Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 2006

[ Last Updated 11 March 2008 ]

Short Description The purposes of this Act are to protect the health and safety of members of the public by ensuring the competency of persons engaged in the provision of sanitary plumbing, gasfitting, and drainlaying services; and to regulate those persons

The Act contains provisions for the licensing of gasfitters, and related matters such as defining the scope of gasfitting and exemptions such as employer licences. The Act replaces the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Act 1976 and was created by the Plumbers Gasfitters and Drainlayers Bill.

You can download a PDF copy of the Act (2300 kb) from the NZ Legislation website.