Key points

• Standards referenced in Schedules 1 and 2A have been updated.
• Recognition of BSI Australia as a certifying body.
• Recognition of the UK regime.

What has the amendment changed?

• The standards in Schedule 2A related to Australian, EU and North American certified appliances have been updated.
• New standards have been added to Schedule 2A.
• BSI Group ANZ Holdings Pty Ltd has been added as a body that is able to certify.
• References to the European regime have been updated to (EU) 2016/426.
• The UK regime has been added.
• Gas Category I_2E and I_2H are now recognised for EU or UK appliances suitable for use with natural gas.
• The citation of NZS/AS 3645.2: 2012 has been updated to the 2012 version.

Approximately 100 standards citations have been updated, for a complete list of the changes please see the amendment regulations(external link)

Updated citation of NZS/AS 3645.2

Suppliers using the NZS/AS 3645.2 pathway must comply with the 2012 version, by 12 November 2026 for new products.

Changes in the standards listed in Schedule 2A

The amendment allows suppliers to comply with the old standards cited in the GSMR until 13 November 2026 after which they will need to comply with the standards listed in the amendment.

Sell through

Any appliance that is already for sale in New Zealand on 13 November 2026 can continue to comply with the GSMR through the old requirements.

Appliances that are in transit to New Zealand or the subject of an irrevocable purchasing order by a person in New Zealand on 12 November 2025 can be imported and sold in compliance with the old requirements.

Appliances that comply with the new requirements can be sold in New Zealand from 12 November 2025.

If an appliance is certified after 12 November 2026, it must be certified in accordance with the new requirements.

Actions for suppliers

Appliances that are for sale in New Zealand, or in transit to New Zealand, or the subject of an irrevocable purchasing order by a person in New Zealand on or before 12 November 2026 (do this now):

• Confirm that each model of appliance that you offer for sale or supply is listed on the Gas Appliance database and that the correct certification is uploaded, including any schedules.
• Confirm that the marking on the appliances comply with the requirements in the GSMR.

For product imported post 13 November 2026:

• Confirm that you hold or gain certification for the appliance that relates to a standard listed in the amendment.
• Before the appliances are supplied or offered for sale, fill out a supplier declaration for each model of appliance on the Gas Appliance database and upload the correct certification, including any schedules.
• Don’t alter the old supplier declaration to suit the new certification, otherwise all the old appliances will no longer have a supplier declaration that relates to them.
• Confirm that the marking on the appliances comply with the requirements in the GSMR.