NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 32

25 MARCH 2010

(b) Advanced knowledge of trade calculations and sciences relevant to plumbing and their application in verification processes and design of plumbing and sanitary plumbing systems.

(c) Advanced knowledge of the selection of materials, their properties and application used in the design and specification of plumbing and sanitary plumbing systems.

(d) Advanced knowledge of the design of heating and ventilation systems using water, air and gas.

(e) Advanced knowledge of plumbing and sanitary plumbing systems and components including cladding and rainwater handling systems.

(f) Ability to access legislation, standards and codes of practice relating to plumbing and sanitary plumbing to meet compliance requirements.

(g) Advanced knowledge of energy efficiency, conservation and environmentally-considerate processes relevant to plumbing and sanitary plumbing.

(h) Advanced knowledge of building construction and how it is affected by installation of plumbing and sanitary plumbing services and appliances.

(i) Advanced knowledge of the integration of other building sectors in the construction industry.

(j) Advanced knowledge of business operations in so far as they relate to health and safety to members of the public, to the prevention of damage and property and to ensuring the competency of persons undertaking plumbing.

3. Terms and conditions of licence

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

(a) To be eligible to obtain a licence, certifying 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 certifying 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 certifying 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 sanitary plumbing work, certifying plumbers must be able to produce, on demand, a current certifying plumber licence card issued by the board.

(4) Where testing and verification is necessary to meet the requirements of the regulations under this Act, or the Building Act 2004, the certifying plumber is responsible for the testing and verification of the sanitary plumbing work carried out by licensed plumbers, provisional licensed plumbers, limited certificate trainee plumbers and persons exempt pursuant to section 19 of the Act, working under their supervision. Where work is undertaken by exempt persons pursuant to section 19 of the Act, the certifying plumber must test and verify the work.

(5) A certifying plumber must ensure that plumbing undertaken by persons under the supervision of that certifying plumber (which may include licensed plumbers, provisional licensees, trainee plumbers and exempt persons):

(a) is performed competently;

(b) is the subject of appropriate safety measures; and

(c) complies with the requirements of the relevant regulations, including those regulations made pursuant to the Building Act 2004.

(6) A certifying plumber must ensure that all persons under supervision:

(a) are competent to perform the tasks they undertake;

(b) are adequately supervised or overseen (as applicable);

(c) comply with the relevant regulations, including the regulations made pursuant to the Building Act 2004; and

(d) with respect to an exempt person and a trainee plumber, can produce on demand a current identification card issued by the board.

(7) A certifying plumber must ensure that, during the first year of holding a limited certificate, a trainee plumber is at all times working in the presence of the supervising certifying plumber or a licensed plumber who is supervised by the same certifying plumber.

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

(9) A certifying plumber must notify the board of the name, address and telephone number of every exempt person under supervision prior to the exempt person first carrying out any plumbing work under the certifying plumber’s supervision and on or before 1 April each year.

(10) A certifying plumber must pay a fee, as prescribed by the board, in respect of notified exempt persons under supervision.