Plumbing Industry Resources
Keep your technical knowledge up to date with the VBA’s plumbing industry resources. On this page, you’ll find a wide range of information, including fact sheets, audit checklists, technical solution sheets and consumer advice.
You’ll also find application forms for registration and licensing, and information on the most recent plumbing standards.
Plumbing Industry
Audit Checklists
- 0 Audit Roof Plumbing
- 1 Sanitary Plumbing
- 2 Septic Tank Installation
- 3 Drainage Below Ground Sewer
- 4 Drainage Below Ground Stormwater
- 5 Cold Water Plumbing
- 6 Hot Water Plumbing
- 7 Mechanical Services – Including Duct Fixing
- 7 Mechanical Services – Medical Gases
- 8 Backflow Prevention – Medium and High Risk Only
- 90 Residential and Domestic Fire Sprinkler Systems
- 91 Grey or Recycled Water (Non-Drinking)
- 92.1 Natural Gas Installation 93 LPG 94 Other types of gas
- 92.2 Natural Gas Servicing Type A 93 LPG Type A 94 Other types of gas
- 92.3 Natural Gas Conversion 93 LPG Type A 94 Other types of gas
- 93 LPG type A 94 Other types Caravans and Mobile Homes
- 95.1 Fire Protection – Commercial Industrial Fire Sprinkler Syetms
- 95.2 Fire Protection – Fire Hydrant Rose Heels
- 95.3 Fire Protection – Fire System Pump Set
- 95.4 Fire Protection
- 96 Irrigation (Non-Agricultural) (Applies only to Pressurised Zones)
- 97.1 Refrigiration Air Conditioning (Refrigeration)
- 97.2 Refrigiration Air Conditioning (Split System Air Conditioning)
- 98 Solar Installation
- 99 Rainwater Tank Installation
Compliance Certificate Forms
Consumer Advice
Fact Sheets
- Box Gutter Design
- Changes to Mechanical Services and Refrigerated Air-conditioning work
- Fact sheet – Handheld sprays and water points adjacent to water closets
- Fact sheet – Regulatory requirements for the laying of sanitary drains under buildings
- Regulatory requirements for the off-site construction of plumbing systems
- Overflow in eaves gutters
- Overflow provisions for box gutters
- Use of gas composite pipe in bushfire prone areas
Plumbing Code
Plumbing Guides
Technical Solution Sheets
- 0.01 Roof Plumbing - (Stormwater Drainage) Charged Systems to Rainwater Tanks
- 0.02 Roof Plumbing - V-Gutters
- 0.03 Roof Plumbing - Flashing Roofs to Walls
- 0.04 Roof Plumbing - Roof and Stormwater
- 0.05 Roof Plumbing - Sheet Roof Systems in Bushfire Prone Areas
- 1.01 Sanitary Plumbing - Air Admittance valves
- 1.02 Sanitary Plumbing - Thermal Expansion in Above Ground PVC-U Pipelines
- 1.03 Sanitary Plumbing - Floor Waste Gullies
- 1.04 Sanitary Plumbing - Installation of Fixtures for Disabled Persons
- 1.04A Sanitary Plumbing - Installation of Fixtures for Disabled Persons Building Classes 9b and 10 Public Transport Buildings
- 1.05 Sanitary Plumbing - Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
- 2.01 Septic Tank Installation - aerated Wastewater treatment Systems
- 3.01 Drainage - Bedding Drains in Stable Soil
- 3.02 Drainage - Boundary Traps
- 3.03 Drainage - Combined Drains Overflow Relief and Inspection
- 3.04 Drainage - Refrigerated Cabinet Condensate Drains Connected via Tundishes
- 3.05 Drainage - Drainage Overflow Relief
- 3.06 Drainage - Drains in Reactive Soils, Unstable or Water Charged Ground
- 3.07 Drainage - Low Risk Trade Waste Applicances
- 3.08 Drainage - Multi-Unit Developments (Excluding Multi-Storey)
- 3.09 Drainage - Property Sewerage Drains
- 3.10 Drainage - (Below Ground Sewer) - Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
- 3.14 Drainage - Vaccum Sewerage Systems
- 4.01 Drainage - (Below Ground Stormwater) Bioretention
- 4.02 Drainage - (Below Ground Stormwater) Reduced Grade
- 4.03 Drainage - (Below Ground Stormwater) Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
- 4.04 Drainage - (Below Ground Stormwater) Sizing Drains and Eaves Gutters
- 4.05 Drainage - (Below Ground Stormwater) Charged Systems to Rainwater Tanks
- 4.06 Drainage - (Below Ground Stormwater) Bedding Site Stormwater Drains
- 5.01 Cold Water Plumbing - Cold Water Pipe Sizing Testing and Commissioning
- 5.02 Cold Water Plumbing - Water Supply For Dental Consoles
- 5.03 Cold Water Plumbing - Drawings of Typical Water and Fire Services
- 5.04 Cold Water Plumbing - Hose Connection Vacuum Breakers
- 5.05 Cold Water Plumbing - Hot Water from Cold Taps
- 5.06 Cold Water Plumbing - Maximum Outlet Pressure Within Buildings Water Supply Flow Rates
- 5.07 Cold Water Plumbing - Multi-unit Developments (excluding multi-storey)
- 5.08 Cold Water Plumbing - Rainwater Supply for Water Closet Cisterns
- 5.09 Cold Water Plumbing - Rainwater Tanks
