15 Drainage work defined 17 18 17 Fire protection work defined 18 18 Requirements for fire protection work 18 19 19 Terms used in this Part 19 20 Gasfitting work defined 19 21 Type A appliance servicing work 20 22 Type A appliance conversion work 20 23 Type B gasfitting work 21 24 Type B gasfitting advanced work 22 24 25 Irrigation (non-agricultural) work defined 24 25 26 Mechanical services work defined 25 27 Requirements for mechanical services work 26 28 Refrigerated air-conditioning work defined 27 29 Requirements for refrigerated air-conditioning work 28 29 30 Roofing (stormwater) work defined 29 31 Requirements for roofing (stormwater) work 30 31 32 Sanitary work defined 31 32 34 Water supply work defined 32 35 Requirements for water supply work 32 36 Backflow prevention work defined 33 37 Requirements for backflow prevention work 33 34 37A Prescribed class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work required to carry out specialised plumbing work 34 PROTECTION SERVICES (STORMWATER) SUPPLY PART PART PART FOR PART PART PART PART PART
38 Qualifications and experience required for classes of plumbing work other than specialised plumbing work 34 39 Qualifications and experience required for classes of specialised plumbing work 35 40 Experience requirements 35 41 Experience may be obtained over separate periods and with different employers 36 42 Authority may approve competency units 36 37 43 Fees 37 44 Value of plumbing work 37 45 Price of compliance certificate form 37 46 Exemption from fees 37 38 47 Definitions 38 48 Former classes of plumbing work to be classes and types of plumbing work under these Regulations 38 49 Persons licensed or registered to carry out former class of plumbing work may continue to carry out that work 38 50 Persons eligible to be licensed or registered to out former class of plumbing work still eligible 40 51 Exemption from section 221D(1) of the Act for certain persons carrying out fire protection work 41 __________________ SCHEDULES 42 SCHEDULE 1—Revocations 42 SCHEDULE 2—Requirements in relation to plumbing work 43 2—REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE 43 3 Requirements for fire protection work 43 3—REQUIREMENTS FOR MECHANICAL 46 4 Requirements for mechanical services work 46 5 Requirements for residential heating, cooling and airconditioning equipment 46 PART 4—REQUIREMENTS FOR REFRIGERATED WORK 48 7 Requirements for refrigerated air-conditioning work 48 PART PART AND
50 Persons eligible to be licensed or registered to out former class of plumbing work still eligible r. 50 (1) A person who immediately before the commencement date was eligible to be licensed under section 221M or 221N of the Act to carry out a former class of plumbing work set out in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 5 is taken to be eligible to be licensed under section 221M or 221N of the Act (as the case requires) to carry out the class or classes of plumbing work prescribed under these Regulations set out in Column 3 of the Table corresponding to that former class of plumbing work. (2) A person who immediately before the commencement date was eligible to be registered under section 221O or 221OA of the Act to carry out a former class of plumbing work set out in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 5 is taken to be eligible to be registered under section 221O or 221OA of the Act (as the case requires) to carry out the class or classes of plumbing work prescribed under these Regulations set out in Column 3 of the Table corresponding to that former class of plumbing work. 51 Exemption from section 221D(1) of the Act for certain persons carrying out fire protection work r. 51 A person, who immediately before the commencement date carried out any type of work described in regulation 17 that was not plumbing
Sch. 2A inserted by S.R. No. 82/2009 reg. 6, substituted by S.R. No. 14/2011 reg. 4. SCHEDULE 2A Regulation 37A Sch. 2A Column 1 Item number Column 2 Class of specialised plumbing work Column 3 Prescribed class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work for registration under section 221OA of the Act Column 4 Prescribed or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work for a licence under section 221N of the Act 1 Backflow prevention work supply work Water supply work 2 Refrigerated work Mechanical services work Mechanical services work 3 Type A appliance conversion work Gasfitting work Gasfitting work 4 Type A appliance servicing work Gasfitting work Gasfitting work 5 Type B gasfitting work Gasfitting work Gasfitting work SPECIALISED
Item number Class of plumbing work out a class of plumbing work out a class of plumbing work 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Drainage work Fire protection work Gasfitting work Irrigation work Mechanical services work Roofing (stormwater) work Sanitary work Water supply work The following qualifications are required— (a) successful completion of a Certificate III course relating to plumbing work (except in the case of drainage work or irrigation work a Certificate II course is sufficient) that includes the approved competency units for that class of plumbing work; and Successful completion of the Authority's examination of licence competencies for that class of plumbing work. Note Section 221M(1)(a) of the Act requires a person to be eligible for registration with respect to a class of plumbing work in order to be licensed to carry out that class of plumbing work. Column 1 Item number Column 2 Class of plumbing work Column 3 Qualifications and experience required for registration section 221O to carry out a class of plumbing work Column 4 Qualifications and experience required for licence section 221M to carry out a class of plumbing work (b) successful completion of the
