Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Registration and licensing of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers - Plumber, gasfitter, and drainlayer registration and licensing - Classes of registration

31: Minimum standards for registration

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You want to register as a plumber, gasfitter, or drainlayer. The Board sets minimum standards for registration. The Board can set these standards in different ways, such as requiring a certain degree or diploma. They can also require you to complete a competence programme or pass a specified examination. You might need to have experience in providing certain services or show a certain level of competence. The Board can also consider your registration with an overseas organisation. They set these standards under section 30. The Board can require you to pass an examination, but only if you do not have a recognised degree or diploma. This is how the Board decides who can register as a plumber, gasfitter, or drainlayer.

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30: Board may prescribe other registration and licensing matters, or

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32: Principles guiding prescribing of registration and licensing matters, or

"Rules for Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Must Be Fair and Safe"

Part 2Registration and licensing of plumbers, gasfitters, and drainlayers
Plumber, gasfitter, and drainlayer registration and licensing: Classes of registration

31Minimum standards for registration

A notice under section 30 may prescribe minimum standards for registration in any way the Board thinks fit, including in 1 or more of the following ways:
by requiring a degree or diploma or certificate of a stated kind recognised by the Board:
by requiring the successful completion of a competence programme, degree, course of studies, or programme accredited by the Board:
by requiring a pass in a specified examination or any other assessment set by the Board or by another organisation approved by the Board:
by reference to registration with, or a licence issued by, an overseas organisation that performs functions that correspond wholly or partly to those performed by the Board:
by requiring experience in the provision of services of a particular kind:
by requiring a certain level of competence.

However, the minimum standards for registration prescribed under section 30 may require a person to pass a specified examination or other assessment set by the Board only if the Board is satisfied that the person does not have a degree, diploma, or certificate of a stated kind recognised by the Board under subsection (1)(a).