AS/NZS 5601.2:2020

Specifies requirements and means of conformance for the design, installation and commissioning of LP Gas installations in caravans and boats for non-propulsive purposes.

This Standard specifies requirements and means of conformance for the design, installation, repair, alteration, modification, replacement and commissioning of LP Gas installations in caravans and boats for non-propulsive purposes.
The requirements cover —
(a) caravans;
(b) mobile homes, mobile holiday homes, campervans and motor homes;
(c) transportable structures with fixed gas installations, other than transportable homes and classroom units;
(d) trucks and trailers incorporating fixed gas installations;
(e) boats;
(f) houseboats;
(g) floating restaurants, whether fixed or mobile; and
(h) catering vehicles, whether self-propelled or towed.
NOTE 1 A mobile home includes what is often referred to as a “tiny house”, which is a relocatable home as distinct from a permanent structure that is transported from one fixed location to the next (see exclusions below).
NOTE 2 Where commercial catering equipment is to be installed, refer to AS/NZS 5601.1 for specific appliance installation requirements downstream of the appliance installation valve.

Originated in New Zealand as NZS 5428:1996 and part of NZS 5261:2003.
Originated in Australia as part of AS 5601-2004.
First joint edition AS/NZS 5601.2:2010.
Previous edition 2013.
Third edition 2020.
Reissued incorporating Amendment No 1 (February 2021).
Reissued incorporating Amendment No 2 (September 2024).