Plumbing & Gasfitting Rules practice test
Plumbing Code, licensing and gas safety law
- Questions per test
- 40
- Question pool
- 145 source-checked
- Practice timer
- 60 minutes
- Practice pass mark
- 80%
Timer and pass mark are our practice settings, not the official rules. Authority: Building and Plumbing Commission (Vic) / Building Commission NSW / Queensland regulators / Energy Safe Victoria / WorkSafe Victoria. Review your mistakes bank →
Practice questions built only from open official sources: the Plumbing Code of Australia (NCC Volume Three), WaterMark, Victorian plumbing and gas safety law, NSW and Queensland plumbing law and WorkSafe Victoria codes. Not an official licensing exam, and it does not cover AS/NZS 3500 or AS/NZS 5601 clause detail, which is paywalled. Practice session: 40 questions in 60 minutes with an 80% benchmark; real state exams use other formats.
5 Most Common Plumbing & Gasfitting Rules Sample Questions & Answers
Preview 5 practice questions with answers and explanations that name their source.
A licensed plumber in Victoria finishes altering a below-ground sanitary drain. By when must the signed compliance certificate be given to the customer and the regulator notified?
Building Act 1993 (Vic) s 221ZH(2) gives a licensed plumber 5 days from completion to give the person for whom the work was done a signed compliance certificate and to notify the regulator (penalty 60 penalty units). The 10 and 20 business day periods are Queensland notifiable-work periods, not the Victorian rule.
A registered plumber in Victoria, who is not licensed, completes $5,000 of water supply pipework. Who may sign the compliance certificate form?
Under s 221ZK of the Building Act 1993 (Vic) a person must not sign a compliance certificate form unless he or she is a licensed plumber (penalty 60 penalty units). The certificate must state that the licensed plumber carried out the work or that it was done under his or her supervision (s 221ZI).
Which work may a person who is neither licensed nor registered carry out in a Victorian dwelling under the Plumbing Regulations 2018?
Regulation 13 of the Plumbing Regulations 2018 (Vic) lists work that does not need a licence or registration: changing over a water efficient shower head in a dwelling and repairing or replacing tap washers or other minor tap repairs. New fixtures, mixers on new pipework and TMV work are plumbing work.
Which of the following is NOT drainage work under the Plumbing Regulations 2018 (Vic)?
Regulation 15(2) of the Plumbing Regulations 2018 (Vic) excludes subsoil drains for the sole purpose of subsoil water collection, stormwater pits, grated channels and below-ground retention tanks, and the excavation of trenches. Relining, testing and repair of below-ground sanitary and stormwater drains are drainage work (reg 15(1)).
How does the Building and Plumbing Commission describe its Victorian plumbing theory exams?
Theory exams are based on the prescribed units of competency, require candidates to look up and interpret reference materials, perform calculations and read drawings, and contain a mixture of multiple choice and short answer questions. Practical exams are a separate type of exam, and some classes also require an interview.
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