Plumbing and Drainage & Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015
Date: 29-Jun-2017
The Plumbing and Drainage and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2015 was passed this week following an election commitment. It establishes the Services Trades Council, effectively replacing the Plumbing Industry Council which was dismantled by the previous state government. Functions of the Council include conferring on national policy development, providing advice to the Minister and recommendations to the Queensland Building and Construction Commission. The QBCC retains powers of licensing etc.
LGAQ maintains a membership on the Council, while qldwater remains on the Plumbing Industry Consultative Group.
The STC will contribute to further amendments/ streamlining of plumbing and drainage legislation in 2016.
The Bill is available at https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/Bills/55PDF/2015/PlumbDrainOLAB15.pdf
The Bill has now been referred to the Utilities, Science and Innovation Committee for consideration. Information for public hearings and submissions will soon be available at https://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-committees/committees.
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