Local Government Act 1919 Ordinance relating to the performance of plumbing and drainage work (1990-367) [GG No 80 of 22.6.1990] (NSW)

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1919 - ORDINANCE

(Relating to the performance of plumbing and drainage work)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 80 of 22 June 1990]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Local Government Act 1919, has been pleased to make the Ordinance set forth hereunder.

DAVID HAY

Minister for Local Government.

Commencement

1. This Ordinance takes effect on 1 August, 1990.

Amendment

2. Ordinance No. 44 under the Local Government Act 1919 is amended by omitting clause 21 AA (2)-(5) and by inserting instead the following subclauses:

(2) A reference in subclauses (3) and (4):

(a) to plumbing work includes a reference to sanitary plumbing and water supply work; and

(b) to drainage work is a reference to house drainage work.

(3) A person must not do any plumbing work or drainage work

unless the person:

(a) holds an endorsed licence or a supervisor certificate in force under the Building Services Corporation Act 1989 authorising the holder to do that kind of work; or

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holds a certificate of registration in force under the Building Services Corporation Act 1989 authorising the holder to do that kind of work under supervision and does that work under the general supervision of the holder of a licence or certificate referred to in paragraph (a); or

does the work under the immediate supervision of the

holder of such an endorsed licence or supervisor
certificate.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

(4) A person must not knowingly employ anyone else to do

plumbing work or drainage work in the circumstances forbidden

by subclause (3).

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Ordinance is to amend Ordinance No. 44 under the Local Government Act 1919 (relating to closets, cesspits, etc.) in consequence of the passage of the Building Services Corporation Act 1989 and the Local Government (Building Approvals) Amendment Act 1989 so as:

(a)	to adopt the terminology concerning regulation of specialist work introduced by the Building Services Corporation Act 1989; and
(b)	to increase the penalties for offences involving performance of plumbing or drainage work to $10,000 when the work is not performed by the holder of a licence or certificate or is not supervised as required by the Building Services Corporation Act 1989.