Western Australian Current Regulations

PLUMBERS LICENSING AND PLUMBING STANDARDS REGULATIONS 2000 - SCHEDULE 3

                        [r. 17(1)(b), 20(3) and 20A(4)]

        [Heading inserted: Gazette 19 Dec 2014 p. 4838; amended: SL 2024/12 r. 47.]

Division 1  — Preliminary

        [Heading inserted: Gazette 19 Dec 2014 p. 4838.]

1 .         Terms used

                In this Schedule —

        approved means approved by the Board;

        Certificate , followed by a designation, means a certificate bearing that designation that is issued by a registered training provider;

        registered training provider has the meaning given in the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 ;

        statement of attainment , of particular units of competency, means a document issued by a registered training provider containing information to the effect that the person named in the document has attained those units while receiving training from the provider;

        statement of competency , in relation to particular plumbing work, means a document issued by a registered training provider containing information to the effect that the person named in the document —

            (a)         has received training from the provider in the performance of the work; and

            (b)         is competent to do that work.

        [Clause 1 inserted: Gazette 19 Dec 2014 p. 4838‑9.]

Division 2  — Licence requirements

        [Heading inserted: Gazette 19 Dec 2014 p. 4839.]

2 .         Plumbing contractor’s licence

                The requirements for a plumbing contractor’s licence are that the applicant —

            (a)         is the holder of a tradesperson’s licence or tradesperson’s licence (drainage plumbing); and

            (b)         holds —

                  (i)         a statement of competency as a water supply plumber, sanitary plumber or drainer; or

                  (ii)         an equivalent Australian qualification as determined by the Board.

        [Clause 2 inserted: Gazette 19 Dec 2014 p. 4839; amended: SL 2024/12 r. 48.]

3 .         Tradesperson’s licence

                The requirements for a tradesperson’s licence are that —

            (a)         the applicant holds —

                  (i)         a Certificate III in Plumbing attained by fulfilling the obligations of an apprentice under a training contract, as those terms are defined in the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 section 60A; or

                  (ii)         an equivalent Australian qualification, and equivalent practical experience, as determined by the Board;

                or

            (b)         the applicant holds, or has within the preceding 6 months held, a provisional tradesperson’s licence and also holds —

                  (i)         a Certificate III in Plumbing; or

                  (ii)         an equivalent Australian qualification as determined by the Board.

        [Clause 3 inserted: Gazette 19 Dec 2014 p. 4839; amended: SL 2024/12 r. 49.]

4 .         Tradesperson’s licence (drainage plumbing)

                The requirements for a tradesperson’s licence (drainage plumbing) are that the applicant holds —

            (a)         a Certificate II in Drainage attained by fulfilling the obligations of an apprentice under a training contract, as those terms are defined in the Vocational Education and Training Act 1996 section 60A; or

            (b)         an equivalent Australian qualification, and equivalent practical experience, as determined by the Board.

        [Clause 4 inserted: SL 2024/12 r. 50.]

5 .         Provisional tradesperson’s licence

        [(1)                 deleted]

        (2)         The requirements for a provisional tradesperson’s licence are that the applicant holds —

            (a)         an Offshore Technical Skills Record, issued by the Commonwealth body called Trades Recognition Australia, that relates to units of competency within Certificate III in Plumbing; or

            (b)         an equivalent Australian qualification as determined by the Board.

        [Clause 5 inserted: Gazette 19 Dec 2014 p. 4840; amended: SL 2024/12 r. 51.]

[ 6.         Deleted: SL 2024/12 r. 52.]

Division 3  — Permit requirements

        [Heading inserted: Gazette 19 Dec 2014 p. 4840.]

7 .         Restricted plumbing permit

        [(1)                 deleted]

        (2)         The requirements for a restricted plumbing permit are that —

            (a)         the applicant holds —

                  (i)         a statement of attainment for the unit of competency CPCPWT3022 — Install and commission water heating systems and adjust controls and devices; or

                  (ii)         an equivalent Australian qualification as determined by the Board;

                and

            (b)         the applicant holds —

                  (i)         an electrical worker’s licence issued and endorsed as an electrician’s licence under the Electricity (Licensing) Regulations 1991 regulation 24; or

                  (ii)         a gasfitting permit or authorisation issued under the Gas Standards (Gasfitting and Consumer Gas Installations) Regulations 1999 regulation 12.

        [Clause 7 inserted: Gazette 19 Dec 2014 p. 4840‑1; amended: Gazette 29 Apr 2016 p. 1352; SL 2024/12 r. 53.]