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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006
Preliminary and key provisions
Key provisions
Restrictions on doing or assisting with sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying
11: Body corporate does not breach restriction if work is actually done by authorised natural person

Part 1:
Preliminary and key provisions

Preliminary provisions

3Purposes of this Act 4Interpretation 5Meaning of gasfitting 6Meaning of sanitary plumbing 6ATransitional, savings, and related provisions 7Act binds the Crown

Key provisions

Restrictions on doing or assisting with sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying

8Restrictions on doing or assisting with sanitary plumbing 9Restrictions on doing or assisting with gasfitting 10Restrictions on doing or assisting with drainlaying 11Body corporate does not breach restriction if work is actually done by authorised natural person

Each registered person and provisional licence holder to provide record of work in respect of prescribed sanitary plumbing or drainlaying

27AEach registered person and provisional licence holder to provide record of work in respect of prescribed sanitary plumbing or drainlaying

Part 2:
Registration and licensing of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers

Plumber, gasfitter, and drainlayer registration and licensing

Classes of registration

28Classes of registration may be designated by Board 29Board must consider designating classes of registration that replace or correspond to types of registration under former Act 30Board may prescribe other registration and licensing matters 31Minimum standards for registration 32Principles guiding prescribing of registration and licensing matters 33Board must consult before making notices 34Notices under sections 28 and 30 must be approved by Minister 35Status of notices under sections 28 and 30

How to become registered

36Entitlement to registration 37Applications for registration 38Registrar may issue provisional licence pending consideration of application 39Duration of provisional licence 40Board to consider application 41Board to register applicant or decline application 42Registration subject to terms and conditions

How to become licensed

43Practising licence required 44Entitlement to practising licence 45Applications for practising licence 46Board to consider application 47Board to issue practising licence or decline application 48Practising licence subject to terms and conditions

Duration and renewal of practising licence

49Duration of practising licence 50Applications for renewal of practising licence 51Renewal of practising licence

Exemptions from registration and licensing requirements and conditions

52Board may grant exemptions from registration and licence requirements and conditions

Competence

53Review of registered person’s competence 54Procedure on review of competence 55Competence programmes 56Unsatisfactory results of competence programme

Cancellation and suspension

57Cancellation and suspension generally 58Effect of suspension 59Board may cancel registration or licence if obtained wrongfully 60Cancellation or suspension of overseas qualification, certificate, registration, or licence

Miscellaneous provision

61Board may delegate power to Electrical Workers Registration Board to act under this subpart

Employer licences in respect of gasfitting

62Employer licence in respect of gasfitting 63Gasfitting may be done under employer licence 64Duration of employer licence 65Renewal of employer licence 66Cancellation, suspension, and other actions in relation to employer licences 67Board must give employer licence holder reasonable opportunity to be heard 68Miscellaneous provisions concerning actions under section 66 69Powers of inspection

Register of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers

70Register of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers 71Registrar must enter matters in register 72Purpose of register 73Form of register 74Matters to be contained in register 75Historical registration and licence information and documentation to be included in register 76Duty to notify change of address 77Duty to notify change of name 78Revision of register 79Restoration of registration or licence 80Board may direct Registrar to record cancellation, suspension, or order 81Alterations to register 82Register to be public 83Restricting public access to information and documents on register 84Search of register 85Search criteria 86Search purposes 87When search constitutes interference with privacy of individual

Part 2A:
Self-contained motor vehicles

87APurpose of this Part 87BInterpretation of this Part

Board appoints and regulates certification authorities

Board may appoint self-containment certification authority

87CBoard may appoint self-containment certification authority 87DDuration of appointment as self-containment certification authority 87EBoard may reappoint self-containment certification authority

Board may prescribe requirements for motor vehicle inspections

87FBoard may prescribe requirements for motor vehicle inspections 87GBoard must consult before making notices 87HNotices under section 87F must be approved by Minister

Board may consider complaints and conduct investigations

87IComplaining about self-containment certification authority 87JProcedure if Board deciding whether to accept or decline complaint 87KBoard may conduct investigation on own initiative 87LProcedure if Board investigates complaint or matter 87MPowers of inspection to investigate complaint 87NConditions on use of powers of inspection 87OInformation received from Registrar of Motor Vehicles

Board’s enforcement powers

87PWhen Board may take disciplinary action under section 87Q 87QDisciplinary action Board may take in relation to self-containment certification authority 87RBoard must give self-containment certification authority reasonable opportunity to be heard 87SMiscellaneous provisions concerning actions under section 87Q(1)

Certification authorities

Self-containment certification authority may appoint motor vehicle inspector

87TAppointing motor vehicle inspectors

Self-containment certification authority may issue, renew, or revoke certificate of self-containment

87USelf-containment certification authority may issue certificate of self-containment 87VSelf-containment certification authority may renew certificate of self-containment 87WSelf-containment certification authority may revoke certificate of self-containment

Certificates of self-containment

87XForm of certificate of self-containment 87YWhat to do with certificate of self-containment and warrant card

Register of self-contained motor vehicles

Purpose, contents, and form of register

87ZRegister of self-contained motor vehicles 87ZAPurpose of register 87ZBMatters to be contained in register 87ZCApplication of certain sections about register of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers

Who may enter information in register

87ZDSelf-containment certification authority must enter matters in register 87ZEEnforcement officer may enter matters in register

Who may access register

87ZFAccess to information on register 87ZGSearching the register 87ZHWhen search constitutes interference with privacy of individual

