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IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW GAS REGULATIONS
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Following our information workshops and previous communication, members are advised that gas regulations AS/NZS5601.1:2013 and AS/NZS5601.2 will be adopted in Victoria on 31 March 2014.
The table below shows the adoption status of the new regulations across the nation.
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Jurisdiction
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Adoption status
| | Victoria |
31 March 2014
| | New South Wales |
Reviewing
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ACT
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Adopted
| | Queensland | Expected 1 July 2014 | | Northern Territory | TBC | | Western Australia | Adopted | | South Australia | Adopted | | Tasmania | Adopted |
_________________________________________________________________  Summary of key changes A comprehensive 13-page summary of the key changes between the 2004, 2010 and 2013 editions of AS/NZS 5601 part 2 of the regulations that was issued to members at our Gas Regulation Workshops in December is attached. _________________________________________________________________
Accessing the new gas regulations
AS/NZS5601.2 - along with all Australian Standards relevant to the manufacture of RVs - can be accessed via the member-only portal of our website for an annual subscription of $322.
Click here to order and activate your subscription immediately.
Alternatively, it may be purchased directly from SAI Global.
_________________________________________________________________ New gas labels For AS/NZS5601.2 compliance, three new gas code stickers are now available from our office. Click here to request an order form.
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C-5A Internal gas code sticker (amended where highlighted)
To comply with AS/NZS5601.2, Clause 2.9.3 & Appendix G
|  Size: 175 x 120 mm | |
C-5D Internal gas code sticker (amended where highlighted)
To comply with AS/NZS5601.2 - Clause 7.4.4
|  Size: 87 x 35 mm | |
C-5F Cylinder compartment sticker (new)
To comply with AS/NZS5601.2 - Clause 3.4.1 & 3.4.2
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Size: 290 x 110 mm |
For further information, please contact RVM Australia's Technical Advisors:
Anne Campbell - anne@rvmaustralia.com.au or 0487 750 442
Technical Team
RVM AUSTRALIA
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