New gas and electric safety standards to protect NSW Consumers

Consumers are set to benefit from improved safety standards in the gas and electrical goods industry when amended regulations commence on 1 September 2018.

The Act will provide multiple benefits, including:

• Implementing a consistent compliance and enforcement regime for both gas and electricity energy sources;
• Authorising NSW Fair Trading officers to seize or remove any unsafe gas appliance where an offence has been committed or the appliance is unsafe;
• Aligning the maximum penalties for offences relating to gas safety with those relating to electricity safety; and, most importantly,
• Addressing deficiencies in the current gas consumer safety provisions to better provide consumers and the NSW public.

Source: Improved gas and electric safety standards to protect NSW Consumers | Department of Finance, Services and Innovation