Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011

Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version i Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011 S.R. No. 14/2011 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Regulation Page 1 Objective 1 2 Authorising provisions 1 3 Regulation 37A substituted 2 37A Prescribed class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work required to carry out specialised plumbing work 2 4 Schedule 2A substituted 3 SCHEDULE 2A—Prescribed Class or Classes of Plumbing Work or Specialised Plumbing Work to Carry Out Specialised Plumbing Work 3 5 Qualifications and experience requirements to carry out specialised classes of plumbing work 4 PART 2—QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED IN RESPECT OF CLASSES OF SPECIALISED PLUMBING WORK 4 ═══════════════ ENDNOTES 7 -- 1 of 8 -- Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Authorised Version 1 STATUTORY RULES 2011 S.R. No. 14/2011 Building Act 1993 Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011 The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations: Dated: 29 March 2011 Responsible Minister: MATTHEW GUY Minister for Planning MATTHEW McBEATH Clerk of the Executive Council 1 Objective The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Plumbing Regulations 2008 to prescribe a class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work that is required to be eligible to be registered or licensed in a particular class of specialised plumbing work. 2 Authorising provisions These Regulations are made under section 221ZZZV of the Building Act 1993. -- 2 of 8 -- Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011 S.R. No. 14/2011 2 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 3 Regulation 37A substituted For regulation 37A of the Plumbing Regulations 2008 1 substitute— "37A Prescribed class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work required to carry out specialised plumbing work (1) For the purposes of section 221OA(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work required for registration in the class of specialised plumbing work set out in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 2A is the class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work set out in Column 3 of that Table corresponding to that class of specialised plumbing work. (2) For the purposes of section 221N(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work required for a licence in the class of specialised plumbing work set out in Column 2 of the Table in Schedule 2A is the class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work set out in Column 4 of that Table corresponding to that class of specialised plumbing work.". r. 3 -- 3 of 8 -- Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011 S.R. No. 14/2011 3 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 4 Schedule 2A substituted For Schedule 2A to the Plumbing Regulations 2008 substitute— "SCHEDULE 2A Regulation 37A PRESCRIBED CLASS OR CLASSES OF PLUMBING WORK OR SPECIALISED PLUMBING WORK TO CARRY OUT SPECIALISED PLUMBING WORK Column 1 Item number Column 2 Class of specialised plumbing work Column 3 Prescribed class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work for registration under section 221OA of the Act Column 4 Prescribed class or classes of plumbing work or specialised plumbing work for a licence under section 221N of the Act 1 Backflow prevention work Water supply work Water supply work 2 Refrigerated air- conditioning work Mechanical services work Mechanical services work 3 Type A appliance conversion work Gasfitting work Gasfitting work 4 Type A appliance servicing work Gasfitting work Gasfitting work 5 Type B gasfitting work Gasfitting work Gasfitting work 6 Type B gasfitting advanced work Gasfitting work and type B gasfitting work Gasfitting work and type B gasfitting work __________________". r. 4 -- 4 of 8 -- Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011 S.R. No. 14/2011 4 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel 5 Qualifications and experience requirements to carry out specialised classes of plumbing work For Part 2 of Schedule 3 to the Plumbing Regulations 2008 substitute— "PART 2—QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED IN RESPECT OF CLASSES OF SPECIALISED PLUMBING WORK Column 1 Item number Column 2 Class of specialised plumbing work Column 3 Qualifications and experience required for registration under section 221OA of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work Column 4 Qualifications and experience required for a licence under section 221N of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work 1 Backflow prevention work The qualification required is the successful completion of the Commission's examination of registration competencies for backflow prevention work. The qualification required is the successful completion of the Commission's examination of licence competencies for backflow prevention work. 2 Refrigerated air- conditioning work The following qualifications are required— (a) the holding of a disconnect/reconnect licence; and (b) either of the following— (i) successful completion of a Certificate III course that includes the approved competency units for refrigerated air-conditioning work; or The following qualifications are required— (a) the holding of a disconnect/reconnect licence; and (b) either of the following— (i) successful completion of a Certificate III course that includes the approved competency units for refrigerated air-conditioning work; or r. 5 -- 5 of 8 -- Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011 S.R. No. 14/2011 5 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Item number Column 2 Class of specialised plumbing work Column 3 Qualifications and experience required for registration under section 221OA of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work Column 4 Qualifications and experience required for a licence under section 221N of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work (ii) successful completion of the Commission's examination of registration competencies for refrigerated air- conditioning work. Either of the following types of experience are required— (a) completion of a refrigeration apprenticeship; or (b) employment for 4 years in refrigerated air-conditioning work. (ii) successful completion of the Commission's examination of licence competencies for refrigerated air- conditioning work. Either of the following types of experience are required— (a) completion of a refrigeration apprenticeship; or (b) employment for 4 years in refrigerated air-conditioning work. 3 Type A appliance conversion work The qualification required is the successful completion of the Commission's examination of registration competencies for type A appliance conversion work. The qualification required is the successful completion of the Commission's examination of licence competencies for type A appliance conversion work. 4 Type A appliance servicing work The qualification required is the successful completion of the Commission's examination of registration competencies for type A appliance servicing work. The qualification required is the successful completion of the Commission's examination of licence competencies for type A appliance servicing work. r. 5 -- 6 of 8 -- Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011 S.R. No. 14/2011 6 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel Column 1 Item number Column 2 Class of specialised plumbing work Column 3 Qualifications and experience required for registration under section 221OA of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work Column 4 Qualifications and experience required for a licence under section 221N of the Act to carry out a class of specialised plumbing work 5 Type B gasfitting work The following qualifications are required— (a) the holding of a disconnect/reconnect licence; and (b) successful completion of the Commission's examination of registration competencies for type B gasfitting work. The experience required is employment for 2 years in type B gasfitting work. The following qualifications are required— (a) the holding of registration to carry out type B gasfitting work; and (b) successful completion of the Commission's examination of licence competencies for type B gasfitting work. 6 Type B gasfitting advanced work The qualification required is the successful completion of the Commission's examination of registration competencies for type B gasfitting advanced work. The qualification required is the successful completion of the Commission's examination of licence competencies for type B gasfitting advanced work. ". ═══════════════ r. 5 -- 7 of 8 -- Plumbing Amendment Regulations 2011 S.R. No. 14/2011 7 Authorised by the Chief Parliamentary Counsel ENDNOTES 1 Reg. 3: S.R. No. 136/2008 as amended by S.R. Nos 82/2009 and 51/2010. Endnotes -- 8 of 8 --