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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Preliminary and key provisions - Key provisions - General exemptions

13: Exemption for trainees

You could also call this:

"Trainees can do plumbing, gasfitting, or drainlaying work while learning and getting supervised."

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You can do sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, or drainlaying work if you are a trainee. You must be doing the work to get a registration as a registered person. You can do this work if you have a limited certificate from the Board, which you can get under section 14. You are a trainee if you are learning to do this work to get registered. This includes being an apprentice in the gasfitting, plumbing, or drainlaying trade. You can work under supervision, as stated in sections 19, 21, or 25. This rule does not stop you from doing work under supervision. You can still do work under supervision, as long as you follow the rules. You must follow the rules to do this work safely and correctly.

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Part 1Preliminary and key provisions
Key provisions: General exemptions

13Exemption for trainees

  1. A person may do, or assist in doing, any sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, or drainlaying if—

  2. the person is a trainee in relation to the work; and
    1. the work done by that person is carried out in accordance with a limited certificate issued by the Board to the trainee under section 14.

      1. In this section, trainee—

      2. means a person who is undergoing instruction or training in any class of sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, or drainlaying work for the purpose of obtaining registration as a registered person; and
        1. includes an apprentice who is working in 1 or more of the following trades:
          1. the gasfitting trade:
            1. the plumbing trade:
              1. the drainlaying trade.

              2. This section does not prevent a trainee from doing, or assisting in doing, work under any of sections 19, 21, or 25 (which allow work to be done under supervision).