Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) On receipt of the application, the Board:
(a) may make the inquiries regarding the qualifications, experience and competence of the applicant it considers appropriate; and
(b) must either grant or refuse to grant the application.
(2) The Board may grant the application only if satisfied the applicant:
(a) has successfully completed the academic course or courses, and the practical training, approved by the Board as appropriate to the applicant; or
(b) holds a reciprocity certificate (operative level) issued by a member authority of ANZRA; or
(c) holds an equivalent qualification gained elsewhere than in Australia or New Zealand that is recognised by ANZRA; or
(d) has another qualification and experience that, in the Board's assessment, are a sufficient basis for registration.
(3) If the applicant holds a qualification mentioned in subsection (2)(c), the Board must be satisfied:
(a) if the qualification was obtained in a country where instruction in the trades of plumbing and draining is given in English – the applicant has been employed in Australia in the relevant trade as an unqualified worker under the supervision of qualified tradesmen for at least 3 months; or
(b) if paragraph (a) does not apply, the applicant:
(i) has been employed in Australia in the relevant trade as an unqualified worker under the supervision of qualified tradesmen for at least 12 months; and
(ii) is able to give and receive oral and written instructions in English.
(4) If the Board decides to grant the application, it must promptly:
(a) register the applicant as a journeyman in the trade of plumbing or draining or both the trades; and
(b) issue and send to the applicant a registration card.
(5) If the Board decides to refuse to grant the application, it must promptly give the applicant an information notice for the decision.