hi guys, just got this from the board about putting customers ph. no. on the certificate, they have revised it as optional, i did not realise that they wanted it in case they want to audit the job, i would hope that they would contact the gasfitter first to organise the audit,cheers

Dear gasfitter
Subject: Provision of consumer phone numbers by certifying gasfitters
The Board recently made a change to the gas certification system that required the telephone number
of a consumer to be provided at the time a certificate was entered into the database. An unintended consequence of this change was that if a gasfitter was unable to provide a telephone number due to privacy or other reasons, the certification process could not be completed. This change has now been reversed and the telephone number field has been switched back to optional.  The Board regrets any inconvenience this may have caused.
There had previously been provision on the certificate for telephone numbers to be provided but it was not mandatory. The purpose of the change was to provide a simple and quick means for the Board to contact a consumer, in the event that it was considered necessary to audit their gas installation. Our experience is that quick contact without a phone number has sometimes been difficult.
While the phone number field is not mandatory, gasfitters are encouraged to continue to provide the Board with contact telephone numbers of their clients (consumers) unless a consumer is not happy for this to occur. This will enable the Board to contact a consumer efficiently should an audit be required.

hi guys, if i put a ph.no. on the cert i put my own or anyold number, they can use the ph.book just like anyone else,cheers

haha, yeah nice one robbo!!!

hi guys, well that says it all Jax, this board do not seem to acknowledge any rights/rules/laws but just runs roughshot over anything they like, why do they have lawyers employed?

Robbo, apparently that is covered in the 2006 Act - Wal has already checked it out - they can do it - the fact that it has taken then over 2 years to want to comply with the Act is a giggle.  Make sure you check your details and ensure that if there is stuff you don't want made public - then change it.  The newsletter also covers that off tomorrow too.  I cannot agree more re your comment about lawyers - just how many lawyers do they need to make a good decision?  They have them within walking distance to check out stuff like this - mind you there is nothing like good old common sense is there?  Something this Board seem to be missing in spades.  One phone call and follow up email to the Privacy Commissioner gave the answer, an answer that the Board should have checked out BEFORE they demanded this.  For all the hundreds of thousands of dollars licences pay in wages you expect a better quality of information and checking.  And do you know what galls the most - the lack of an apology signed by the CEO.  Teflon that is what they are - pure teflon. 

Oh well I'll just change my details around a bit. If they are going to get silly on it so will I. I live at home and value my privacy.

Next they will want to know where we keep the spare key at home in case a PGDB investigator needs to dig through our personal belongings/toss our house while we are out working so they can build stronger cases against us to keep up the 100% conviction rate they are so proud of.

Man working in this industry makes you feel a bit like a sex offender. Im one incorrectly pipe clipped job away from getting an electronic monitored ankle bracelet put on me so the community and my plumbing probation officer can track my movements in case I re-offend and do plumbing/gasfitting work with clips spaced at 1.2m not 1.0m lol...

There are very few reports of disciplinary action in the media yet the costs to the Board are huge. I can only imagine that quite a high % of disciplinary results are kept confidential. Will that still be the case or will ALL disciplinary action be noted on the PGDB website. If it is there could be big problems with getting work for some guys