Dris proposal for national licensing of the plumbing and gasfitting occupations

Tasmania

There are some general differences that would apply to new individual worker licence applicants when compared to current licensing arrangements and these include:

inclusion of financial probity checks for individual worker licences in relation to payment of penalties or fines

removal of some personal probity checks, health & fitness checks, and mandatory skills maintenance requirements

minor plumbing work, such as changing tap washers, would be exempted under national licensing

In Tasmania a separate licence or registration is not currently issued for fire protection plumbing and under national licensing Tasmania would decide whether to include the separate licence category.

Table E.6: Changes to existing licensing arrangements – Tasmania

Proposed national licence (occupational) categories, eligibility and other requirements	Changes to existing licence categories, eligibility and other requirements
Plumber licence Certificate III in Plumbing or Certificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services) or Plumber tradesperson registration plus four compulsory Certificate IV units Financial probity checks in relation to payment of penalties or fines Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Plumber practitioner (certifier) New requirements: financial probity check in relation to payment of penalties or fines Removed requirements: compulsory professional development fit and proper health and fitness check
Drainer licence Certificate III in Plumbing including the drainage stream and one compulsory unit or Certificate II in Drainage including two compulsory Certificate III units or Drainer tradesperson registration plus four compulsory Certificate IV units Financial probity checks in relation to payment of penalties or fines Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Plumber practitioner (certifier) New requirements: financial probity check in relation to payment of penalties or fines Removed requirements: compulsory professional development experience fit and proper health and fitness check
General gasfitter licence Certificate III in Gas Fitting including one compulsory Certificate II unit and two compulsory Certificate III units or Certificate lll in Plumbing including the gas services stream including one compulsory Certificate II unit and one compulsory Certificate III unit or General gasfitter tradesperson registration plus four compulsory Certificate IV units Financial probity checks in relation to payment of penalties or fines Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Gasfitter practitioner (certifier) New requirements: financial probity check in relation to payment of penalties or fines Removed requirements: two less Certificate IV units of competency compulsory professional development experience fit and proper health and fitness check
Gasfitter Type B appliances licence General gasfitter licence or qualifications to obtain it plus one compulsory Certificate IV unit Financial probity checks in relation to payment of penalties or fines Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Gasfitter Type B standard New requirements: financial probity check in relation to payment of penalties or fines Removed requirements: one less Certificate IV unit of competency compulsory professional development experience fit and proper health and fitness check
Fire protection licence Certificate III in Fire Protection or Fire protection tradesperson registration plus two compulsory Certificate IV units Financial probity checks in relation to payment of penalties or fines Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Not currently licensed separately and Tasmania would choose whether to license this category.
Mechanical services licence Certificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services) or Certificate lll in Plumbing including the mechanical services stream or Mechanical services tradesperson’s registration plus three compulsory Certificate IV units Financial probity checks in relation to payment of penalties or fines Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Plumber practitioner (certifier) New requirements: financial probity check in relation to payment of penalties or fines Removed requirements: two less Certificate IV units of competency compulsory professional development experience fit and proper health and fitness check
Plumber – tradesperson registration Certificate III in Plumbing or Certificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services) Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Plumber practitioner New requirements: financial probity check in relation to payment of penalties or fines Removed requirement: compulsory professional development
Drainer – tradesperson registration Certificate III in Plumbing including the drainage stream including one compulsory Certificate III unit or Certificate II in Drainage plus two compulsory Certificate III units Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Plumber practitioner New requirements: financial probity check in relation to payment of penalties or fines Removed requirement: compulsory professional development
General gasfitter – tradesperson registration Certificate III in Gas Fitting including one compulsory Certificate II unit and two compulsory Certificate III units or Certificate III in Plumbing including the gas services stream including one compulsory Certificate II unit and one compulsory Certificate III unit Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Gasfitter (provisional) New requirements: financial probity check in relation to payment of penalties or fines Removed requirement: compulsory professional development
Fire protection – tradesperson registration Certificate III Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Not currently licensed separately and Tasmania would choose whether to license this category.
Mechanical Services – tradesperson registration Certificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services) OR Certificate III in Plumbing including the mechanical services stream Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Plumber practitioner – mechanical services New requirements: financial probity check in relation to payment of penalties or fines Removed requirement: compulsory professional development
Contractor (in any category) One, three or five year licence duration	Current title: Contractor licences – any category New requirements: none Removed requirement: compulsory professional development insurance
Provisional plumber (water and sanitary) Offshore Technical Skills Record successfully assessed against either of: Certificate III in Plumbing or Certificate III in Plumbing (Mechanical Services) One year licence duration	Substantially the same
Provisional drainer Offshore Technical Skills Record successfully assessed against Certificate III in Plumbing including the drainage stream and one compulsory Certificate III unit One year licence duration	Substantially the same
Provisional general gasfitter Offshore Technical Skills Record successfully assessed against either of: Certificate III in Gas Fitting including one compulsory Certificate II unit and two compulsory Certificate III units or Certificate lll in Plumbing including the gas services stream and one compulsory Certificate II unit and one compulsory Certificate III unit One year licence duration	Substantially the same
Restricted plumber (disconnect/reconnect) Completion of two compulsory units of competency from Certificate III in Plumbing and one compulsory unit from Certificate lV Plumbing and Services Financial probity checks in relation to payment of penalties or fines Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Not currently licensed separately and Tasmania would choose whether to license this category.
Restricted plumber – urban irrigation work Certificate II in Urban Irrigation including four compulsory Certificate III units or Certificate III in Irrigation including five compulsory Certificate III units and two compulsory Certificate II units or Certificate III in Plumbing including three compulsory Certificate III units and one Certificate II compulsory unit Financial probity checks in relation to payment of penalties or fines Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Not currently licensed separately and Tasmania would choose whether to license this category.
Restricted plumber – fire protection (inspecting/ testing) Certificate II in Fire Protection Inspection and Testing Financial probity checks in relation to payment of penalties or fines Skills maintenance on an as needs basis when directed by the licensing authority One, three or five year licence duration	Not currently licensed separately and Tasmania would choose whether to license this category.