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Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Discipline and offences - Offences

123: Offences to engage in work in breach of sections 8 to 10 and to employ person to do work in breach of those sections

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If you do sanitary plumbing in breach of section 8 you commit an offence. You can get a fine of up to $10,000. You also commit an offence if you do drainlaying in breach of section 10. If you do gasfitting in breach of section 9 you commit an offence. You can get a fine of up to $50,000 if you are an individual. You can get a fine of up to $250,000 if you are a body corporate. If you employ someone to do sanitary plumbing or drainlaying in breach of section 8 or 10 you commit an offence. You can get a fine of up to $10,000. If you employ someone to do gasfitting in breach of section 9 you commit an offence. You can get a fine of up to $10,000 if you are an individual. You can get a fine of up to $25,000 if you are a body corporate.

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123Offences to engage in work in breach of sections 8 to 10 and to employ person to do work in breach of those sections

  1. Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 who does, or assists in doing, any—

  2. sanitary plumbing in breach of section 8; or
    1. drainlaying in breach of section 10.

      1. Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 in the case of an individual, or $250,000 in the case of a body corporate, who does, or assists in doing, any gasfitting in breach of section 9.

      2. Every person who employs any person under a contract of service to do, or assist in doing, any sanitary plumbing or drainlaying in breach of section 8 or 10 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

      3. Every person who employs any person under a contract of service to do, or assist in doing, any gasfitting in breach of section 9 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 in the case of an individual, or $25,000 in the case of a body corporate.

      Notes
      • Section 123(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 123(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 123(3): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 123(4): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).