2—QUALIFICATIONS EXPERIENCE REQUIRED IN RESPECT OF CLASSES OF WORK Column 1 Item number Column 2 of specialised plumbing work Column 3 Qualifications and experience required for registration section 221OA of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work Column 4 Qualifications and experience required for a licence under section 221N of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work 1 Backflow prevention work The qualification required is the successful completion of the Authority's examination of registration competencies for backflow prevention work. The qualification required is the successful completion of the Authority's examination of licence competencies for backflow prevention work. 2 Refrigerated work The following qualifications are required— (a) the holding of a Restricted electrical worker's licence (Class 2); and (b) either of the following— (i) successful completion of a Certificate III course that The following qualifications are required— (a) the holding of a Restricted electrical worker's licence 2); and (b) either of the following— (i) successful completion of a Certificate III course that
includes the approved competency units for refrigerated airconditioning work; or includes the approved competency units for refrigerated air-conditioning work; or Sch. 3 Column 1 Item number Column 2 Class of specialised plumbing work Column 3 Qualifications and experience required for registration under section 221OA of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work Column 4 Qualifications and experience required for a licence section 221N of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work (ii) successful completion of the Authority's examination of registration competencies for refrigerated work. Either of the following types of experience are required— (a) completion of a refrigeration apprenticeship; or (b) employment for 4 years in refrigerated air-conditioning work. (ii) successful completion of the Authority's examination of licence competencies for refrigerated work. Either of the following types of experience are required— (a) completion of a refrigeration apprenticeship; or (b) employment for 4 in refrigerated work. 3 Type A appliance conversion work The qualification required is the successful completion of the Authority's examination of registration competencies The qualification required is the successful completion of the Authority's examination of licence competencies for
for Type A appliance conversion work. Type A appliance conversion work. 4 Type A appliance servicing work The qualification required is the successful completion of the Authority's examination of registration competencies for Type A appliance servicing work. The qualification required is the successful completion of the Authority's examination of licence competencies for Type A appliance servicing work. Sch. 3 Column 1 Item number Column 2 Class of specialised plumbing work Column 3 Qualifications and experience required for registration under section 221OA of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work Column 4 Qualifications and experience required for a licence under section 221N of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work 5 Type B gasfitting work The following qualifications are required— (a) the holding of a Restricted electrical worker's licence (Class 2); and (b) successful completion of the Authority's examination of registration competencies for type B gasfitting work. The following qualifications are required— (a) the holding of registration to out type B gasfitting work; and (b) successful completion of the Authority's examination of licence competencies for type B gasfitting work.
2 For a licence under section 221M or 221Q of the Act or a renewal of that licence (if not endorsed) under section 221ZD of the Act 2137 fee 3 For registration under section 221O or 221R of the Act or a renewal of that registration (if not endorsed) under section 221ZD of the Act 2411 fee units 4 For an endorsement section 221N or 221OA of the Act 213 fee units 5 For a renewal of an endorsed licence or registration under section 221ZD of the Act 2137 fee units plus 213 fee units for each endorsement on the licence or registration 6 For provisional registration under section 221P of the Act or a renewal of provisional registration under section 221ZD of the Act 803 fee units 7 For a temporary licence under section 221W of the Act 529 fee units 8 For temporary registration under section 221W of the Act 213 fee units 9 For a late renewal under section 221ZE of the Act 529 fee 10 For a duplicate licence or registration document section 221Y of the Act 213 fee units 11 For an application for a declaration modifying the plumbing regulations under section 221ZZO of the Act 803 fee
ENDNOTES Endnotes General Information The Plumbing Regulations 2008, S.R. No. 136/2008 were made on 18 November 2008 by the Governor in Council under sections 221ZZZV and 262 of the Building Act 1993, No. 126/1993 and came into operation on 24 November 2008: regulation 3. The Plumbing Regulations 2008 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 18 November 2018 (see section 5 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1994). Table of Amendments Endnotes This Version incorporates amendments made to the Plumbing Regulations 2008 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2009, S.R. No. 82/2009 Date of Making: 14.7.09 Date of Commencement: 1.9.09: reg. 3 Plumbing Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2010, S.R. No. 51/2010 Date of Making: 23.6.10 Date of Commencement: 1.7.10: reg. 3 Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011, S.R. No. 14/2011 Date of Making: 29.3.11 Date of Commencement: 29.3.11 Plumbing Further Amendment Regulations 2011, S.R. No. 21/2011 Date of Making: 19.4.11 Date of Commencement: 1.5.11: reg. 3 Plumbing Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2011, S.R. No. 49/2011 Date of Making: 28.6.11 Date of Commencement: 1.7.11: reg. 3 Plumbing Amendment (Fees) Regulations 2012, S.R. No. 64/2012 Date of Making: 28.6.12