Unlicensed gasfitter fined maximum costs
An unlicenced gasfitter, Arman Faraji Bekhtereri of Avondale, Auckland, was fined $10,000 in the Manukau District Court for installing thirty two 45kg gas bottles at the Boost Personality Laundromat in Mangere, which created a significant risk to the health and safety of the public.
Interim June 2010 Examination results
The following results are interim only, and subject to change following the examination reconsideration process. The Board will be conducting an analysis of these results and will be making these public soon.
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9192
Licensed Plumber
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9193
Licensed Gasfitter
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9194
Certifying
Common
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9195
Certifying
Plumber
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9196
Certifying
Gasfitter
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9197
Licensed Drainlayer
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Sat
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185
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68
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68
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49
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27
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90
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Pass
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127
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51
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54
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28
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17
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63
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Fail
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58
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17
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14
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21
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10
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27
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Pass
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68%
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75%
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79%
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57%
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63%
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70%
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Certificate of Compliance Paper Copies unavailable from 1 October 2010
As the Board moves to online certification as the only means of issuing a Certificate of Compliance (gas certificate), books of gas certificates will no longer be available for purchase from 1 October 2010.
As of 1 November 2010 the certifying gasfitter must file all gas certificates online. A signed gas certificate must still be provided to the consumer. As of 4 May 2010 you no longer need to supply a copy to the Energy Supplier.
Please note the following excerpts from the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010:
Regulation 46
(1) Certification of gasfitting must be completed within 10 working days of the completion of the work
Regulation 48
(1)(d) A copy of the completed certificate of compliance is supplied, within
5 working days of the certification of the gasfitting, to the person for whom the gasfitting was carried out.
Copies of the Gas (Safety and Measurement) Regulations 2010 and the Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Act 2006 are freely available online.
Orders of multiple books of gas certificates made prior to 1 October 2010 will only be approved at the Registrar’s discretion.
Please note any gas certificates purchased prior to 1 October 2010, will be accepted by the Board until 31 October 2010. Consumer copies from these certificates are also valid until 31 October 2010. Any remaining certificates can be returned to the Board for a full refund until 1 April 2011.
For further information please contact the Board on 0800 743 262.
New Act Information Brochures:
New Act Information Brochures: Plumbing, Gasfitting, Drainlaying, Consumers and Supervision and Testing. Click a brochure to open or download the PDF version.
