Why is a compliance certificate important?

Compliance certificates are issued by licensed plumbers to certify that their plumbing work complies with all regulatory requirements. You should receive a compliance certificate for most plumbing work, including:

• Where the total value of work, including materials, labour and GST, is more than $750 (material costs must be included, regardless of whether the materials were supplied by another person)
• The installation, relocation or replacement of any Type A gas-using appliances, regardless of the cost (compliance certificates do not apply to Type B gasfitting work)
• The conversion of a gas-using appliance for use with a different gaseous fuel
• The installation, modification or relocation of consumer gas piping (other than work carried out on behalf of a gas company)
• The construction, installation or alteration of any below ground sanitary drain or associated gullies
• The construction, installation, alteration, relocation or replacement of a cooling tower or of any other part of a cooling tower system (including the installation or replacement of any associated device or equipment. 

You should receive your compliance certificates within five days of completion of plumbing work. Only a licensed plumber may purchase and issue compliance certificates. 

Registered plumbing practitioners are not able to issue compliance certificates and must either work under the supervision of a licensed practitioner or limit themselves to plumbing work that does not require a compliance certificate.