NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 143

21 OCTOBER 2010

(f) practical knowledge of all aspects of plumbing and sanitary plumbing;

(g) ability to access legislation, standards and codes of practice relating to plumbing and sanitary plumbing;

(h) knowledge of ethical considerations for the delivery of plumbing services;

(i) knowledge of energy efficiency, conservation and environmentally considerate processes relevant to plumbing; and

(j) knowledge of the installation and maintenance of rainwater handling, and cladding systems, and flashings including lead products.

8. Terms and conditions of licence

(1) Licensed plumbers must hold a current licensed plumber practising licence to undertake sanitary plumbing work, as follows:

(a) To be eligible to obtain a licence, licensed plumbers must, in the year ending 31 March 2012, and each year thereafter, obtain a minimum of 12 continual professional development ("CPD") points. A minimum of 8 CPD points must be technical plumbing points and a maximum of 4 may be non-technical.

(b) In the year ending 31 March 2012, and each year thereafter, those licensed plumbers who wish also to apply for a licence as a gasfitter or drainlayer, and are required to attain CPD points in order to uplift the additional licence, must obtain a minimum of 20 CPD points, with a minimum of 8 technical points for plumbing and 8 technical points for the additional licence type.

(c) In the year ending 31 March 2012, and each year thereafter, those licensed plumbers who wish also to apply for licences as a gasfitter and drainlayer, and are required to attain CPD points in order to uplift the additional two licences, must obtain a minimum of 24 CPD points, with a minimum of 8 technical points for each of the three licence types.

(2) CPD points can only be obtained by completing programmes of learning that are accredited by the board prior to the course being undertaken. CPD points will not be allocated for courses that have not been accredited by the board except in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Registrar of the board. Carry over of excess points from a previous year may be allowed at the discretion of the board.

(3) At all times when undertaking plumbing work, licensed plumbers must be able to produce, on demand, a current certifying plumber licence card issued by the board.

(4) A licensed plumber may test plumbing work under the supervision of a certifying plumber.

(5) A licensed plumber must work at all times under the supervision of a certifying plumber, without having to be in the presence of that person.

(6) A licensed plumber does not have the authority to test and verify that the sanitary plumbing work complies with the requirements of regulations under this Act or under the Building Act 2004.

(7) A licensed plumber is authorised to oversee limited certificate trainee plumbers and exempt persons, but such persons must be supervised by the same certifying plumber.

(8) A licensed plumber must ensure that when overseeing a trainee plumber in the first year of a trainee plumber holding a limited certificate, the trainee plumber works in the presence of that licensed plumber who is supervised by the same certifying plumber. However, at all times the certifying plumber is the person responsible for supervision.

(9) A licensed plumber must ensure that when overseeing an exempt person in the first two years of working under an exemption issued pursuant to section 19 of the Act, the exempt person works at all times in the presence of that licensed plumber who is supervised by the same certifying plumber or a person authorised pursuant to section 18 of the Act.

9. Licence period

The licence period is from 1 April to 31 March of the following year, provided that:

(a) a licence is issued for a maximum of one year;

(b) a licence issued after 1 April and before 31 March will expire at the end of that licence period year (being 31 March).

10. Application forms

The board must provide the following forms:

(a) Application for registration as a licensed plumber.

(b) Application for a licence as a licensed plumber.

11. Glossary of terms

(1) Where the term "supervision" is used it refers to "supervision" as defined in section 4 of the Act.

(2) Where the terms "test" or "testing" are used they refer to tests required to comply with the regulations under the Building Act 2004 and the Gas Act 1992.

(3) Where the terms "oversight" or "oversee" are used they refer to the definition specified by the board.

12. Transitional provision

Courses completed before 1 April 2010 may be allocated CPD points at the discretion of the Registrar of the board.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of March 2010.

KERN U'REN, Registrar, Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board.

This notice, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 25 March 2010, No. 32, page 937, is being republished in full as it was not tabled in Parliament within the appropriate time limit.