Plumbing Regulations Sunset Review:
Plumbing Regulations 2008
Stakeholder submission template
To enable Victoria to continue to have effective plumbing regulations, the Victorian Government is undertaking a
review of the Plumbing Regulations 2008 (the Regulations) prior to their expiry in November 2018.
The Regulations provide detailed requirements in relation to plumbing work, plumbing practitioners, and the
administration of plumbing work.
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is seeking feedback from stakeholders and
the community on the operation of the current plumbing regulations prior to the preparation of new regulations and
a Regulatory Impact Statement for consultation next year.
This work will be undertaken with the support of Victoria’s plumbing regulator, the Victorian Building Authority, who
will assist with targeted engagement with stakeholders as well as providing input as the regulator.
If you would like to comment on the current regulations, please complete the template and upload your submission
at engage.vic.gov.au/plumbing-regulations-sunset-review or email your submission to:
[email protected].
Alternatively, hard copy submissions can be sent to the following postal address:
Plumbing Regulations Review
Attn: Helen O’Connell
Building Reform
Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning
PO Box 500
Melbourne VIC 8002
Submissions must be received by Friday 17 March 2017 to enable timely consideration of your feedback.
If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact the Plumbing Regulations Review team
via email at [email protected] or visit https://engage.vic.gov.au/plumbing-regulations-sunsetreview.
1. Type of submission
(Please select all that may apply)
New Regulation(s) (Proposal to create a new regulation)
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Regulation amendment (Proposal to amend an existing regulation)
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Redundant Regulation(s) (Proposal to remove a regulation)
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Retain Regulation(s) (Proposal to retain a regulation)
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2. Submitter details
An organisation
Name of organisation:
Practitioner type or group you
represent:
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Contact name:
Position within organisation:
Phone:
Email:
An individual
Full Name:
Industry or occupation:
Phone:
Email:
3. Which Regulation(s) does this submission address?
Describe the topic of your submission and list the relevant Regulation(s).
Topic: Click here to enter text.
Examples include: Adoption of the Plumbing Code of Australia, Classes of Plumbing Work, Scopes of Work, Registration and
Licensing Requirements, Fees and Technical Requirements relating to Plumbing Work (including Prescribed Standards)
Regulation(s): Click here to enter text.
4. What is the issue or problem?
Describe the issue or problem in detail below and how the Regulations apply to this issue or problem. Please
include any supporting evidence in Section 7 of this form.
Consider:
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the background to the issue or problem
the extent of the problem (how widespread, how many people/properties may be affected)
who is affected by the problem
why the current Regulations do not currently or adequately address the problem and whether there are any other
measures outside of the regulations that can address this issue
– current and potential impacts of the problem.
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5. What aspects of the Regulation(s) are working well?
Describe the benefits of the current Regulation(s). In particular, describe how the Regulation(s) addresses the issue
or problem discussed in Section 4 of this form, or how the Regulation(s) has otherwise been successful or effective.
Consider how the Regulations impact current practices to drive positive outcomes, and describe any aspects of the
Regulations that should not change and why.
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6. What changes would you like to see to the Regulation(s)? How could the Regulation(s) be
enhanced to resolve the issue or problem described in Section 4 above?
Describe the proposed changes (new regulation, regulation amendment or removal of regulation) in detail below.
Outline your understanding of the intent of the current Regulation(s), if relevant, and what the intent of the proposed change
will be.
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7. What supporting evidence do you have of the problems or benefits described in Sections 4
and 5 above?
What evidence do you have, or have access to, that supports:
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your view of the problem/issue?
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your view of how the Regulations are working well?
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the changes you are proposing?
Proposals for new regulations cannot be adequately considered without evidence in support of the proposal.
Please set out the details of any evidence in support of your proposal below and attach copies of all relevant
documents to the submission. Where relevant evidence is held by another person or organisation, please provide
relevant contact organisation.
Examples of evidence include:
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the number, type and name of stakeholders who support your view
relevant data captured by you or your organisation
data as to the extent of the problem (that is, how many times does the problem occur – weekly, monthly, annually?)
incidents and case studies
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8. What are the potential impacts of your proposal?
Describe the potential impacts you are aware of and who they may affect below. Please leave blank if you are not
aware of any potential impacts.
Examples of impacts include:
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restriction to or increase in competition
increased or reduced costs
increased or reduced burden
increased or reduced adverse events
increased or reduced consumer protection
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9. Privacy agreement
Please indicate how you would like your submission to be used. For more information, please read the Department’s
Privacy Collection Statement available below in Section 10.
Statement
Yes
No
I wish for my submission to remain confidential.
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I consent to the Department’s use of my submission to inform future policy work on plumbing beyond the
review of the Plumbing Regulations 2008.
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I consent to the Department publishing extracts from my submission in any future regulatory impact
statement or other relevant DELWP document related to the review of the Plumbing Regulations 2008.
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I wish for my submission to be de-identified in relation to this use.
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I consent to the Department publishing my submission on its or a related Victorian Government website.
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In relation to such publication, I request that:
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my submission be de-identified
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my contact details be removed.
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10. Privacy Collection Statement
The DELWP is committed to protecting personal information provided by you in accordance with the principles of
the Victorian privacy laws.
The information you provide will be used to inform DELWP’s review of the Plumbing Regulations 2008. If you
agree, DELWP may also use the information you provide to inform future policy work on plumbing-related matters.
The information you provide will be made available to the Victorian Building Authority (VBA). The VBA is a statutory
authority responsible for regulating the building and plumbing industries in Victoria. Unless you indicate that your
submission is confidential, extracts from your submission may also be published in a future regulatory impact
statement or other relevant DELWP document related to the review of the Plumbing Regulations 2008. If you
agree, DELWP reserves the right to publish your submission on its website or a related Victorian Government
website. Upon request, personal details in your submission may be removed prior to publication.
If all requested information is not received, DELWP may not be able to contact you or appropriately analyse the
matters raised in your submission. However, you are nevertheless welcome to make anonymous submissions.
You may access the information you have provided to DELWP by contacting the Plumbing Regulations Review
team via email at [email protected].
For further information about privacy at DELWP, please refer to DELWP’s Privacy Policy, available at
http://www2.delwp.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/5464/DELWP-Privacy-Policy.pdf.
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