Commerce Regulations Amendment (Electricity and Gas Standards) Regulations 2026 00-00-00 Xml

Western Australia

Commerce Regulations Amendment (Electricity and Gas Standards) Regulations 2026

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

Part 2 — Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 amended

3.Regulations amended2

4.Regulation 3 amended2

5.Regulation 19 amended2

6.Regulation 49 amended3

7.Regulation 49AA inserted3

49AA.When applicable standards take effect3

8.Regulation 51 amended4

9.Schedule 2 replaced4

Schedule 2 — Standards for electrical work

Part 3 — Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999 amended

10.Regulations amended8

11.Regulation 36 amended8

12.Schedule 6 amended8

13.Schedule 7 replaced9

Schedule 7 — Standards containing requirements for consumers’ gas installations

Electricity Act 1945
Gas Standards Act 1972

Commerce Regulations Amendment (Electricity and Gas Standards) Regulations 2026

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation

These regulations are the Commerce Regulations Amendment (Electricity and Gas Standards) Regulations 2026.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website (publication day);

(b)the rest of the regulations — on the day after the period of 3 months beginning on publication day.

Part 2 — Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 amended

3.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991.

4.Regulation 3 amended

(1)In regulation 3(1) delete the definition of main switchboard and insert:

main switchboard means “switchboard, main” as defined in the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules;

(2)In regulation 3(1) in the definition of Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules delete “AS/NZS 3000:2018” and insert:

AS/NZS 3000

5.Regulation 19 amended

In regulation 19(1A) delete the definition of flexible cord and insert:

flexible cord means “Cord, flexible” as defined in the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules;

6.Regulation 49 amended

(1)In regulation 49(1):

(a)delete “subregulations (2a) and (2B),” and insert:

subregulation (2a) and regulation 49AA,

(b)delete “shall” and insert:

must

(2)Delete regulation 49(2B).

(3)In regulation 49(3) delete “shall” and insert:

must

7.Regulation 49AA inserted

After regulation 49 insert:

49AA.When applicable standards take effect

(1)In this regulation —

applicable standard means a standard compliance with which is required under regulation 49(1)(a) or (c).

(2)An applicable standard, or an amendment published by Standards Australia to an applicable standard, does not have effect for the purposes of regulation 49(1) until —

(a)a day declared by the Director by notice published in the Gazette; or

(b)if no day is declared —

(i)the day specified in the standard, or the amendment to the standard, as the day on which the standard, or the amendment, comes into effect (the commencement day); or

(ii)if there is no commencement day specified in the standard or the amendment to the standard — 6 months after the day on which the standard, or the amendment, is published by Standards Australia.

8.Regulation 51 amended

In regulation 51(3) delete the definition of consumers mains and insert:

consumers mains means “Consumer mains” as defined in the Australian/New Zealand Wiring Rules;

9.Schedule 2 replaced

Delete Schedule 2 and insert:

Schedule 2 — Standards for electrical work

[r. 49(1)(c)]

