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Plumbing Code Compliance: The PCA in Practice

You don't need to be a licensed plumber to get caught out at inspection or handover -- you need to know what the Plumbing Code actually requires, where it hands off to AS/NZS 3500, and what a compliant job looks like on paper before you cover anything up.

  • Technical issues
  • Phone-friendly, progress saves as you go
  • Assessed — unlimited attempts
  • PDF certificate on completion

Buy this course · $49.00 or save with a points pack

You'll learn: Explain how the PCA and AS/NZS 3500 fit together, recognise when a change of use resets plumbing compliance obligations and where that overlaps with the NCC, and know exactly what documentation should be in the file before work is covered or a job is handed over.

  • NSW: 3 points (Technical issues)

What’s inside

  1. About this course
  2. why plumbing compliance is a builder's problem
  3. The PCA's place in the regulatory framework
  4. What the PCA actually governs, and where in the job it bites
  5. Compliance pathways in practice on a residential job
  6. Testing and commissioning: what good evidence actually looks like
  7. Change of use: why it resets the compliance question
  8. Worked example: the garage conversion, part one — what actually changes
  9. Worked example: the garage conversion, part two — where the PCA meets the NCC
  10. Documenting compliance: what should actually be in the file
  11. Common defects that trace back to a documentation gap
  12. The NSW administrative layer, on top of the national framework
  13. On-site wastewater and unsewered sites: an added compliance layer
  14. Why documentation gaps become defect claims and delayed certificates

Plus 3 knowledge checks, 2 site scenarios, 1 drag-and-drop task and an assessment at the end.

Reviewed by a NSW building practitioner.

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Disclaimer

The information provided in this course has been prepared using best endeavours to ensure that it is accurate, current and relevant at the time of publication. However, building legislation, regulations, standards, codes, policies and their interpretation may change over time and, in some circumstances, may be subject to interpretation or vary depending on the specific circumstances of a project.

The information provided is intended as general educational guidance only and should not be relied upon as a substitute for project-specific professional advice or verification.

Builders, contractors and other industry professionals are encouraged to independently verify the applicable requirements for each project, including the relevant legislation, regulations, standards, approvals and authority requirements, having regard to the specific site, building, construction method and circumstances.

PointCPD makes no representation or guarantee that the information provided will be applicable to every project or circumstance and recommends that participants seek appropriate professional or regulatory advice where clarification is required.