✨ Drainlaying Registration and Licensing
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 97 — 27 OCTOBER 2016
(4) At all times when undertaking drainlaying, a tradesmen drainlayer must be able to produce their authorisation card on demand.
Supervision
(5) A tradesman drainlayer must work at all times under the supervision of a certifying drainlayer.
(6) A tradesman drainlayer must notify the Board of the name and registration number of their supervising certifying drainlayer.
(7) A tradesman 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 competency of the work done by that person or the safety measures in place in respect of the work done by that person.
Part C - Journeyman drainlayer
14. Journeyman drainlayer
The Board designates the journeyman drainlayer class of drainlaying registration.
15. Authorised work
A journeyman drainlayer who holds a current annual practising licence issued by the Board:
(a) may carry out drainlaying under the supervision of a certifying drainlayer; and
(b) may test drainlaying.
16. Minimum standards for registration
To be registered as a journeyman drainlayer a person must have:
(a) obtained the National Certificate in Drainlaying; or
(b) completed the practice trade certificate in drainlaying.
17. Terms and conditions of registration
(1) A journeyman drainlayer must pay any monies owing to the Board as they become due, subject to any exceptions agreed to by the Board.
(2) A journeyman drainlayer must provide the Board with all information required for the public register.
18. Terms and conditions of licence
Continuing professional development
(1) For the purposes of paragraph (2) below:
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 journeymen drainlayers applying to renew their licence for the licensing years beginning on 1 April 2018 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 journeymen 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 journeyman drainlayer must be able to produce their authorisation card on demand.
Part D - General
19. 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 period of one licensing year only;
(b) all licences expire on 31 March irrespective of when in the licensing period they were issued subject to section 50 of the Act; and
(c) a licence issued after 1 April is valid only from the date on which it is issued until its expiry on 31 March.
20. Application forms
The Board must provide the following forms:
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