Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018

A person does not commit an offence against section 56 or 57(1), (2) or (3) if—

the plumbing or drainage work is unregulated work; or

the person is a trainee carrying out the plumbing or drainage work and a licensed person for the work is responsible for directly supervising the trainee carrying out the work; or

the person is an unlicensed person carrying out the drainage work and a licensed person for the work is responsible for directly supervising the unlicensed person carrying out the work; or

the person is an authorised person carrying out plumbing work that is removing, repairing or replacing a prescribed water meter, and any related work; or

the plumbing or drainage work is manufacturing—

a WaterMark product, other than a prohibited WaterMark product; or

a treatment plant.

For subsection (1)(b) or (c), a licensee is responsible for directly supervising a trainee carrying out plumbing or drainage work, or an unlicensed person carrying out drainage work, if the licensee—

is the trainee’s or unlicensed person’s employer; or

is directed by the trainee’s or unlicensed person’s employer to directly supervise the trainee or unlicensed person.

In this section—

a lot under the Land Title Act 1994, other than a lot—

included in a community titles scheme under the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997; or

shown on a building units plan or group titles plan under the Building Units and Group Titles Act 1980; or

a separate, distinct parcel of land for which an interest is recorded in a register under the Land Act 1994; or

the site of a mixed use scheme under the Mixed Use Development Act 1993; or

a primary thoroughfare or secondary thoroughfare under the Integrated Resort Development Act 1987 or the Sanctuary Cove Resort Act 1985; or

a premises group within the meaning of the Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008, schedule 3.