Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

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

33: Board must consult before making notices

You could also call this:

"The Board must talk to people before making important rules."

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Before the Board makes a notice under section 28 or 30(1)(a) to (e), you need to know the Board must talk to people about what the notice will say. The Board must talk to people who can represent the views of plumbers, gasfitters, or drainlayers. The Board must also talk to organisations that will be affected by the notice. If the Board does not talk to these people, it does not affect the notice. The notice is still valid even if the Board did not consult with people. You can find more information about this in section 28 or 30(1)(a) to (e).

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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"

34: Notices under sections 28 and 30 must be approved by Minister, or

"The Minister must approve some notices before they are made."

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Plumber, gasfitter, and drainlayer registration and licensing: Classes of registration

33Board must consult before making notices

Before the Board makes a notice under section 28 or 30(1)(a) to (e), the Board must have consulted about its proposal for the contents of the notice—
with persons who the Board considers are able to represent the views of plumbers, gasfitters, or drainlayers, or of classes of plumbers, gasfitters, or drainlayers, registered under this Part or the former Act; and
with organisations—
1. that the Board considers will be substantially affected by the proposal; or
2. whose members the Board considers will be substantially affected by the proposal.

A failure to comply with subsection (1) does not affect the validity of any notice made under section 28 or 30(1)(a) to (e).

Notes

Section 33 heading: amended, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
Section 33(1): amended, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
Section 33(2): amended, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).