Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006

Summary of changes

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31 October 2025

  • The Minister's power to require output agreements to include matters relating to the Board's relationship with industry organisations has been updated to reflect changes under the Education and Training Act 2020
  • The definitions of 'industry skills board' and 'workforce development council' have been updated in relation to the Board's relationship

Affected provisions

  1. 157: Minister may require output agreement to include matters relating to Board’s relationship with industry skills board
    The Minister's power to require output agreements to include matters relating to the Board's relationship with industry organisations has been updated to reflect changes under the Education and Training Act 2020; The definitions of 'industry skills board' and 'workforce development council' have been updated in relation to the Board's relationship

10 November 2025

  • New definitions have been inserted and existing definitions have been updated or replaced in the interpretation section
  • A new disciplinary offence has been introduced for failing to provide records of work in the prescribed form
  • New regulations have been introduced for providing records of work and prescribing forms for sanitary plumbing and drainlaying

Affected provisions

  1. 4: Interpretation
    New definitions have been inserted and existing definitions have been updated or replaced in the interpretation section
  2. 89: Disciplinary offence
    A new disciplinary offence has been introduced for failing to provide records of work in the prescribed form
  3. 172: Regulations
    New regulations have been introduced for providing records of work and prescribing forms for sanitary plumbing and drainlaying