- 5.10 Cold Water Plumbing - Temporary Plumbing for Site Sheds
- 5.11 Cold Water Plumbing - The use of pipe tube
- 5.12 Cold Water Plumbing - Transported Recycled Water for Irrigation and Commercial Car Washing
- 6.01 Hot Water Plumbing - Achieving Hot Water Delivery Temperatures Dead Ends
- 6.02 Hot Water Plumbing - Cold Water Shut-Off Valve
- 6.03 Hot Water Plumbing – Heat Trace Cables in Warm and Hot Water Systems
- 6.04 Hot Water Plumbing - Installation of Tempering Valves and Heat Retention for Hot Water Piping
- 6.05 Hot Water Plumbing - Maximum Outlet Pressure Within Buildings Water Supply Flow Rates
- 6.06 Hot Water Plumbing - Solar Hot Water Performance Requirements
- 6.07 Hot Water Plumbing - Special Option for a Temperature Pressure Relief (TPR) Valve
- 6.08 Hot Water Plumbing - Temporary plumbing for site sheds
- 6.09 Hot Water Plumbing - Temperature Pressure Relief (TPR) Valve Drain Lines
- 6.10 Hot Water Plumbing - Thermal Insulation of Heated Water Piperwork
- 6.11 Hot Water Plumbing - Warm Water Systems
- 6.12 Hot Water Plumbing - Water Tempering Control Options for Non Storage
- 6.13 Hot Water Plumbing - Solar Heated Water - 6 Star Requirements
- 7.01 Mechanical Services - Solid Fuel Heaters
- 7.02 Machanical Services - Cooling Towers
- 7.03 Mechanical Services - Condensation Drainage Utilising Self Sealing Devices
- 7.04 Mechanical Services - Flexible Ducting for the Heating, Cooling and Ventilation of a Building
- 7.05 Mechanical Services - Evaporative Coolers
- 7.06 Mechanical Services - Heat Shifters
- 7.07 Mechanical Services - Mechanical Exhaust Ventilation Systems
- 7.08 Mechanical Services - Split Systems Air Conditioning
- 8.01 Backflow Prevention - Backflow Requirements for Hydronic Heating Installations
- 8.02 Backflow Prevention - Cross Connections in Drinking Water Supplies
- 8.03 Backflow Prevention - Transported Recycled Water for Irrigation and Commercial Car Washing
- 91.01 Grey or Recycled Water - Transported Recycled Water for Irrigation and Commercial Car Washing
- 91.02 Grey or Recycled Water - Grey or Recycled Water non drinking water supply
- 91.04 Grey or Recycled Water - Grey Water and Recycled Water
- 92.01 Gasfitting - Allowable Leakage Rate for Existing Fuel Gas Installations
- 92.02 Gasfitting - Connection of Commercial Catering Equipment
- 92.03 Gasfitting - Commercial Catering Equipment and Residential Cooking Appliances
- 92.05 Gasfitting - Natural Gas Type A Installations Appliances in Roof Space
- 92.06 Gasfitting - Temporary plumbing for site sheds
- 98.01 Solar Installation - Solar Heated Water - 6 Star Requirements
- 98.02 Solar Hot Water Performance Requirements
- 99.01 Rainwater Tank Installation - Rainwater Supply for Water Close Cisterns
- 99.02 Rainwater Tanks - Rainwater Tanks
Registration and Licensing
Application Forms
Knowledge and Experience Statements
- Statement of your Drainage work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Fire Protection work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Gasfitting work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Irrigation (Non-agricultural) work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Mechanical Services work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Refrigerated Air-conditioning work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Roofing (Stormwater) work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Sanitary work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Type B Gasfitting work knowledge and experience
- Statement of your Water Supply work knowledge and experience
- What you need to know for registration in each class and specialised class of plumbing work
Technical Referee Reports
- Technical Referee Report – Drainage work
- Technical Referee Report – Fire Protection work
- Technical Referee Report – Gasfitting work
- Technical Referee Report – Irrigation (Non-agricultural) work
- Technical Referee Report – Mechanical Services work
- Technical Referee Report – Refrigerated Air-conditioning work
- Technical Referee Report – Roofing (Stormwater) work
- Technical Referee Report – Sanitary work
- Technical Referee Report – Type B Gasfitting work
- Technical Referee Report – Water Supply work
Plumbing standards
The following standards have been updated in 2019:
- AS/NZS 3500.1 – Plumbing and Drainage Part 1: Water Services
- AS/NZS 3500.2 – Plumbing and Drainage Part 2: Sanitary Plumbing and Drainage
- AS/NZS 3500.3 – Plumbing and Drainage Part 3: Stormwater Drainage
- AS/NZS 3500.4 – Plumbing and Drainage Part 4: Heated Water Services