yes jax, you would have to make an appointment but that should not be to difficult, the company boss could just make a day to have inspections on all the jobs done that week. We will have to wait for those who get paid much more and obviously know more than us to make the difficult decisions for us.
 I don`t see why the council could not have inspectors, guys like the audit people would be able to do it and every job would be inspected not just a couple here and there, how many problems are there just waiting to come to the surface just because they were not inspected? cheers 

Good afternoon

Cabinet agreed on 30 May 2011 to streamline the current certification regimes for gas and electrical installation work. Further information is available at:  http://www.energysafety.govt.nz/templates/StandardSummary____45632.aspx
If you have any questions or concerns about the changes, to the gas and electrical certification regimes, please contact me so we can discuss them.
Changes

There is a two year timeframe to implement the changes to the certification regime, which are mostly administrative:

•         The certificate of compliance will become a ‘record of installation’ which records safety and testing information as required in regulations. The record will contain standardised information but can be on an invoice or a separate form, giving tradespeople more flexibility in their business practices
•         All gas installations, with no exemptions,  and all prescribed electrical work will require a record of installation, which must be kept for seven years
•         No more fees for the sale of certificates, resulting in greater clarity on invoices for work performed
•         Consumers (customers) will still receive a copy of the record of installation
•         Records will be required upon request by an authorised party (such as a government agency or energy supplier)
•         Tradespeople will be able to issue a retrospective record of installation (useful for insurance, home sales, and similar purposes)
•         High-risk installation work will be required to be reported to the Ministry of Economic Development as specified in the forthcoming regulations.

The changes to the certification regime will improve the coverage of, and consistency between, gas and electrical requirements and provide flexible administration for tradespeople.  The current record of work and protection of tradespeople for the work they perform continues although the burden of certification administration has been moved from the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Boards and the Electrical Workers Registration Board so they can focus on tradesperson competency.  In addition, there will be some savings for consumers.
Research
A summary of the submissions on the Gas and Electrical Certification and fees Review Discussion Document will be published on the Energy Safety website by July 2011.
Next steps
Key stakeholders will be consulted during the development of the drafting instructions that will be issued to the Parliamentary Counsel Office to draft regulations to give effect to the changes.  The Certification Review Project Team has been authorised by Cabinet to release exposure drafts of the proposed amendments to the certification regime in the gas regulations and the electricity regulations to key industry stakeholders for consideration of detailed technical wording.  We expect this consultation will occur during the last quarter of 2011.
Again, if you have any questions or concerns about the changes to the gas and electrical certification regimes please contact me so we can discuss them.
Thank you for participating in the Certification Review by making submissions, attending stakeholder workshops and making your views known to us by email and/ or in meetings.  We appreciate the time this has taken and your interest in the Review.
Regards
Judith
Judith Burney l Senior Policy Analyst l Energy Safety l Ministry of Economic Development l
Direct Dial:  +64 4 474 2651
33 Bowen Street l PO Box 1473 l Wellington l New Zealand
 

Hi Jax /Guys What will be the point in getting your certifying licence see below a quote from the question and answer page of the link on Jax's post


Who is responsible for ensuring work meets regulations and standards?
 
The gasfitter or electrical worker who performs the work must ensure it meets regulatory requirements and complies with relevant standards.    I waz never there I waz over ére

Who is responsible for attestation (on the record of installation)?
 
The gasfitter or electrical worker performing or supervising the work will be the person who attests to the safety and compliance of the installation.Employers may provide the attestation instead of the individual tradesperson,[/u] as long as appropriate supporting documentation exists.

Yer right what a load of bulls**t 


Welcome to cowboy heaven

"I was never there prove I was" Will become the standard answer 

hi guys,so is it carry on as usual until 2013?

hi guys/aboutgas, it does`nt mean that you no longer need to be qualified,it will be easy to see who did the job as someone has to present an account and someone has to get paid, it just means that the the person who owns the company(in lots of cases not a gasfitter)and who quotes/supplies the materials at retail prices/and is making the profit, also takes responsibility as they do for plumbing,cheers   

hi guys/jax, i do not dispute what you say i just think that the whole area of gasfitting has been over dramatised, a properly trained tradesman(not necessarily to certifying standard)will be able to carry out a top job with no problems, obviously as he gets more experience the confidence grows. I believe that the Board has successively frightened the public into believing that the use of gas is so dangerous and that they have to rule the installers of gas with an iron fist, it is my opinion that the Board has only reduced tradesman's confidence with threats and fines if a mistake is made to the extent that mistakes will happen, i am glad that some power has been taken away from the Board,cheers

What will the Board do now without the revenue stream that was the certificates? increase the disciplinary levy?