Gas appliances and components

The Director of Gas Safety determines safety standards for type A gas appliances and components sold in Tasmania. External authorities certify gas appliances and components are safe and suitable for use.

Type A appliance and component compliance standards are published in the Tasmanian Government Gazette. The following is a full and current list of applicable Standards:

Name of Standard	Key appliances maintained under the Standard
AS/NZS 1869 Hose and hose assemblies for liquefied petroleum gases (LP Gas), natural gas and town gas	No key appliances
AS 2658 LP Gas – Portable and mobile appliances	Cookers Space Heaters Camping Lanterns Miscellaneous
AS 3645 Essential requirements for gas equipment	No key appliances
AS/NZS 5263 Gas Appliances	AS/NZS 5263.0 General requirements AS/NZS 5263.1.1 Domestic gas cooking appliances Freestanding Cookers Elevated Cookers Built-in Cookers and Ovens Wall Ovens Hotplates Counter Top Cookers Caravan and Marine Cookers AS/NZS 5263.1.2 Gas fired water heaters for hot water supply and/or central heating Storage Water Heaters Gas Boosted Solar Water Heaters Instantaneous Water Heaters Boiling (Central Heating and/or Water Heating) AS/NZS 5263.1.3 Gas space heating appliance Flued Radiant/Convection Heaters Balanced Flue Convection Heaters Wall Furnaces Flueless Radiant/Convection Heaters Flueless Convection Heaters Miscellaneous Heaters AS/NZS 5263.1.4: Gas Radiant gas heaters Flueless, radiant gas heaters Overhead radiant tube heaters AS/NZS 5263.1.5 Domestic gas refrigerators AS/NZS 5263.1.6 Indirect gas-fired ducted air heaters Ducted Air Heaters Duct and Unit Heaters Internal Use Only External Use Only Internal & External Use Only AS/NZS 5263.1.7 Domestic outdoor gas barbecues AS/NZS 5263.1.8 Decorative effect gas appliances Gas Log Fires Indoor Gas Lights Exterior Lights AS/NZS 5263.1.9 Gas laundry dryers AS/NZS 5263.1.10 Gas direct fired air heaters AS/NZS 5263.1.11 Small gas engines driven appliances AS/NZS 5263.1.12 Gas pool heaters
AS 4563 Commercial catering gas equipment	Boiling Tables Ranges Solid Grill Plates and Griddles Stockpots and Brat Pans Barbeques, Charbroilers and Rotisseries Commercial Fryers Steam Convection Ovens
AS 4566 Flue cowls - Gas appliances	No key appliances
AS 4567 Twin wall metal flues - Gas appliances	No key appliances
AS 4617 Manual shut-off gas valves	Type 1 – Isolating Valves Type 2 – Appliance Control Valves Type 2 – Appliance Control Valves Combined with Flame safeguards Type 2 – Miscellaneous Valves
AS 4618 Gas appliance regulators	No key appliances
AS 4619 Gas appliance thermostats	No key appliances
AS 4620 Thermoelectric flame safeguards	No key appliances
AS 4621 Regulators for use with liquefied petroleum - Vapour phase	No key appliances
AS 4622 Electrical and electronic ignition devices for gas appliances	No key appliances
AS 4623 Jointing compounds and materials for use in gas pipe joints	No key appliances
AS 4624 Combination controls for gas	No key appliances
AS 4625 Electronic flame safeguards and flame detectors	No key appliances
AS 4627 Quick-connect devices for gas	No key appliances
AS 4628 Pressure and temperature limit devices for use with gas burners	No key appliances
AS 4629 Automatic shut off valves and vent valves	Class 1 Class 2 Class 3
AS 4630 Leakage detection systems	No key appliances
AS 4631 Limited flexibility connectors for gas	No key appliances
AS 4632 Over-pressure and under-pressure cut off devices	No key appliances

Tasmanian approved gas appliance external authorities

Organisation	Address
Australian Gas Association	66 Malcolm Road, Braeside VIC 3195
BSI Group Australia	Suite 5.02, Level 5, 484 St Kilda Road Melbourne VIC 3004
Global Mark Pty Ltd	Suite 4.07, 32 Delhi Road, North Ryde NSW 2113
IAMPO R&T Oceana 'Gas Mark'	1040 Dandenong Road, Carnegie VIC 3163
SAI Global	286 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000
Vipac Engineers & Scientists Ltd	279 Normanby Road, Port Melbourne VIC 3207

* Vipac Engineers & Scientists Ltd no longer operates a gas appliance certification scheme in Australia however, prevailing appliance and component certifications are acceptable in accordance with the Act.

Individual safety certification for Type A gas appliances

A licensed gas-fitter undertaking the gas-fitting work must first contact Gas Standards and Safety for information on:

required design standards and
construction of independently certified gas appliances.

Type B gas appliance standards

For the Director of Gas Safety to accept a type B gas appliance the Director of Gas Safety requires the appliance to be designed and constructed:

in accordance with AS 3814—Industrial and commercial gas fired appliances, and
from components certified by an 'External Authority' approved by the Director.

Gas installation standards

Any gas installation operating at less than 200 kPa is expected to be designed and constructed:

in accordance with AS/NZS 5061—Gas Installation, and
from components certified by an 'External Authority' approved by the Director.

Related information

Gas appliance and component certification database

Last updated: 22 July 2026