What is a Notice of Work in Plumbing?

Conducting any on-site plumbing or drainage work requires you to let the NSW Fair Trading or any relevant delegated authority know. Doing so allows them to evaluate the plumbing work and ensure it meets the required standards.

NSW Fair Trading is the relevant authority regarding water or sewerage services that Sydney Water or Hunter Water corporations run.

On the other hand, the relevant authority for all other NSW areas is the relevant local Council under Delegation from Fair Trading.

What is a Notice of Work?

A Notice of Work (NoW) is a form that characterises the plumbing and drainage work that needs to be carried out, including the person who will conduct the work. 

Before starting the plumbing and drainage work, drainers and plumbers should submit a Notice of Work to Fair Trading via the MyInspections Gateway. This is for work that implies an inspection in the Blue Mountains, Hunter, Sydney, the Illawarra, and Newcastle. 

Likewise, they can send their Notice of Work to the local plumbing regulator. They need to download the combined Notice of Work and Certificate of Compliance form to fill it up and submit.

You can only receive a Certificate of Compliance once the plumbing and drainage work that is listed in the NoW has completed the required standards. 

Notice of Work Legislation

The Notice of Work embodies two legislations namely Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011 (New South Wales) and Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2017 (New South Wales).

Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011  regulates specific plumbing and drainage work and establishes a single regulator for that undertaking, and for corresponding purposes.

Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2017, on the other hand, applies commonly to on-site plumbing and drainage work. Subject to regulations, it doesn’t include:

• Stormwater pipe construction or development
• Suppression system construction or development
• Local council, county council water or stormwater mains, network utility operator, sewers or sewerage system construction or development
• Roof plumbing work
• Exempt owner/occupier work involving home tap or showerhead repair or  water-restricting or flow-regulating device installation, and the person who must carry out the work

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What Types of Plumbing Work Require a Notice of Work?

The notice of work in plumbing and drainage involves construction, maintenance, or modification of plumbing or drainage infrastructure up to the point of connection. 

It’s where the plumbing or drainage infrastructure joins to a water supply (public water supply service and water tank), public sewerage network or an on-site sewage management system (a septic tank).

The different authorised entities that manage the NoW inspection process will depend on your location. To complete an inspection, you must notify the relevant authority within 2 days of work completion.

Who is Responsible for Submitting a Notice of Work

A licensed plumber who will undertake the plumbing works is the only one who can accomplish and submit a Notice of Work. The notice should have a minimum of 20 days before any work can be conducted.

The licensed plumber who will commence the work on your behalf must complete the Notice of Work. If your plumbing and drainage work fulfiled the necessary standards, you’ll have a Certificate of Compliance. 

When Are You Not Required to Submit a Notice of Work

There are instances where a Notice of Work no longer requires submission to Fair Trading and the local plumbing regulator. This includes emergency work and ‘minor works’ where your plumber needs to replace the tap and current hot water systems. It may also include bathroom renovations where the fixture location remains the same. 

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