1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,079 Speaker 1: The government's planning to hand tradees the power to consent 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: basic housing projects. Businesses with a proven track record, such 3 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: as those building hundreds of near identical homes each year, 4 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: will be able to access a streamlined consent process. Plumbers 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: and drain layers will also be able to certify their 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: own low and general risk work without needing the council 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 1: concent or inspection or anything like that, just like electricians 8 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: and gas fitters, who can already self certify at the moment. 9 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: Greg Wallace is the Master Plumber's chief executive. He's with 10 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: us live this morning. Greg, Good morning, Welcome to the show. 11 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 2: Good morning, Ryan, great to be on, Thanks for. 12 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:37,640 Speaker 3: Being with me. What types of jobs are we talking 13 00:00:37,640 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 3: about here? 14 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,600 Speaker 2: Look, it's low risk. It's normally your DJ, your Jenny 15 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 2: in or your single level new house build awesome minor 16 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 2: renovations we're talking about, Ryan, We like. 17 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 3: You could if you're putting new to shower and etc. 18 00:00:55,080 --> 00:00:57,600 Speaker 3: Does that need to be go through hoops at the moment? 19 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 2: Well, if we if a bomber comes into your house, 20 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:05,200 Speaker 2: Ryan and just moves the bathroom fixes around existing bathroom, 21 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: the schedule one, you need no consent for that, so 22 00:01:08,240 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 2: you can move the toilet, shower base and all around 23 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 2: in different positions, and then the schedule one the Building 24 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 2: Act allows you to do that. If you add one 25 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 2: foot onto your bathroom at home, you then have to 26 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:23,040 Speaker 2: go through a consent and get about the four inspections, 27 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,640 Speaker 2: which really does add to the cost and time for construction. 28 00:01:27,240 --> 00:01:30,400 Speaker 2: So the whole concept about this is getting more productivity 29 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 2: in the construction industry and lowering costs for consumers. 30 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 3: So those types of renolds would be included here if 31 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 3: you were moving a bathroom or you were making a 32 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 3: bathroom bigger look. 33 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 2: Extensions, when you're adding an on site to bathroom, we 34 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 2: hope they will be included. Those are the details that 35 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 2: the government still has to come through with their consultation, 36 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 2: but we deem that as low risk, absolutely, And it's 37 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:59,400 Speaker 2: a bit like the granny flat Ryan where there's sixty 38 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 2: square meata and obviously they have a bathroom in a 39 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 2: kitchen and they're going to be non consented and non 40 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: inspected as well. 41 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 3: True, so it's kind of apples and apples there, isn't it. 42 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,520 Speaker 3: How much time and or money do you think this 43 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 3: could save us? 44 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 2: Well, the significant delays and consenting and inspections, particularly when 45 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 2: we had an eight year high of the construction sector. 46 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 2: So we're talking you know, consent from million dollar home 47 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: can be anything north of ten thousand dollars, But it's 48 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 2: really the productivity goings that we'll get. You can rate 49 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 2: now in clean sand between fifteen and twenty days for 50 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 2: a pre line inspection and sometimes because there's four inspections. 51 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 2: You know, you're getting to high levels of productivity that 52 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 2: you're waiting around for a process to happen of red 53 00:02:47,720 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 2: tape that you've got to trust your trades people to 54 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 2: be able to do it and then back them with 55 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: good guarantees and insurance programs. 56 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,960 Speaker 3: How do we separate the good eggs from the bad eggs, 57 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 3: the good trades from the bad ones. 58 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, so that's what creditation program that the Prime Minister 59 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 2: and Minister Ping talked about. You'll have to prove your quality. 60 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 2: I mean what I would say is guest that's been 61 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:13,360 Speaker 2: self certified for fourteen years now along with our friends 62 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 2: the electricians, and we just don't have significant issues for 63 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:22,240 Speaker 2: that trade. A guest is ninety nine percent also a 64 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 2: plumber and a dream rayer. So we're hoping that the 65 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 2: quality that the guests for the industry has shown New 66 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 2: Zealand consumers will flow through to plumbing and joy. 67 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 1: Greg. 68 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 3: I'm really hopeful that this will speed up the renners 69 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 3: I want to do in my house. So I'm very 70 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 3: appreciative of you're coming on this morning. Appreciate it, Greg, 71 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 3: Thank you, Thanks Ron. Greg wallis Master Plumber's chief executive. 72 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 3: These changes are as Greg mentioned, They've still got a 73 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,440 Speaker 3: lot of hoops to get through, but hopefully they will 74 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 3: be coming into force next year sometime. For more from 75 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 3: Early Edition with Ryan Bridge, listen live to news talks. 76 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 3: It'd be from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast 77 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: on iHeartRadio.