Part 3:
Discipline and offences

Discipline

Preliminary provisions

88Persons to whom this subpart applies 89Disciplinary offence

Complaints

90Complaints

Investigations

91Registrar must appoint investigator 92Investigation of complaint 93Investigator’s powers 94Registrar must supply warrant of authority 95Duties of investigator supplied with warrant of authority 96Restriction on entry to dwellinghouse 97Investigator must give notice to occupier of dwellinghouse 98Notices to supply information or documents 99Offence to fail to comply with notice to supply information or document

Consideration of complaint by Board

100Board must hold hearing if investigator reports that complaint should be considered by Board 101Notice of disciplinary proceedings

Interim suspension or disqualification

102Interim suspension or disqualification 103Form of interim suspension or disqualification order 104Revocation of interim suspension or disqualification 105Board must take reasonable steps to hold hearing as soon as practicable if it makes interim suspension or disqualification order

Exercise of disciplinary powers

106Disciplinary powers of Board 107Costs and expenses 108Enforcement of fines, costs, and expenses 109Suspension, restriction, or disqualification may take effect immediately 110Effect of disqualification 111Consequences of failure to comply with order to pass examination, complete competence programme, or attend course of instruction

Procedure and miscellaneous matters

112Rules of natural justice to be observed 113Meetings to be held in public 114Investigator to prosecute matter 115Appointment of legal advisor to assist Board 116Appointment of persons to assist investigator 117Evidence 118Board to have powers of commission of inquiry 119Orders to be in writing 120Publication of decisions and orders

Offences

121False declarations and representations 122Unlicensed or unregistered person must not claim to be licensed or registered 123Offences to engage in work in breach of sections 8 to 10 and to employ person to do work in breach of those sections 124Offence to fail to comply with condition of employer licence 125Other offences related to sanitary plumbing, drainlaying, or gasfitting 125AOffences relating to regulating self-contained motor vehicles 126Certificate by Registrar to be evidence of various matters 127Time for filing charging document 128Infringement offences 129Infringement notices 130Procedural requirements for infringement notices 131Payment of infringement fee 132Effect of infringement notice

Part 4:
Administration, appeals, and miscellaneous provisions

Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board

133Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board 134Membership of Board 135Term of office 136Vacation of office 137Functions of Board 138Powers of Board 139Power to amend or revoke 140Registrar of Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers 141Other officers 142Board may prescribe fees 143Disciplinary and prosecution levy 144Board may prescribe forms 145Further provisions relating to fees, levy, and forms 146Application of money received by Board 147Fees and allowances 148Unauthorised expenditure 149Auditor-General to be auditor of Board 150Obligation to prepare annual report 151Form and content of annual report 152Obligation for Board to provide annual report to Minister 153Board to publish reports 154Annual reports to be presented to House of Representatives 155Power of Minister to require information relating to affairs of Board 156Power of Minister to require output agreement 157Minister may require output agreement to include matters relating to Board’s relationship with industry skills board or workforce development council 158Annual financial statements and statement of responsibility 159Audit 160Power to borrow money 161Further provisions relating to Board and members in Schedule 1

Appeals

162Appeals 163Time for lodging appeal 164Procedure on appeal 165Court may refer appeals back for reconsideration 166Costs 167Power of court to prohibit publication of person’s name or affairs 168Decision to continue in force pending appeal 169Appeal on question of law

Miscellaneous provisions, consequential amendments, and repeals

170Notice and service of documents by Board, member, Registrar, or investigator 171Exclusion of liability 171AValidation of disciplinary levy 171BValidation of offences fee

Regulations

172Regulations 172ARegulations relating to fees and charges for appointment as self-containment certification authority 172BLevy of owners of motor vehicles with certificate of self-containment 172CRequirements before making certain regulations

Transitional provisions

173Registered persons continue to be registered persons 174Registered persons who hold licences under former Act continue to hold licences 175Persons holding provisional licences 176Persons holding employer licences 177Persons holding limited certificates 178Board may vary licence, registration, or certificate or impose conditions, limitations, or restrictions on licence, registration, or certificate 179Applications pending at commencement of this section 180Provisions relating to persons whose registration is suspended 181Continuation of pending investigations, inquiries, and disciplinary proceedings 182Complaints about conduct before commencement of this section 183Hearing concerning conduct before commencement of this section 184Notices made under repealed provisions to have continuing effect

Amendments, repeal, and revocation

185Acts amended 186Repeal and revocation

Review of Act

187Review of Act

Schedule 1AA:
Transitional, savings, and related provisions

Schedule 1:
Provisions applying to Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board and its members

Schedule 2:
Consequential amendments

Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Preliminary and key provisions - Key provisions - Restrictions on doing or assisting with sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying

11: Body corporate does not breach restriction if work is actually done by authorised natural person

You could also call this:

"Companies don't break rules if authorised workers do the job."

Illustration for Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

If you are a company doing sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, or drainlaying, you do not break the rules if a natural person does the work. This person must be allowed to do the work under the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006. You must follow sections 8 to 10 of the Act.

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10: Restrictions on doing or assisting with drainlaying, or

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12: Board may exempt person or class of persons from sections 8 to 10, or

"The Board can give you or a group a special exception to some plumbing rules."

Part 1Preliminary and key provisions
Key provisions: Restrictions on doing or assisting with sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying

11Body corporate does not breach restriction if work is actually done by authorised natural person

A body corporate that is responsible for any sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, or drainlaying does not do that work, or assist in doing that work, in breach of sections 8 to 10 if the natural person or natural persons who actually do, or assist in doing, that work are authorised to do so under this Act.