Gas Compliance Certificate & Safety Check Guides: QLD and VIC
Queensland and Victoria both require a gas compliance certificate for gas work, and Victoria adds a second, rental-specific gas safety check on top of it. Start with the data asset for the full comparison, or jump straight to the state that applies to you.
Form 4 is a QBCC plumbing and drainage document, not a gas compliance certificate. Here's when each one applies, and why gas hot water work often needs both.
Queensland doesn't run a mandatory point-of-sale gas inspection scheme like it does for smoke alarms, but a valid certificate still matters for settlement and supply.
LPG installations follow the same compliance certificate system as natural gas in Queensland, with a few practical differences around cylinders and swap systems.
Victoria has its own work-triggered gas Compliance Certificate, issued for standard gas installation work, plus a separate 2-yearly rental gas safety check. Here's how the two fit together.
A gas heater service and a Victorian rental gas safety check overlap but aren't the same thing. Here's the practical difference and when you need each.
Victoria's rental gas and electrical safety checks are separate requirements, each on its own 2-yearly cycle. Here's why most providers book both at once.
The core cycle is every 2 years, for a rental within the gas safety check's scope, with one extra trigger if a renter moves in without a recent check on file.
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