sec.18ACircumstances prescribed for exemption from Act, s 42C (1) — Act , s 42C

### sec.18A Circumstances prescribed for exemption from Act, s 42C (1) — Act , s 42C This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a person was carrying out work (the relevant work ) that, on the commencement, would be within the scope of work for a relevant fire protection occupational licence. For section 42C (3A) of the Act , the circumstances prescribed are— the person carried out the relevant work for an appropriately licensed contractor before the commencement; and the person continues to carry out the relevant work for an appropriately licensed contractor from the commencement; and the person applies for the relevant fire protection occupational licence on or before the required application day for the licence; and the person’s application mentioned in paragraph (c) has not been withdrawn or decided. In this section— appropriately licensed contractor , in relation to relevant work, means a person who— holds a contractor’s licence authorising the person to carry out the relevant work; or is otherwise authorised under an Act to carry out the relevant work. relevant fire protection occupational licence means a fire protection occupational licence of a class mentioned in— schedule 3 , part 1A , section 1 (1), (3), (4) or (5); or schedule 3 , part 5 , section 1 (1); or schedule 3 , part 10 , section 1 (1). required application day means— for the relevant fire protection occupational licence mentioned in schedule 3 , part 1A , section 1 —1 May 2030; or for another relevant fire protection occupational licence—1 May 2024. s 18A ins 2020 SL No. 223 s 23 (amd 2021 SL No. 37 s 6 ) amd 2025 SL No. 12 s 14 (sec.18A-ssec.1) This section applies if, immediately before the commencement, a person was carrying out work (the relevant work ) that, on the commencement, would be within the scope of work for a relevant fire protection occupational licence. (sec.18A-ssec.2) For section 42C (3A) of the Act , the circumstances prescribed are— the person carried out the relevant work for an appropriately licensed contractor before the commencement; and the person continues to carry out the relevant work for an appropriately licensed contractor from the commencement; and the person applies for the relevant fire protection occupational licence on or before the required application day for the licence; and the person’s application mentioned in paragraph (c) has not been withdrawn or decided. (sec.18A-ssec.3) In this section— appropriately licensed contractor , in relation to relevant work, means a person who— holds a contractor’s licence authorising the person to carry out the relevant work; or is otherwise authorised under an Act to carry out the relevant work. relevant fire protection occupational licence means a fire protection occupational licence of a class mentioned in— schedule 3 , part 1A , section 1 (1), (3), (4) or (5); or schedule 3 , part 5 , section 1 (1); or schedule 3 , part 10 , section 1 (1). required application day means— for the relevant fire protection occupational licence mentioned in schedule 3 , part 1A , section 1 —1 May 2030; or for another relevant fire protection occupational licence—1 May 2024. - (a) the person carried out the relevant work for an appropriately licensed contractor before the commencement; and - (b) the person continues to carry out the relevant work for an appropriately licensed contractor from the commencement; and - (c) the person applies for the relevant fire protection occupational licence on or before the required application day for the licence; and - (d) the person’s application mentioned in paragraph (c) has not been withdrawn or decided. - (a) holds a contractor’s licence authorising the person to carry out the relevant work; or - (b) is otherwise authorised under an Act to carry out the relevant work. - (a) schedule 3 , part 1A , section 1 (1), (3), (4) or (5); or - (b) schedule 3 , part 5 , section 1 (1); or - (c) schedule 3 , part 10 , section 1 (1). - (a) for the relevant fire protection occupational licence mentioned in schedule 3 , part 1A , section 1 —1 May 2030; or - (b) for another relevant fire protection occupational licence—1 May 2024.