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It will be interesting to see how the various State
Regulators view the everyday needs of contractors and
consultants in this situation.
∫ Will they show any compassion (common sense) to an
issue that they didn’t even pick up on?
∫ Will they want to inspect all previous jobs and charge for
every one of those? Let’s hope not.
In NSW there appears to be a further complication in that
there will likely be different parties involved in the ‘Alternate
Solution’ process depending on where the job/s were/are
done and who the Network Utility Operator (NUO) is for the
area.
In the case of installation firms who might specialise in
the use of these materials, they could have hundreds of
past jobs and the catch-up cost of compliance paperwork
would be astronomical in cost and time. For new jobs there
is an obvious path to take and the appropriate paperwork/
inspection fee will need to be included at the time of
quoting.
What
Plumbing Connection
will endeavour to do, with the
help of others, is produce some state-by-state pro-forma
applications to provide appropriate guidance on this matter.
Application forms for alternate solutions.
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If you have an open relationship with your insurer, perhaps
it would be advisable to talk to them about your trailing
installations and their liability too.
Stainless steel lasts a lifetime; here’s hoping this issue
doesn’t. The sooner the issue is resolved, the quicker we can
all move on and get back to business.
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