Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
sec.57Supervising or directing work without appropriate licence
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sec.57 Supervising or directing work without appropriate licence
Subject to section 58 , a person (a supervisor ) must not supervise another person carrying out plumbing or drainage work unless the supervisor holds a licence for the work. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—250 penalty units; or for a second offence—300 penalty units; or for a third or later offence, or if the plumbing or drainage work is grossly defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. Subject to section 58 , a licensee must not supervise another person carrying out plumbing or drainage work unless the other person holds a licence for the work. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—250 penalty units; or for a second offence—300 penalty units; or for a third or later offence, or if the plumbing or drainage work is grossly defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. Subject to section 58 , a licensee must not direct another person to carry out plumbing or drainage work unless the other person holds a licence for the work. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—250 penalty units; or for a second offence—300 penalty units; or for a third or later offence, or if the plumbing or drainage work is grossly defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. For subsections (1) and (2) , a person (a consumer ) is taken not to supervise another person carrying out plumbing or drainage work only because the consumer entered into a contract for carrying out the plumbing or drainage work, other than a contract of employment. An individual who contravenes subsection (1) , (2) or (3) and is liable to a maximum penalty of 350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment commits a crime. (sec.57-ssec.1) Subject to section 58 , a person (a supervisor ) must not supervise another person carrying out plumbing or drainage work unless the supervisor holds a licence for the work. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—250 penalty units; or for a second offence—300 penalty units; or for a third or later offence, or if the plumbing or drainage work is grossly defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.57-ssec.2) Subject to section 58 , a licensee must not supervise another person carrying out plumbing or drainage work unless the other person holds a licence for the work. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—250 penalty units; or for a second offence—300 penalty units; or for a third or later offence, or if the plumbing or drainage work is grossly defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.57-ssec.3) Subject to section 58 , a licensee must not direct another person to carry out plumbing or drainage work unless the other person holds a licence for the work. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—250 penalty units; or for a second offence—300 penalty units; or for a third or later offence, or if the plumbing or drainage work is grossly defective work—350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. (sec.57-ssec.4) For subsections (1) and (2) , a person (a consumer ) is taken not to supervise another person carrying out plumbing or drainage work only because the consumer entered into a contract for carrying out the plumbing or drainage work, other than a contract of employment. (sec.57-ssec.5) An individual who contravenes subsection (1) , (2) or (3) and is liable to a maximum penalty of 350 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment commits a crime.