What is plumbing work?
12 What is plumbing work?
For the purposes of section 221C(1) of the Act, the following work (other than work referred to in subregulation (2)) is plumbing work—
backflow prevention work;
drainage work;
fire protection work;
gasfitting work;
irrigation (non-agricultural) work;
mechanical services work;
refrigerated air-conditioning work;
roofing (stormwater) work;
sanitary work;
thermostatic mixing valve work;
Type A appliance conversion work;
Type A appliance servicing work;
Type B gasfitting work;
Type B gasfitting advanced work;
water supply work.
For the purposes of subregulation (1), the following work is not plumbing work—
any work carried out in relation to a supply or discharge reticulation system or a treatment plant or any equipment, appliance, fixture or system associated with that system or plant (other than any equipment, appliance, fixture or system used mainly for administrative or ablution purposes) owned by, or exclusively vested in—
a gas company; or
an authority that has a water district or a sewerage district within the meaning of the Water Act 1989; or
a council when the work is carried out for the purposes of a stormwater drainage system;
the internal design, construction, installation, replacement, repair, alteration, maintenance, testing or commissioning of any integral part of an on-site wastewater management system device or an on-site liquid trade waste management system device;
the opening or closing of inspection opening caps and covers in sewage, stormwater and waste pipes;
the clearing of blockages, or closed circuit television inspection of sewage, stormwater and waste pipes, using existing inspection openings or removable grates;
the connection for water use of hoses from appliances such as dishwashers and clothes washing machines to taps;
the connection of hoses to taps for the purposes of activities that use water including cleaning or watering a garden;
the connection of irrigation systems or devices to hose taps for the purposes of watering a garden or irrigation;
the installation of a refrigerated package appliance that does not require pipework to be installed for its operation;
design work that is carried out by a person who is—
a building practitioner; or
an architect; or
Reg. 12 (2)(i)(iii) substituted by S.R. No. 2/2024 reg. 10.
a building designer; or
an engineer; or
a landscape architect; or
a designer.
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