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Support => Codes, Standards, Health and Safety => Topic started by: Plumber on January 27, 2010, 05:38:10 PM

Title: The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006
Post by: Plumber on January 27, 2010, 05:38:10 PM: I think every plumber should have a look at this. Enjoy
Title: Re: PGDB ACT 2006
Post by: spud on February 14, 2010, 08:53:12 AM: I always thought that it was illegal for a non registered person to do sanitary plumbing on their own house but according to this act a home owner can perform sanitary plumbing work on their own house or any rental property they own!
Can anyone shed any light on this? Seems strange to me!
Title: Re: PGDB ACT 2006
Post by: Blake on June 03, 2010, 04:30:31 PM: I cant seem to find in the act if a craftman 'certifying' plumber has to test installations? I see they do for exempt workers.. but no reference for registered persons? Also whats the employer licence?
Title: Re: PGDB ACT 2006
Post by: Rodza1 on June 27, 2010, 07:01:01 PM: Yeah what is an employer license?? I asked my employer about it but i'm sure he didn't know what i was talking about.i first come across it reading the fees "review" there about to implement on us a few weeks back
Title: Re: PGDB ACT 2006
Post by: Rodza1 on June 27, 2010, 07:02:46 PM: i'm having trouble opening this file,my computer tells me the file is damaged and cannot be repaired ??? ???
Title: Re: PGDB ACT 2006
Post by: Plumber on June 27, 2010, 11:02:11 PM: Just tested the download, works fine. Make sure you have a pdf reader. Goolge pdf reader and you will plenty, most common is adobe PDF reader.

Hope this helps
Title: Re: PGDB ACT 2006
Post by: Rodza1 on June 28, 2010, 05:48:04 PM: i re-installed adobe reader and it's working fine,many thanx for checking it out anyway for me!
Title: Re: PGDB ACT 2006
Post by: TS on June 29, 2010, 10:03:16 PM: Hi guys,

Regarding homeowners doing plumbing, the wording is the same as the last Act. They can only do it if the Minister gazettes it(i.e Notifies this in the Gazette publication) and has the approval of the local authority whose area it is in. \

I'm a plumber, gasfitter, drainlayer and an inspector and we had a court case where someone tried to use this section of the old Act. Only problem for him was that it had never been gazetted therefore didn't apply ;D.