AS 4575 – Servicing Type A gas appliances

Requirements for gas servicing work – mandating AS 4575 and lodgement of specified parts of the gas servicing record to BPC

Gas servicing work in Victoria must be carried out in accordance with AS 4575: Gas Appliances - Servicing Type A appliances. Licensed gasfitters are also required to create and provide records of servicing work in line with the Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations 2018.

The Amendment Regulations 2025

Following industry feedback and regulatory changes, the Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Amendment Regulations 2025 will streamline gas servicing record requirements from 1 February 2026, while maintaining safety outcomes.

What's changing?

Key requirements from 1 February 2026, gasfitters must:

1. continue to create a complete gas servicing record, including completing the gas appliance servicing checklist in Appendix E of AS 4575.
2. continue to provide a copy of the complete gas servicing record to the person for whom the work was carried out
3. follow BPC reporting requirements:
   1. you now only need to provide the BPC with the relevant parts of the gas servicing record, rather than the entire record. This information is prescribed in Schedule 14 of the Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Amendment Regulations 2025 (see below for further information).
   2. if additional information is provided to BPC beyond these requirements, please be aware that BPC may use that information for its functions and purposes, including compliance, audit, investigation, disciplinary, and enforcement activities
4. retain the completed gas appliance servicing record including Appendix E of AS 4575, and other supporting information for 10 years, these documents do not need to be routinely submitted to the BPC
5. provide a copy of the complete gas servicing record (consumer version) to the BPC if requested at any time during the retention period.

What you need to do

1. Email the relevant parts of the record to gasservicing@bpc.vic.gov.au.
2. Include the address where the work was carried out in the subject line of the email.
3. Submit the record using:
   1. your own format or template, provided it includes the required information, or
   2. the optional BPC Gas Servicing Record template.

Using your own format or template

We accept gas servicing records in your own format or template, provided they meet the requirements of the Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations 2018. The relevant parts of the gas servicing record are detailed below.

Gasfitters licensed in Type A appliance servicing must submit the following information to the BPC, in the order listed:

1. The name of the suitably qualified, licensed or registered gasfitter who carried out the work.
2. The licence or registration number of the suitably qualified, licensed or registered gasfitter who carried out the work.
3. If the work was carried out by a registered gasfitter:
   1. the name of the supervising gasfitter for the work.
   2. the licence number of the supervising gasfitter.
4. The date the work was carried out.
5. The address at which the work was carried out.
6. Details of the appliance/s (you can add up to 4 in the same form) on which the work was carried out, including:
   1. make
   2. model
   3. model number
   4. gas type
   5. serial number or date of manufacture
   6. certification number.
7. A declaration signed by the suitably qualified, licensed or registered gasfitter who undertook the work, or the supervising gasfitter, confirming that:
   1. the work was carried out in compliance with AS 4575 by a person registered or licenced in the specialised class Type A Gas Servicing work
   2. a completed copy of the gas appliance servicing record (including appendix E of AS 4575) has been provided to the person for whom the work was carried out
   3. any safety-critical fault identified was made safe (by repair or isolation), and the responsible person was notified
   4. the information provided is not false or misleading in any material detail
   5. a copy of the record will be kept for 10 years
   6. if requested by the BPC, a copy will be provided within 5 days, or a longer period specified by us
   7. they are licensed in the specialised class Type A appliance servicing work.
8. The date the declaration was signed.

Using the BPC optional template

We also provide an optional template that you can use to meet the reporting requirements by submitting the relevant parts of the gas servicing record.

The template can be completed online or printed and completed by hand, then emailed to gasservicing@bpc.vic.gov.au. Include the address of work in the subject line. You can include photographs or other attachments if relevant, but this is not mandatory.

Negative pressure

If you identified negative pressure in the living space where the gas appliance is installed, you must provide the customer with a copy of this letter BPC - ESV open flued gas appliance letter.

Gas safety checks for rental properties

A gasfitter carrying out a prescribed gas safety check (which includes gas servicing requirements and additional checks) for rental properties must prepare a Record of Gas Safety Check Residential Tenancies Regulations 2021.

This record must include a Gas Servicing Record, as required under the Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Regulations 2018. Regulations 36 and 37.

Residential rental providers must keep a record of gas and electrical safety checks and produce them when required, in line with the Residential Tenancies Act 1997, Clause 68B.

Summary of gas servicing and gas safety check requirements

Safety-critical non-compliance

If a gasfitter identifies a safety-critical non-compliance (for example, gas leaks, spillage of combustion products, overheating/scorching of surfaces), they must notify the owner and make the installation safe immediately. This may involve repairing, isolating or disconnecting the appliance/system.

If you are unable to do so because the customer does not consent to fixing or isolating the appliance, you must notify Energy Safe Victoria on 1800 652 563 (Option 5).

Further information is available on the Energy Safe Victoria website, Gas safety checklist FAQs.

Applying gas installation standards

Gas safety checks should consider the edition of AS/NZS 5601.1 that applied at the time the gas installation was completed. The current edition of AS/NZS 5601.1 does not apply retrospectively to existing gas installations.

Where non-compliance with current standards is identified, it must be recorded in the gas safety check record and the rental provider advised of any recommendations.

Rectification responsibilities

Rental providers and owners are only required to rectify non-compliances that are safety-critical. Rectification or upgrades are only necessary where the gasfitter determines the issue presents an immediate safety-critical risk.

We recommend considering all gasfitters’ recommendations to support a safe and compliant gas installation.

FAQs on reporting by email

FAQs on gas safety regulation changes

Below are FAQs to assist gasfitters to understand amendments to the Gas Safety (Gas Installation) Amendment (Type A Appliances) Regulations 2022 and Amendment 2025.

These FAQs may be updated with questions raised by gasfitters. If you have a question to add to this list, please email us at plumbingtechnicaladvice@bpc.vic.gov.au.

More information

If you have other questions, you can phone us on 1300 067 088 or email us at plumbingtechnicaladvice@bpc.vic.gov.au.