Gas and Electrical Certification and Fees Review
Cabinet decision on certification announced
Cabinet agreed on 30 May 2011 to streamline the current certification regimes for gas and electrical installation work.
Licensed tradespeople will still be required to attest that a gas or electrical installation is compliant and safe. They will complete a ‘record of installation work’ (instead of a prescribed certificate of compliance) in a manner that suits their business. For example, relevant information can be provided on an invoice or a separate form.
There will be no change to safety. The requirements for gas and electrical installations in the gas and the electrical regulations and relevant standards will not change.
Consumers and tradespeople will no longer have to pay for a gas or electrical certificate. All gas and electrical installation work will require a record of installation, removing current confusion around when a certificate is required. Only high-risk installations, as defined in regulation, will need to be reported (to the Ministry of Economic Development).
There will be a two-year transition period. The amended gas and electrical certification regimes will be effective on 1 April and 1 July 2013 respectively.
Summaries of submissions and surveys
Energy Safety and the Department of Building and Housing (DBH) have completed the information-gathering and analysis phases of the Gas and Electrical Certification and Fees Review.
We analysed the public submissions on the Gas and Electrical Certification and Fees Review Discussion Document.
A total of 39 submissions were received from consumers, gasfitters, electrical workers, and industry bodies. Statistical and anecdotal information came from four surveys of gas and electrical practitioners and consumers. We received 299 completed surveys from gasfitters, 2,401 from electricians, 1,007 from gas consumers, and 311 from electrical consumers.
We thank everyone who participated in the surveys and who made a submission on the Discussion Document.
Gas and Electrical Certification and Fees Review Survey Summary
Gas and Electrical Certification and Fees Review Survey Summary
Read the Survey Summary Report (PDF 2Mb).
Note: The Appendices to this Survey Summary are contained in separate documents listed below
Appendix A: Survey design and statistical significance
Appendix D: Energy Safety - Electricians
Appendix B: Energy Safety – Gasfitters
Appendix E: Energy Safety –...
Summary of Submissions on the Gas and Electrical Certification and Fees Review Discussion Document
Read the Summary of Submissions on the Gas and Electrical Certification and Fees Review Discussion Document [394kb PDF, 62 pages].
Ministerial announcement on the certification regime review
Changes to the Gas and Electrical Certification scheme will save consumers money, the Acting Minister of Energy and Resources, Hekia Parata, and the Minister for Building and Construction, Maurice Williamson announced today.
Questions and answers on the Cabinet decisions
Questions and answers on the Cabinet decisions
Ministerial announcement of the review's release
Read the Ministerial announcement of the release of the Discussion Document
Archived areas of the review
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