Queensland Consolidated Regulations

QUEENSLAND BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION COMMISSION REGULATION 2018 - REG 70B

70B Alternative qualifications for particular contractor’s licences

(1) Subsection (2) applies to an application for a contractor’s licence of a class mentioned in schedule 2, part 47 (Mechanical services—medical gas licence) if—

(a) the applicant does not have the technical qualifications stated in the technical qualifications document for the licence class; and

(b) the commission is satisfied the applicant has, for at least 6 months, carried out safety compliant work that is within the scope of work for the licence class.

(2) For section 31 (1) (b) of the Act , the qualifications for the licence are—

(a) a gasfitting licence; or

(b) a relevant apprenticeship; or

(c) an engineering degree.

(3) Subsection (4) applies to an application for a contractor’s licence of a class mentioned in schedule 2, part 48 (Mechanical services—plumbing licence) if—

(a) the applicant does not have the technical qualifications stated in the technical qualifications document for the licence class; and

(b) the commission is satisfied the applicant has, for at least 6 months, carried out work under a plumbing and drainage licence that is within the scope of work for the licence class.

(4) For section 31 (1) (b) of the Act , the qualifications for the licence are—

(a) a plumbing and drainage licence; or

(b) an apprenticeship in plumbing.

(5) This section applies to an application mentioned in subsection (1) or (3)—

(a) despite section 12; and

(b) until the end of 31 December 2020.