Queensland Numbered Acts

PLUMBING AND DRAINAGE ACT 2018 - SECT 173A

173A Holder of particular licence taken to hold associated occupation licence in relevant period

(1) This section applies to a person if—

(a) either—

(i) the person held a contractor’s licence under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 of 1 of the following classes of licence in any period from 10 November 2014 to the commencement (the
"relevant period" )—

(A) a plumbing and drainage licence;

(B) a drainage licence;

(C) a drainage—on-site sewerage facility licence (maintenance);

(D) a drainage—on-site sewerage facility licence (maintenance and installation);

(E) a plumbing and draining restricted to plumbing licence;

(F) a plumbing and draining restricted to tanks—water supply licence; or

(ii) the person held a nominee supervisor’s licence or site supervisor’s licence under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 of 1 of the following classes of licence in the relevant period—

(A) a plumbing and drainage licence;

(B) a drainage licence;

(C) a drainage—on-site sewerage facility licence (maintenance);

(D) a drainage—on-site sewerage facility licence (maintenance and installation); and

(b) the person did not hold in the relevant period an associated occupational licence for the contractor’s licence, nominee supervisor’s licence or site supervisor’s licence.

(2) The person is taken to have held for the relevant period an associated occupational licence for the contractor’s licence, nominee supervisor’s licence or site supervisor’s licence.

(3) In this section—

"associated occupational licence" means—

(a) for a plumbing and drainage licence—a plumbers licence and drainers licence under the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2003 , schedule 1 , items 1 and 2; or

(b) for a drainage licence—a drainers licence under the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2003 , schedule 1 , item 2; or

(c) for a drainage—on-site sewerage facility licence (maintenance)—a drainer—on-site sewerage facility licence under the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2003 , schedule 2 , item 8, for the scope of work stated in item 8, column 4, paragraph (a) of the schedule; or

(d) for a drainage—on-site sewerage facility licence (maintenance and installation)—a drainer—on-site sewerage facility licence under the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2003 , schedule 2 , item 8, for the scope of work stated in item 8, column 4, paragraph (b) of the schedule; or

(e) for a plumbing and draining restricted to plumbing licence—a plumbers licence under the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2003 , schedule 1 , item 1; or

(f) a plumbing and draining restricted to tanks—water supply licence—a plumbers licence under the Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2003 , schedule 1 , item 1.

"drainage licence" means the class of licence mentioned in the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2003 , schedule 2 , part 19 .

"drainage—on-site sewerage facility licence (maintenance)" means the class of licence mentioned in the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2003 , schedule 2 , part 19A , section 1 (1) .

"drainage—on-site sewerage facility licence (maintenance and installation)" means the class of licence mentioned in the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2003 , schedule 2 , part 19A , section 1 (2) .

"plumbing and drainage licence" means the class of licence mentioned in the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2003 , schedule 2 , part 18 .

"plumbing and draining restricted to plumbing licence" means the class of licence of that name mentioned in the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2003 , section 43 .

"plumbing and draining restricted to tanks—water supply licence" means the class of licence of that name mentioned in the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2003 , section 43 .