Dris proposal for national licensing of the plumbing and gasfitting occupations

Attachment F – Regulated work – definition of terms

Automated bleeding device means an automatic device used for the purposes of draining, bleeding or removing a fluid or gas.

Batch kiln means a kiln for firing or drying products otherwise than as part of a continuous operation.

Backflow prevention device means a device to prevent the reverse flow of water from a potentially polluted source into a drinking water supply system.

Backflow prevention work means maintaining and commissioning backflow prevention devices.

Commissioning in relation to completed work, means verifying that the relevant installation operates correctly in accordance with relevant Australian standards and job specifications and any relevant manufacturer’s recommendations and requirements imposed under a law of a participating jurisdiction by a relevant statutory authority.

Compression union means a connection between pipes that:

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  can be fastened and unfastened; and
  
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  complies with a standard prescribed by the national regulations.
  

Cooling tower means a device for lowering the temperature of:

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  reticulated water by bringing the water into contact with fan-forced or fan-induced atmospheric air
  
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  water, a refrigerant or other fluid in a pipe or other container by bringing reticulated water and fan-forced or fan-induced atmospheric air into contact with the pipe or other container.
  

Cooling tower drift eliminator means a device used to control water loss from a cooling tower through the exhaust air.

Existing pipes, for a hot water heater, means pipes on the heater or on a structure that is, or is intended to be, attached to the heater and that are necessary for the safe and effective operation of the heater.

Expansion control valve means a valve, designed for installation on the cold or hot water side of a water heater, that regulates pressure.

Fire fighting equipment means a fire hydrant, fire hose reel, fire pump, fire sprinkler system or wall drencher system.

Fire protection service means a service consisting of water pipes and firefighting equipment that is installed solely for the purposes of fire fighting.

First stage regulator means the regulator that is nearest the gas supply point.

Gas means a gas intended as a fuel gas and includes:

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  natural gas
  
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  simulated natural gas
  
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  liquefied petroleum gas in the vapour phase
  
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  tempered liquefied petroleum gas
  
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  hydrogen
  
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  any similar substance used as a fuel for Type A gas appliances or Type B gas appliances.
  

Gas Act means any of the following:

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  Gas Safety Act 2000 (ACT)
  
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  Gas Supply Act 1996 (NSW)
  
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  Dangerous Goods Act (NT)
  
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  Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 (QLD)
  
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  Gas Act 1997 (SA)
  
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  Gas Act 2000 (TAS)
  
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  Gas Safety Act 1997 (VIC)
  
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  Gas Standards Act 1972 (WA).
  

Gas appliance means an appliance that consumes gas.

Gas supply point means:

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  the outlet of a customer’s billing meter; or
  
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  the outlet of the cylinder or tank containing the gas; or
  
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  if the previous two dot points do not apply, the isolation valve between the point of delivery and the customer’s gas system.
  

Gas system means a system that consists of fixed gas appliances, gas cylinders, gas tanks, gas fittings, gas flues or gas pipes, in any combination.

Irrigation system means a system of pipes, fittings and equipment used for the delivery of water to irrigate non-agricultural land, from the connection point to the water supply to the last valve or control to any pressurised zone in the system.

Mechanical services system means a mechanical system used for heating, cooling or ventilation in a building.

Mobile engine means a gas-fuelled engine that:

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  is mounted in or on portable equipment and is supplied with gas from a cylinder or tank mounted in or on the portable equipment; or
  
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  is mounted in or on a vehicle or craft and is supplied with gas from a cylinder or tank mounted on or in the vehicle or craft and propels the vehicle or craft.
  

Plumbing entity means an entity that is declared by a law of a participating jurisdiction to be a plumbing entity for the purposes of the national law and owns, controls or operates plumbing infrastructure.

Plumbing infrastructure means infrastructure used to provide water services, sewerage services or stormwater services.

Plumbing work means sanitary plumbing work or water plumbing work.

Refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment means equipment:

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  used for heating or cooling a building; and
  
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  that uses a refrigerant.
  

Relevant installation means:

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  In relation to drainage work, the sanitary drainage system; or
  
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  In relation to fire protection work, the fire protection service; or
  
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  In relation to general gas fitting work, the gas system; or
  
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  In relation to mechanical services work, the mechanical services system; or
  
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  In relation to restricted plumber (urban irrigation) work, the irrigation system; or
  
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  In relation to sanitary plumbing work, the sanitary plumbing system; or
  
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  In relation to type B gas appliance work, the type B gas appliance; or
  
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  In relation to thermostatic mixing valve work, the thermostatic mixing valve; or
  
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  In relation to water plumbing work, the water service.
  

Sanitary drainage system means:

an underground assembly of soil pipes or waste pipes designed to receive discharge from a sanitary plumbing system and carry it to any of the following:

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  a common sewer or drain;
  
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  a facility for the on-site treatment of waste water;
  
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  a facility for the treatment or disposal of grey water; and
  

fixtures associated with the soil pipes or waste pipes; and

if the discharge is carried to an on-site waste water treatment facility, the treatment facility.

Sanitary plumbing system means an above-ground assembly of pipes and sanitary fixtures designed to collect and discharge sewerage or waste water to a sanitary drainage system.

Stationary engine means a gas-fuelled engine installed in a fixed position that is not used to propel a vehicle or craft.

Temperature/pressure relief valve means a valve, designed for installation on the hot water side of a water heater, that regulates pressure or temperature.

Testable backflow prevention device means a backflow prevention device in relation to which requirements for registration or testing are imposed by the relevant local government or local council (however described).

Thermal fluid heater means an appliance that uses an oil or hydrocarbon-based heat transfer in the liquid phase.

Thermostatic mixing valve means a mixing valve in which the temperature of the water from a mixed water outlet is automatically controlled by a thermostatic element or sensor to a preselected temperature that is suitable for direct contact with the skin.

Thermostatic mixing valve work means maintaining and commissioning thermostatic mixing valves.

Type A gas appliance means a gas appliance which is approved, certified or prescribed as a Type A gas appliance under a gas Act for a participating jurisdiction, other than a mobile engine.

Type B gas appliance means a gas appliance that is either:

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  a gas appliance of any of the following types having a rated maximum hourly gas input more than 10 MJ/h and less than 5,000 MJ/h:
  

water heater

space heater

vat or tanker heater

dryer or oven not associated with volatile solvents or hazardous atmospheres

batch kiln with flame supervision and safeguards

cooking appliance

furnace

stationary engine; or

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  a gas appliance of any of the following types having a rated maximum hourly gas input more than 10 MJ/h and less than 10,000 MJ/h:
  

steam boiler

thermal fluid heater; and

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  does not include:
  

a type A gas appliance; or

another gas appliance that, under a gas Act for a participating jurisdiction, is a type A gas appliance; or

a mobile engine.

Water service means pipe work or equipment connected, or intended to be connected, to a water supply from the connection point to the point of discharge, other than pipe work or equipment used for the supply of non-drinking water for agricultural or irrigation purposes unless the water is supplied by a plumbing entity. Water service includes, for a service supplying heated water, a self-contained hermetically sealed heat pump hot water unit.

Water supply means a reticulated water supply, a rainwater supply or other water supply.