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Have your say on the draft consultation on EV charging safety guidelines
Have your say on amendments to caravan gas installation standards
Need to make a notification?

Have you had your say on the draft consultation on EV charging safety guidelines?

As the number of electric vehicles on the roads increases, so too does the infrastructure needed to charge them and keep them going. We have produced guidelines to ensure electric vehicle supply equipment is installed safely and in line with regulations.

In light of recent developments in technology and standards and comments that have been made over the past year we have produced a draft revision of the guidelines that are available on our website in three parts.

We welcome your comments on these draft guidelines. Please complete this feedback template and email it to comments@energysafety.govt.nz by 27 February.

Have your say on draft amendments to caravan gas installation standards

The recently released draft amendment to the caravan installation code seeks to standardise compliance plate requirements across Australia and New Zealand.

There are two changes proposed in the draft.

1. A change to the warning labels that will need to be applied near cookers.

2. The introduction of a new requirement for the placement of a “Gas Compliance Plate” when gasfitting. The compliance plate will indicate whether it is a new installation or an alteration and will identify the caravan, the gasfitting certification number and the gasfitter certifying the installation.

These types of compliance plates are already required in some states in Australia for both caravan and domestic installations.

There are no immediate plans to make this requirement part of the regulatory regime in New Zealand but we believe this will provide a means for consumers to be able to determine the compliance of their vehicle.

To make a comment on the draft head over to the Standards Australia website. You will need to register to the website to have full access to the draft.

The current gas installation standard for caravans and boats is AS/NZS 5601. Gas installations—Part 2: LP Gas installations in caravans and boats for non-propulsive purposes: 2013.

Need to make a notification?

Did you know you need to notify us if you discover a dangerous gas installation?

Any person carrying out gasfitting who has grounds to believe that a gas installation or gas appliance presents immediate danger to life or property must advise us and the owner or occupier of the property.

If a practitioner finds a gas appliance or installation is non-compliant, no notification needs to be made to us.

If a property owner has given permission to undertake the repair of an immediately dangerous situation, and a practitioner is not able to carry out the repair that day for any reason (including workload), notification to us must be still be undertaken as soon as reasonably practicable.

Check out our website for the installation fault notice form.