AS/NZS 2885.5—2002, Pipelines—Gas and liquid petroleum, Part 5: Field pressure testing.

AS 4645 means the Australian Standard entitled AS 4645—2005, Gas distribution network management, published by Standards Australia, as in force for the time being.

[2]      Clause 3 (1), definition of “AS 1697”

Omit “AS 1697—1981, Gas transmission and distribution systems (known as the SAA Gas Pipeline Code)”.

Insert instead “AS 1697—2005, Installation and maintenance of steel pipe systems for gas”.

[3]      Clause 3 (1), definition of “AS 3814”

Omit the definition.

[4]      Clause 3 (1), definition of “AS 4041”

Omit “AS 4041—1998”. Insert instead “AS 4041—2006”.

[5]      Clause 3 (1), definition of “AS 4564”

Omit “AS 4564—2003/AG 864—2003”. Insert instead “AS 4564—2005”.

[6]      Clause 3 (1), definition of “AS 5601”

Omit “AS 5601—2002/AG 601—2002”. Insert instead “AS 5601—2004”.

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Schedule 1 Amendments

[7]      Clause 4 Network operators to ensure safe gas supply

Omit “AG 603” from clause 4 (2) (a). Insert instead “AS 4645”.

[8]      Clause 7 Refusal or discontinuance of supply

Omit “, AS 3814” from clause 7 (1) (b).

[9]      Clause 29D Gasfitting work to comply with certain standards

Omit clause 29D (1) (a). Insert instead:

(a)

in the case of all gasfitting work:

(i)	AS 5601, or
(ii)	if that standard is not applicable to the work, AS 4041, and

[10]      Clause 29D (3) and (4)

Omit the subclauses.

[11]      Schedule 1 Safety and operating plans

Omit clause 8.

BY AUTHORITY