Plumbers and Drainers Licensing Act 1983

Subject to section 39, a person shall not, for reward or otherwise, carry out or undertake to carry out on his own account any work of plumbing or of draining unless he holds a licence as an advanced tradesman in that trade.

Maximum penalty: For a first offence – 15 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

For a second or subsequent offence – 40 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

Subject to section 39, a person who does not hold a registration card or licence shall not carry out plumbing or draining work otherwise than in the employment of an advanced tradesman and under the supervision of an advanced tradesman or a journeyman.

Maximum penalty: For a first offence – 15 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

For a second or subsequent offence – 40 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

A person must not, for reward or otherwise:

carry out or contract to carry out:

plumbing work; or

draining work,

unless the person holds a licence:

in respect of subparagraph (i) – as a plumber; or

in respect of subparagraph (ii) – as a drainer; or

as a plumber and drainer; or

carry out work required to be done by:

a journeyman plumber unless the person holds a registration card for a journeyman plumber; or

a journeyman drainer unless the person holds a registration card for a journeyman drainer.

Maximum penalty: For a first offence – 15 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.

For a second or subsequent offence – 40 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.