Who is allowed to work on gas in Victoria?
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A handyman has offered to move our gas cooktop as part of the kitchen job.
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A licensed gasfitter, for any installation, repair or renovation involving gas work. Energy Safe Victoria puts it without qualification, and moving a cooktop is gas work no matter how it is billed.
The proof is a piece of paper you should be given rather than one you have to chase. After installing a gas appliance, the licensed gasfitter must give you a compliance certificate.
That certificate is what protects you if a problem turns up later and the argument becomes about who installed what. Without it you have a kitchen, an invoice from a handyman, and no record that anyone qualified ever signed off the connection.
Licensing and registration for plumbers and gasfitters is administered by the Victorian regulator, so the licence is checkable before the work rather than argued about after it. Ask for the number, look it up, and keep the compliance certificate with the appliance manual where you will find it again.
Answers come from pros and are reviewed by LokalMatch before they’re published. They’re general information — for regulated or safety-critical work, have a licensed professional assess your situation.
Sources
Where the facts on this page come from.
Gasfitters — Energy Safe Victoria (accessed 24 September 2026)