Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) An apprentice is a
person who is an apprentice under a training contract, registered under the
Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 Part 7 Division 2,
for the purpose of obtaining a Certificate III in Plumbing or
Certificate II in Drainage.
(2) If the person
completes their training contract they are taken to continue to be an
apprentice until —
(a) if,
during the period of 2 months beginning on the day on which the person
completes their training contract, the Board accepts an application by the
person for a tradesperson’s licence or tradesperson’s licence
(drainage plumbing) under regulation 15 — the day on which the
Board issues or refuses to issue the licence under regulation 17; or
(b)
otherwise — the end of the period of 2 months beginning on the
day on which the person completes their training contract.
[Regulation 3A inserted: SL 2024/12
r. 5.]