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 one of the following qualifications:

a registration card as a journeyman plumber or drainer or journeyman plumber and drainer;

a qualification for registration as a journeyman plumber or drainer or journeyman plumber and drainer;

a reciprocity certificate (advanced level) issued by a member authority of ANZRA in the trade of plumbing or draining or both the trades; and

is competent to:

assess the scope and technical requirements of plumbing or draining under a contract; and

determine the skills and resources necessary to carry out the work; and

put in place appropriate arrangements for carrying out the work properly and safely in compliance with the prescribed Acts; and

has successfully completed an approved advanced trade practices and management course as appropriate to the applicant.

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

issue and send to the applicant a licence in the trade of plumbing or draining or both the trades; and

record the issue of the licence in the register kept by it.

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