NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 28 — 31 MARCH 2016

The Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board, under sections 28, 30, and 139 of the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006 ("Act"), having been guided by the principles set out in section 32 of the Act, issues the following notice to amend the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Gasfitting Registration and Licensing) Notice 2010, published in the New Zealand Gazette, 21 October 2010, No. 143, page 3608.

Notice

1. Title—This notice is the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board (Gasfitting Registration and Licensing) Supervision Amendment Notice 2016.

2. Commencement—This notice comes into force on 1 May 2016.

3. Principal notice—This notice amends the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Gasfitting Registration and Licensing) Notice 2010 ("principal notice").

4. Purpose—The purpose of this notice is:
   (a) to revoke the supervision requirements in the principal notice and replace them with new supervision requirements.

5. Interpretation—(1) In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires:
   board means the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board.

   (2) Any term or expression that is defined in the Act that is used but not defined in this notice has the same meaning as in the Act.

6. Schedule amended
   Paragraph 1 replaced

   (1) Paragraph 1 of the principal notice is revoked and the following paragraph is substituted:

   "1. Authorised work
   A certifying gasfitter, who holds a current certifying gasfitter practising licence issued by the board:

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

   (b) must supervise gasfitting undertaken by the following people:
   (i) licensed gasfitters;
   (ii) holders of provisional licences to do gasfitting ("provisional licencees");
   (iii) trainee gasfitters who hold limited certificates to undertake gasfitting ("trainee gasfitters"); and
   (iv) persons carrying out gasfitting pursuant to section 21 of the Act ("exempt persons");

   (c) may test gasfitting work; and

   (d) must, where certification is required, certify gasfitting."

   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 gasfitting work, certifying gasfitters must be able to produce, on demand, a current certifying gasfitter licence card issued by the board.

   Supervision

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

   (6) A certifying gasfitter 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 gasfitter must ensure that gasfitting undertaken by persons under their supervision:

   (a) is performed competently;"

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