Australian New Zealand Standard AS / NZS 1596 The Storage and Handling of LP Gas - Tasmania

Description

You are required to comply with this standard if you intend to construct or operate installations for the storage of liquid petroleum gas (LPG). This standard provides requirements that these installations need to follow, such as:

  • location
  • construction standards
  • operation standards
  • special requirements for storage in cylinders and tanks
  • cylinder filling and automotive filling
  • other operations.

Please consult the Contact Officer for more information and to ascertain the level of compliance that may be required.

Service type

Code of Practice

A code of practice can be either a legal requirement or non-legal requirement. Legal codes of practice are defined as a result of legislation. Non-legal codes of practice are defined by industry regulators and bodies.

Act(s) name

Occupational Licensing Act 2005 TAS

Regulation(s) name

Occupational Licensing (Gas-Fitting Work) Regulations 2010 TAS

Administering agency

Department of Justice

Consumer, Building and Occupational Services

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.

Enquiries

Consumer, Building and Occupational Services

Department of Justice
Mailing address: PO BOX 56
Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018
Phone: 1300 654 499
Phone: 03 6166 4600
Fax: 03 6173 0205
Email: cbosinfo@justice.tas.gov.au
Website: Building Standards and Occupational Licensing (Opens in new window)