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Home Building Act 1989
158AIssue of authorities for mechanical services and medical gas work to existing authority holders
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#### 158A Issue of authorities for mechanical services and medical gas work to existing authority holders
158A Issue of authorities for mechanical services and medical gas work to existing authority holders
> > (1) Despite section 33E(1), a tradesperson certificate authorising the holder to do mechanical services and medical gas work may be issued to a person who—
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> > > (a) immediately before 1 March 2023, holds a tradesperson certificate authorising the holder to do plumbing and drainage work, and
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> > > (b) meets the requirements set out in section 33E(1)(b) and (c), and
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> > > (c) otherwise meets the requirements for the issue of the certificate.
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> > (2) Despite section 33E(1A), an endorsed contractor licence or a supervisor certificate authorising the holder to do and supervise mechanical services and medical gas work may be issued to a person who—
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> > > (a) immediately before 1 March 2023, holds an endorsed contractor licence or a supervisor certificate authorising the holder to do and supervise plumbing and drainage work, and
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> > > (b) meets the requirements set out in section 33E(1A)(b) and (c), and
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> > > (c) otherwise meets the requirements for the issue of the licence or certificate.
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> > (3) An authority does not authorise the holder to do, or to do and supervise, plumbing and drainage work for the purposes of subclause (1)(a) or (2)(a) if the authority authorises the holder to do, or to do and supervise, only draining work and no other specialist work.
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> > (4) To avoid doubt, section 33E(1B)–(1D), as inserted by the [Health Legislation (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act (No 2) 2022](/view/pdf/asmade/act-2022-41), extend to an authority to which subclause (1) or (2) applies.
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> > (5) In this clause—
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> > draining work has the meaning given by the [Home Building Regulation 2014](/view/html/inforce/current/sl-2014-0811), Schedule 4 as in force immediately before the commencement of this clause.