Item	Standard	Title
1.	AS 2067	Substations and high voltage installations exceeding 1kV a.c.
2.	AS/NZS 3001.1	Electrical installations — Connectable electrical installations and supply arrangements, Part 1: Site supplies for connectable electrical installations
3.	AS/NZS 3001.2	Electrical installations — Connectable electrical installations and supply arrangements, Part 2: Connectable electrical installations
4.	AS/NZS 3002	Electrical installations — Shows, carnivals and events
5.	AS/NZS 3003	Electrical installations — Patient areas
6.	AS/NZS 3004.1	Electrical installations — Marinas and boats, Part 1: Marinas
7.	AS/NZS 3004.2	Electrical installations — Marinas and boats, Part 2: Boat installations
8.	AS/NZS 3008.1.1	Electrical installations — Selection of cables, Part 1.1: Cables for voltages up to and including 0.6/1 kV a.c. and up to and including 1500 V d.c. — Typical Australian installation conditions
9.	AS/NZS 3010	Electrical installations — Generating sets
10.	AS 3011.1	Electrical installations — Secondary batteries installed in buildings, Part 1: Vented cells
11.	AS 3011.2	Electrical installations — Secondary batteries installed in buildings, Part 2: Sealed cells
12.	AS 4086.1	Secondary batteries for use with stand‑alone power systems, Part 1: General requirements
13.	AS/NZS 4509.1	Stand‑alone power systems, Part 1: Safety and installation
14.	AS/NZS 4777.1	Grid connection of energy systems via inverters, Part 1: Installation requirements
15.	AS/NZS 4777.2	Grid connection of energy systems via inverters, Part 2: Inverter requirements
16.	AS/NZS 5033	Installation and safety requirements for photovoltaic (PV) arrays
17.	AS/NZS 5139	Electrical installations — Safety of battery systems for use with power conversion equipment
18.	AS/NZS 7000	Overhead line design Note:Applies to overhead lines downstream of the point of supply
19.	AS/NZS IEC 60079.0	Explosive atmospheres, Part 0: Equipment — General requirements
20.	AS/NZS IEC 60079.10.1	Explosive atmospheres, Part 10.1: Classification of areas — Explosive gas atmospheres
21.	AS/NZS 60079.14	Explosive atmospheres, Part 14: Design selection, erection and initial inspection
22.	AS/NZS 60079.17	Explosive atmospheres, Part 17: Electrical installations inspection and maintenance

Part 3 — Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999 amended

10.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999.

11.Regulation 36 amended

In regulation 36(3) —

(a)in paragraph (b) delete “AS 2739; or” and insert:

AS/NZS 2739; or

(b)in paragraph (c) delete “AS 4732; or” and insert:

AS 4732 — 2002; or

12.Schedule 6 amended

(1)In Schedule 6 clause 401(2):

(a)in paragraph (b) delete “AS 4645.2 —” and insert:

AS/NZS 4645.2 —

(b)in paragraph (c) delete “AS 2885 —” and insert:

AS 2885.0, AS/NZS 2885.1, AS/NZS 2885.2, AS 2885.3, AS 2885.5 and AS/NZS 2885.6 —

(c)in paragraph (d) delete “AS 4645.3 —” and insert:

AS/NZS 4645.3 —

(2)In Schedule 6 clause 508(1) delete “AS/NZS 60335‑2‑102.” and insert:

AS/NZS 60335.2.102.

13.Schedule 7 replaced

Delete Schedule 7 and insert:

Schedule 7 — Standards containing requirements for consumers’ gas installations

[r. 32(1)(b)]

Item	Standard	Title
1.	AS/NZS 5601	Gas installations
2.	AS 3814	Industrial and commercial gas‑fired appliances
3.	AS/NZS 1596	The storage and handling of LP Gas
4.	AS 4732 — 2002	LP Gas fuel systems for marine engines
5.	AS/NZS 1425	LP Gas fuel systems for vehicle engines
6.	AS/NZS 2739	Natural gas (NG) fuel systems for vehicle engines
7.	AS 4983	Gas fuel systems for forklifts and industrial engines
8.	AS 5092	CNG refuelling stations
9.	AS 3961	The storage and handling of liquefied natural gas
10.	AS/NZS 4645.3	Gas distribution networks, Part 3: Plastics pipe systems
11.	AS/NZS 4645.2	Gas distribution networks, Part 2: Steel pipe systems
12.	AS/NZS 2885.1	Pipeline systems — High pressure, Part 1: Design and construction
13.	AS/NZS 2885.2	Pipeline systems — High pressure, Part 2: Welding
14.	AS 2885.5	Pipeline systems — High pressure, Part 5: Field pressure testing
15.	AS 4041	Pressure piping
16.	AS/NZS 3100	Approval and test specification — General requirements for electrical equipment
17.	AS/NZS 60335.2.102	Household and similar electrical appliances — Safety, Part 2.102: Particular requirements for gas, oil and solid‑fuel burning appliances having electrical connections
18.	AS 62282.3.300	Fuel cell technologies, Part 3.300: Stationary fuel cell power systems — Installation
19.	AS 19880.1	Gaseous hydrogen — Fuelling stations, Part 1: General requirements

BRENDAN D’SA, Clerk of the Executive Council

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