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Home Building Act 1989
158BIssue of authorities for medical gasfitting work and medical gas technician work to existing authority holders
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#### 158B Issue of authorities for medical gasfitting work and medical gas technician work to existing authority holders
158B Issue of authorities for medical gasfitting work and medical gas technician work to existing authority holders
> > (1) Despite sections 33F(1) and 33G(1), a tradesperson certificate authorising the holder to do medical gasfitting work or medical gas technician work may be issued to a person who—
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> > > (a) immediately before 1 October 2022, holds a tradesperson certificate authorising the holder to do gasfitting work or plumbing and drainage work, and
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> > > (b) meets the following requirements—
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> > > > (i) for medical gasfitting work—the requirements set out in section 33F(1)(b) and (c),
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> > > > (ii) for medical gas technician work—the requirements set out in section 33G(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 sections 33F(1A) and 33G(1A), an endorsed contractor licence or a supervisor certificate authorising the holder to do and supervise medical gasfitting work or medical gas technician work may be issued to a person who—
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> > > (a) immediately before 1 October 2022, holds an endorsed contractor licence or a supervisor certificate authorising the holder to do and supervise gasfitting work or plumbing and drainage work, and
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> > > (b) meets the following requirements—
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> > > > (i) for medical gasfitting work—the requirements set out in section 33F(1A)(b) and (c),
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> > > > (ii) for medical gas technician work—the requirements set out in section 33G(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) 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.