526-05 Stop deregulation of the plumbing industry

Eligibility - Residents of the State of Queensland
Principal Petitioner:
J Gullestrup
Plumbers and Gasfitters Employees Union of Australia
PO Box 3596
SOUTH BRISBANE QLD 4101
Total Signatures - 2,315
Sponsoring Member: John English MP
Posting Date: 25/08/2005
Tabled Date: 25/08/2005
TO: The Honourable the Speaker and Members of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland

The petition of residents of the State of Queensland draws to the attention of the House to the dangers caused by non licensed persons working on Queensland water supply and sewage systems. Of a special concern is the installation of water meters and services. This work was deregulated when the Water Supply and Sewage Act was repealed. Workers in the plumbing industry with no formal qualifications and no professional responsibility to the Plumbers and Drainers Board is an accident waiting to happen. A high quality water supply and sewage system is the right of every Queenslander.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to make the necessary amendments to the Water Act and the Plumbing and Drainage Act to require any workers working on water and sewage pipes in the State of Queensland to be licensed by the Plumbers and Drainers Board.