Supervising or directing work without appropriate licence
57 Supervising or directing work without appropriate licence
Subject to section 58, a person (a supervisor) must not supervise another person carrying out plumbing or drainage work unless the supervisor holds a licence for the work.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—250 penalty units; or
for a second offence—300 penalty units; or
for a third or later offence, or if the plumbing or drainage work is grossly defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
Subject to section 58, a licensee must not supervise another person carrying out plumbing or drainage work unless the other person holds a licence for the work.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—250 penalty units; or
for a second offence—300 penalty units; or
for a third or later offence, or if the plumbing or drainage work is grossly defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
Subject to section 58, a licensee must not direct another person to carry out plumbing or drainage work unless the other person holds a licence for the work.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—250 penalty units; or
for a second offence—300 penalty units; or
for a third or later offence, or if the plumbing or drainage work is grossly defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
For subsections (1) and (2), a person (a consumer) is taken not to supervise another person carrying out plumbing or drainage work only because the consumer entered into a contract for carrying out the plumbing or drainage work, other than a contract of employment.
An individual who contravenes subsection (1), (2) or (3) and is liable to a maximum penalty of 350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment commits a crime.
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