The Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board, under sections 139, 142 and 143 of the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006, issues the following amendment to the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Fees) Notice 2010
("the principal notice"), published in the New Zealand Gazette, 21 October 2010, No. 143, page 3604.
N o t i c e
1. Title-This notice is the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Fees) Amendment Notice 2011.
2. Commencement-This notice comes into force on 12 January 2012.
3. Amendment-(1) Paragraph A(1) of the Schedule to the principal notice is amended by omitting "3,200.00", which is the fee for a Practical Test of Workmanship for registration (excluding the GST increase that came into effect on 1 October 2010), and substituting "1,410.00".
(2) Paragraph B(4) of the Schedule to the principal notice is amended by:
(a) omitting "NIL", which is the fee for application for an exemption (fixing water heaters by gasfitters), and substituting "102.00";
(b) omitting "500.00", which is the fee for an employer licence or renewal of an employer licence (excluding the GST increase that came into effect on 1 October 2010), and substituting "2,820.00";
(c) inserting the following new fees below the fee of "2,820.00":
"Offences fee for each licensed plumber, gasfitter or drainlayer (one payment per person per year irrespective of the number of licences held by an individual) 90.00
Fee for application for an exemption from registration and licence requirements and conditions under
section 52 102.00"
(3) Paragraph C(6) of the Schedule to the principal notice is amended by omitting "266.00", which is the disciplinary levy (excluding the GST increase that came into effect on 1 October 2010), and substituting "175.00".
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the amendment notice and has been included to explain its general effect.
This amendment notice amends some fees and the disciplinary levy prescribed by the board in the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Fees) Notice 2010, and establishes three new fees.
The amendments regarding the disciplinary levy and the offences fee are made as a result of acting on a recommendation to review the disciplinary levy made by the Regulations Review Committee in its February 2011 report (Report I.16I) entitled "Complaints regarding three notices issued by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board on 25 March 2010 and the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board (Fees) Notice 2010".
Some further amendments have been made to address some other outstanding matters.
The changes are as follows:
- The disciplinary levy is reduced from $266.00 (excluding the GST increase which came into effect on 1 October 2010) to $175.00. The costs of prosecutions, which were misallocated, have been removed from the disciplinary levy.
- A new offences fee of $90.00 is prescribed. This fee is for prosecutions the board conducts.
- The fee for the practical test of workmanship is reduced from $3,200.00 (excluding the GST increase which came into effect on 1 October 2010) to $1,410.00. This follows decreases in costs due to changes in the way the practical test is carried out.
- The fee for an exemption for gasfitters working on hot water cylinders is increased from NIL to $102.00.
- The fee for an employer licence or renewal of an employer licence is increased from $500.00 (excluding the GST increase which came into effect on 1 October 2010) to $2,820.00. The previous fee level was determined by the Ministry of Economic Development when it was responsible for administering this licence class. It has been proven insufficient to cover the costs of administering this licence. The increase reflects the true cost.
- A new fee of $102.00 is prescribed for an application for an exemption from registration and licence requirements and conditions made under section 52 of the Act.
Dated at Wellington this 15th day of December 2011.
MAX PEDERSEN, Registrar, Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board.