Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act 1983

On receipt of the application, the Board:

may make the inquiries regarding the qualifications, experience and competence of the applicant it considers appropriate; and

must either grant or refuse to grant the application.

The Board may grant the application only if satisfied the applicant:

has successfully completed the academic course or courses, and the practical training, approved by the Board as appropriate to the applicant; or

holds a reciprocity certificate (operative level) issued by a member authority of ANZRA; or

holds an equivalent qualification gained elsewhere than in

Australia or New Zealand that is recognised by ANZRA; or

has another qualification and experience that, in the Board's assessment, are a sufficient basis for registration.

If the applicant holds a qualification mentioned in subsection (2)(c), the Board must be satisfied:

if the qualification was obtained in a country where instruction in the trades of plumbing and draining is given in English – the applicant has been employed in Australia in the relevant trade as an unqualified worker under the supervision of qualified tradesmen for at least 3 months; or

if paragraph (a) does not apply, the applicant:

has been employed in Australia in the relevant trade as an unqualified worker under the supervision of qualified tradesmen for at least 12 months; and

is able to give and receive oral and written instructions in

English.

If the Board decides to grant the application, it must promptly:

register the applicant as a journeyman in the trade of plumbing or draining or both the trades; and

issue and send to the applicant a registration card.

If the Board decides to refuse to grant the application, it must promptly give the applicant an information notice for the decision.