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Executive summary 1\u003Cbr>Overview 1\u003Cbr>Conclusion 2\u003Cbr>2. What did we do? 2\u003Cbr>Phase 1 2\u003Cbr>Phase 2 2\u003Cbr>3. What did we find? 3\u003Cbr>Summary 3\u003Cbr>Detailed findings – Phase 14\u003Cbr>Detailed findings – Phase 24\u003Cbr>4. What action did we take?4\u003Cbr>Phase 14\u003Cbr>Phase 24\u003Cbr>Submission of notices and certificates and payment of fees 5\u003Cbr>5. Further compliance actions 9\u003Cbr>6. Where to next? 9\u003Cbr>Compliance report – Investigation – Licensed plumbing contractors 2014  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n|  |  |\n\n1. Executive summary  \nIn Western Australia plumbing work and those undertaking plumbing work are regulated by the Plumbers Licensing Board (the Board) . The Board regulates the State’s plumbing trade by issuing licences to suitably qualified and experienced plumbing contractors and their tradespersons and it is illegal for a person to carry out plumbing work without a licence.  \nIn keeping with the national trend to place greater accountability on contractors, the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Regulations 2000 (the Regulations) set out a system of self-certification as the basis of the regulatory framework. Contractors must notify the Board of the work they are doing and in some cases this must be done before the plumbing work is carried out. They must also certify that work is complete and complies with all of the relevant regulations and standards. Contractors are responsible for all plumbing work that they and their employees perform and a rectification notice may be issued up to six years from the time the work is completed.  \nThe Building Commission provides services to the Board to ensure the system of self-certification works as it is intended to. Services provided by the Building Commission include a program of contractor audits, inspections of water, sanitary and drainage plumbing work, and a formalised booking system to ensure a specified number of drains are inspected. The costs associated with providing these services are met through the sale of books and forms to submit notices and certificates and the payment of installation fees. It is important, not only to the Building Commission who provides services to ensure consumer confidence in the plumbing industry remains high, but to contractors who are doing the right thing, to ensure all contractors are operating by the rules.  \nIn 2014, as part of its compliance monitoring activities, the Building Commission’s Enforcement Branch undertook a Compliance Investigation into the number of Notices of Intention, Certificates of Compliance and Multi-entry Certificates (notices and certificates) submitted by each contractor in 2013. The investigation found that of the 4,046 contractors licensed in WA in 2013, 2,589 (64%) did not submit any notices or certificates to the Board in 2013. In fact, 85% of contractors lodged 10 or less notices and certificates and 80% lodged less than five.  \nOverview  \nAt the commencement of this investigation there were 4,046 contractors in WA and the Board recognises that many contractors perform work for other contractors and some contractors do not undertake plumbing work for a variety of reasons.  \nAll major plumbing work, except emergency work, will require the lodgement of a Notice of Intention (NOI) to the Board at least 24 hours prior to any work being undertaken.  \nA contractor must not carry out or permit or arrange for major plumbing work to be carried out unless a NOI for the work has been lodged with the Board. This system communicates to the Board where plumbing wo","cbCaiu8zrEbuhkQP","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiu8zrEbuhkQP","pdf",811802,"English","# 1. Executive summary\n## Overview\n## Conclusion\n# 2. What did we do?\n## Phase 1\n## Phase 2\n# 3. What did we find?\n## Summary\n## Detailed findings – Phase 1\n## Detailed findings – Phase 2\n# 4. What action did we take?\n## Phase 1\n## Phase 2\n## Submission of notices and certificates and payment of fees\n# 5. Further compliance actions\n# 6. Where to next?","[{\"question\":\"What legal framework governs plumbing work in Western Australia?\",\"answer\":\"Plumbing work is regulated by the Plumbers Licensing Board, and carrying out plumbing work without a licence is illegal. The regulatory framework relies on self-certification under the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Regulations 2000.\"},{\"question\":\"What must contractors do for major plumbing work?\",\"answer\":\"A Notice of Intention must be lodged at least 24 hours before major work is undertaken. 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