Queensland Numbered Acts

PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE ACT 2018 - SECT 56

56 Carrying out work without appropriate licence

(1) Subject to section 58 , a person must not carry out plumbing or drainage work unless the person holds a licence for the work.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a first offence—250 penalty units; or

(b) for a second offence—300 penalty units; or

(c) 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.

Note—

A person may be required to hold a contractor’s licence under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 in addition to a licence under this Act to lawfully carry out particular plumbing or drainage work. See section 42 of that Act.

(2) An individual who contravenes subsection (1) and is liable to a maximum penalty of 350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment commits a crime.