Trades
Plumbing and gas compliance
- Where to report a backflow test in New South WalesCompliance by stateNSW backflow tests go to the utility that owns the main: Sydney Water's portal or Hunter Water's Backflow App. Who can test, and a ServiceM8 setup.
- How backflow testing and reporting works in QueenslandCompliance by stateIn QLD a testable backflow device is tested yearly and Form 9 goes to the council and owner within 10 business days. The rules, and a ServiceM8 setup.
- Where a Victorian backflow test report actually goesCompliance by stateVictorian backflow tests are reported to the property's water corporation, not a state regulator: the licence class, the standard, and who gets the report.
- When plumbers must lodge a QBCC Form 4 for notifiable workCompliance by stateQLD's Form 4 covers notifiable plumbing work only: what counts, the QBCC fee and 10 business day deadline, and how it differs from permit and minor work.
- Which NSW gas certificate applies to your jobCompliance by stateNSW gasfitters issue a certificate of compliance for network gas work, or an inspection certificate off network, both within 5 business days.
- What a Queensland gasfitter owes the customer after gas workCompliance by stateA QLD gasfitter issues a gas system compliance certificate to the owner immediately on completion, through the RSHQ Portal, then copies the network operator.
- Gas compliance in Victoria: the Type A and Type B splitCompliance by stateA Victorian gasfitter certifies Type A appliance work like any plumbing job. Type B appliances over 10 MJ/h need Energy Safe Victoria acceptance first.
- Lodging a gas Notice of Completion in Western AustraliaCompliance by stateWA gasfitters lodge a Notice of Completion through gas eNotice, going to the customer and the Director of Energy Safety, a system separate from plumbing.
- The 2 year gas safety check duty for Victorian rentalsCompliance by stateVictorian rental providers need a gas safety check every 2 years by a licensed gasfitter. What the check covers, the record, and giving renters the date.
- How NSW plumbers lodge the Notice of Work and Certificate of ComplianceCompliance by stateNSW plumbing work needs a Notice of Work before you start and a Certificate of Compliance when you finish, plus a diagram for private sewer jobs.
- How SA plumbers issue a certificate of complianceCompliance by stateSA plumbers issue an eCoC after any plumbing work and give it to the customer and OTR within seven days. The Acts behind it, audits and a ServiceM8 setup.
- When does a Victorian plumber have to give a compliance certificate?Compliance by stateA Victorian plumber gives a compliance certificate for work worth $750 or more, and always for gas or drain work. Deadline, contents and the ServiceM8 setup.
- Notice of Intention and Certificate of Compliance in WA plumbingCompliance by stateWA plumbers submit a Notice of Intention 24 hours before major plumbing work, then a 4 copy Certificate of Compliance within 5 working days of finishing it.