Plumbing Standards, Forms, and Fact Sheets
Plumbing is regulated by Council under the current State Government legislation, available for viewing on the Business Queensland website.
Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018
The Queensland State Government has introduced new plumbing and drainage legislation, commencing 1 July 2019. The Plumbing and Drainage Act 2018 (PDA) and associated Plumbing and Drainage Regulation 2019 (PDR) are structured such that the operational aspects in relation to plumbing and drainage are now contained within the regulation. The Act also introduces a new fast track application approval process for class 1a and 10a buildings subject to conditions.
As a result of the new Act ALL plumbing permit applications submitted from 1 July 2019 must be accompanied by the new ‘Form 1 – Permit work application for plumbing, drainage and on-site sewerage work’.
State Government Forms
Application Forms for Plumbing work are available from the Business Queensland website.
Commonly used forms listed below:
- Form 1: Permit work application for plumbing, drainage and on-site sewerage work
- Form 2: Application to amend a permit including an extension of time
- Form 4: Notifiable Minor Work
- Form 5: A testing or commissioning report
- Form 7: Notification of responsible person
Fees may be payable depending on the type of works undertaken, particularly applications using Forms 1 and Form 4.
Please refer to Council's Fees and Charges.
Council Plumbing Forms
Compliance Report (Confirmation of Testing)
For applications lodged prior to 1 July 2019 only
Compliance Report(PDF, 704KB)
Plumbing Compliance Permit Information Request - Request for Extension of Time
Request for Extension of Time (PDF, 228.4KB)
Lodgement Checklist for Plumbing Work
Plumbing Application Lodgement Checklist(PDF, 650KB)
Request for Variation of Development Application Fees
Subject to the criteria contained within Section 1 of the Planning and Development Fees - Fee Policies within Council's Register of Fees and Charges
Request for Variation of Development Application Fees(PDF, 578KB)
Service Provider Forms
Council Plumbing Fact Sheets