1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (Mechanical Services Licences) Amendment Regulation 2021.2Regulation amendedThis regulation amends the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Regulation 2018.3Insertion of new pt 9, div 5After section 85B—insert—Division 5Transitional provision for Queensland Building and Construction Commission (Mechanical Services Licences) Amendment Regulation 202186Alternative qualification for mechanical services—air-conditioning and refrigeration occupational licence(1)This section applies to an application for a mechanical services occupational licence of a class mentioned in schedule 3A, part 3 (Mechanical services—air-conditioning and refrigeration occupational licence) if—

(a)either—

(i)the application was made, but not decided, before the commencement; or

(ii)the application is made after the commencement but before 1 October 2021; and

(b)the applicant does not have the technical qualifications stated in the technical qualifications document for the licence class; and

(c)the commission is satisfied the applicant has, for at least 6 months, carried out work that—

(i)is within the scope of work for the licence class; and

(ii)complies with the Work Health and Safety Act 2011.

(2)For section 32AB(1)(a) of the Act, the qualification for the licence is the carrying out of air-conditioning and refrigeration work, before 1 January 2020, for at least 2 years.(3)This section applies to the application—

(a)despite section 15A; and

(b)until the end of 31 December 2021.

(4)In this section—air-conditioning and refrigeration work means constructing, installing, replacing, repairing, altering, maintaining, testing or commissioning air-conditioning, air handling systems and refrigeration for a building.