NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 28 — 31 MARCH 2016

(a) may carry out sanitary plumbing (as defined in the Act);

(b) must supervise sanitary plumbing undertaken by the following people:

(i) licensed plumbers;

(ii) holders of provisional licences to do sanitary plumbing (“provisional licensees”);

(iii) trainee plumbers who hold limited certificates to undertake sanitary plumbing (“trainee plumbers”); and

(iv) persons carrying out sanitary plumbing pursuant to section 19 of the Act (“exempt persons”);

(c) may test sanitary plumbing; and

(d) must, where verification is required, verify sanitary plumbing.

Subheading inserted

(2) After the heading “3. Terms and conditions of licence”, the subheading “Continuing professional development” is inserted.

Paragraphs 3(3) to (12) revoked

(3) Paragraphs 3(3) to (12) of the principal notice are revoked.

Subheading inserted

(4) After paragraph 3(2), the subheading “Licence card” is inserted.

New paragraphs 3(3) to (13) inserted

(5) After the subheading “Licence card”, the following paragraphs and subheading are inserted:

“(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.

Supervision

(4) A certifying plumber must pay the prescribed fee for, and notify the board of the name, address and telephone number of, every exempt person working under their supervision.

(5) A certifying plumber must notify the board in writing if their supervision of any person ceases.

(6) A certifying plumber remains responsible for all work undertaken by a person under their supervision until the board has received written notification from them that they are no longer supervising that person.

(7) A certifying plumber must ensure that sanitary plumbing undertaken by persons under their supervision:

(a) is performed competently;

(b) is subject to appropriate safety measures; and

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

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

(a) are competent to perform the tasks undertaken;

(b) are adequately supervised while carrying out sanitary plumbing work;

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

(d) can produce their current authorisation card issued by the board on demand.

(9) A certifying plumber may nominate another currently licensed certifying plumber or licensed plumber (“nominated person”) to provide physical supervision of any person working under their supervision.

(10) A certifying plumber remains responsible at all times for all aspects of the work done by a person under their supervision even where they have nominated another certifying plumber or licensed plumber to provide physical supervision of that work.

(11) A certifying plumber who is nominated to provide physical supervision of a person must promptly notify the person’s supervising certifying plumber of any concerns they have about the competency of the work done by that person or the safety measures in place in respect of the work done by that person.

(12) A certifying plumber must ensure that, during the first 12 months of holding a limited certificate and carrying out sanitary plumbing, a trainee plumber under their supervision works at all times in their presence or in the presence of a nominated person.

(13) A certifying plumber must ensure that, during the first 24 months of carrying out sanitary plumbing under an exemption under section 19 of the Act, an exempt person under their supervision works at all times in their presence or in the presence of a nominated person.

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