NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 97 — 27 OCTOBER 2016

Approved continuing professional development course means a course of training of up to six hours duration on continuing professional development topics as set out on the Board’s website and delivered by an approved provider either in person or online.

Approved provider means a provider approved by the Board to deliver an approved continuing professional development course and notified on the Board’s website.

(2) To be eligible to renew their annual practising licence, all certifying drainlayers applying to renew their licence for the licensing years beginning on 1 April 2017 and beyond must satisfy the Registrar that they have completed any approved continuing professional development course that has been notified as applying in the 12 month period prior to renewal.

Authorisation card

(3) All certifying drainlayers that hold a current annual practising licence are issued with an authorisation card by the Board.

(4) At all times when undertaking drainlaying, a certifying drainlayer must be able to produce their authorisation card on demand.

Supervision

(5) A certifying drainlayer 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.

(6) A certifying drainlayer must notify the Board in writing if their supervision of any person ceases.

(7) A certifying drainlayer remains responsible for all drainlaying undertaken by a person under their supervision until the Board has received written notification from them that they are no longer supervising that person.

(8) A certifying drainlayer must ensure that drainlaying undertaken by persons under their supervision:

(a) is performed competently;

(b) is subject to appropriate safety measures; and

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

(9) A certifying drainlayer must ensure that all persons under their supervision:

(a) are competent to perform the tasks undertaken;

(b) are adequately supervised while carrying out drainlaying;

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

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

(10) A certifying drainlayer may nominate another currently licensed certifying drainlayer or tradesman drainlayer (“Nominated Person”) to provide physical supervision of any person working under their supervision.

(11) A certifying drainlayer 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 drainlayer or tradesman drainlayer to provide physical supervision of that work.

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

(13) A certifying drainlayer must ensure that, during the first 12 months of holding a limited certificate to do or assist in doing drainlaying, a Trainee Drainlayer under their supervision works at all times in their presence or in the presence of a Nominated Person.

(14) A certifying drainlayer must ensure that, during the first 24 months of doing or assisting in doing drainlaying under an exemption under section 25 of the Act, an Exempt Person under their supervision works at all times in their presence or in the presence of a Nominated Person.

Part B - Tradesman drainlayer

9. Tradesman drainlayer

(1) The Board designates the tradesman drainlayer class of drainlaying registration.

(2) All drainlayers registered as licensed drainlayers under the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board (Drainlaying Registration and Licensing) Notice 2010 are now deemed to be registered as tradesmen drainlayers.

10. Authorised work

A tradesman drainlayer who holds a current annual practising licence issued by the Board:

(a) may carry out drainlaying under the supervision of a certifying drainlayer;

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