Queensland Building and Construction Commission (Mechanical Services Licences) Amendment Regulation 2021 (Qld)

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (Mechanical Services Licences) Amendment Regulation 2021.

2   Regulation amended

This regulation amends the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018.

3   Insertion of new pt 9, div 5

After section 85B—
insert—

Division 5 Transitional provision for Queensland Building and Construction Commission (Mechanical Services Licences) Amendment Regulation 2021

86   Alternative qualification for mechanical services—air-conditioning and refrigeration occupational licence

(1)This section applies to an application for a mechanical services occupational licence of a class mentioned in schedule 3A, part 3 (Mechanical services—air-conditioning and refrigeration occupational licence) if—

(a)either—

(i)the application was made, but not decided, before the commencement; or

(ii)the application is made after the commencement but before 1 October 2021; and

(b)the applicant does not have the technical qualifications stated in the technical qualifications document for the licence class; and

(c)the commission is satisfied the applicant has, for at least 6 months, carried out work that—

(i)is within the scope of work for the licence class; and

(ii)complies with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

(2)For section 32AB(1)(a) of the Act, the qualification for the licence is the carrying out of air-conditioning and refrigeration work, before 1 January 2020, for at least 2 years.

(3)This section applies to the application—

(a)despite section 15A; and

(b)until the end of 31 December 2021.

(4)In this section—

air-conditioning and refrigeration work means constructing, installing, replacing, repairing, altering, maintaining, testing or commissioning air-conditioning, air handling systems and refrigeration for a building.