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PLUMBING CONNECTION
WINTER 2016
equivalent registration.
Australian-qualified tradespeople
who wish to apply for registration in
New Zealand under the TTMRA can
request an application form from the
Board.
REBUILDING CHRISTCHURCH
EQC’s plans to settle drainage
claims resulting from the Canterbury
earthquake are under way, and they are
taking their consumer responsibility
seriously within that project. Use of
registered and authorised contractor
suppliers will be critical to the overall
success of the project and EQC will be
pushing the Board’s ask-for-the-card
messaging.
In supporting the initiative the Board
has worked in partnership with EQC to
ensure targeted information sheets
are available to them for distribution
to claimants, and will be actively
issuing joint subsequent media release
activity during the project stressing
the importance of using registered and
authorised tradespeople.
NEW ZEALAND BUILDING CODE AND
STANDARDS NEW ZEALAND
Australia Standards/New Zealand
Standards are used in New Zealand,
and in some cases New Zealand only
clauses apply.
Plumbing, in New Zealand, is
required to meet the New Zealand
Building Code. In most cases this
will be done either by the acceptable
solutions outlined in the code e.g. G12
or G13 which can include reference
to all or part of an AS/NZS Standard.
The New Zealand Building Code is
performance based so a plumber is not
restricted to only using the NZBC or an
AS/NZS or NZS but can develop their
own method.
They would however need to be able
to demonstrate how their method will
meet the performance criteria of the
New Zealand Building Code. This would
in practical terms show how they
either meet or exceed the methods
detailed in the Standards or the Code.
As this would be a complicated process
most people use the acceptable
solutions in the Code and or Standards.
A key point is that the methods used
must meet the durability clauses of
the code so as stated in most cases
people stick with the proven methods
as outlined in the Code or Standards.
KEY TRENDS AND CHALLENGES
∫ Occupational licensing is currently
under review by the government so
there may well be change in the way
the industry is regulated. The review
also means that the completion of
the review of the Plumbers Gasfitters
and Drainlayers Act 2006 will be
delayed until after the occupational
licensing review is completed.
DESIGN TIME
PETER JACKSON
The NZ Board is responsible for administering all registrations and licensing.
HOW THE PLUMBERS, GASFITTERS AND DRAINLAYERS BOARD
RELATES TO ORGANISATIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY
The Government
Plumbers,
Gasfitters &
Drainlayers
Board
Tradespeople
The Skills
Organisation
(ITO)
CONSULTATION
CONSULTATION
ADVOCACY
CONSULTATION
REGULATION
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY
LEGISLATION
CONSULTATION
FUNDING
Membership
organisations
MasterPlumbers,
Gasfitters&
DrainlayersNZ
ThePlumbers,
Gasfitters&
Drainlayers
Federation
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