INSTITUTE COUNCIL
The Institute Council consists of the following members:
| Position | Name | Email Address | |
| President | Mr. Michael Jarrad FIPA | michael.jarrad@forthconsulting.com.au | |
| Councillors | |||
| Western Australia: | Mr. Tim Peach MIPA | tim@tjpeach.com.au | |
| Queensland: |
|
secretary@plumbing.org.au | |
| New South Wales: |
|
REdwards@acor.com.au | |
| Victoria: | Mr. Robert Quick FIPA | rquick@qpconsult.com.au | |
| Tasmania: |
|
secretary@plumbing.org.au | |
| South Australia: | Mr. Derek Harris FIPA | derek@hartechdesign.com.au | |
| Co-opted Members: | |||
| Robert Woolley | |||
| Institute Secretary: | Mr. Stephen Movley Hon FIPA | secretary@plumbing.org.au |
COUNCIL COMMITTEES
The Institute Council has the follwing Committees:
| Education Committee | Marketing Committee | IPA Foundation Committee |
| Stephen Movley (Chairman) | Robert Quick (Chairman) | Derek Harris (Chairman) |
| Institute Councillors | Rhys Edwards | Institute Councillors |
| Robert Woolley | Tim Peach | Robert Pearshouse (Publications) |
COUNCIL MEETINGS
The Institute Council meets by teleconference throughout the year and has a current policy to meet face to face at least once each year.
The Secretary and Councillors communicate by E-mail on matters requiring input between meetings.
Please see the events calendar for a schedule of meeting dates.
COUNCIL BUSINESS
- Are Industry Guides required to replace sanitised Australian Standards
- Need for research to support plumbing standards and codes
- Nationally agreed Mutual Recognition of basic/general plumber gas fitter Licenses
- Assistance to necessitous students and others through the IPA Foundation
- Plumbing Standards and Regulations – the need for a consistent approach across all states and territories.
- Training Package resources
- Independent Assessment of Competencies prior to Licensing.
- Higher education for Plumbers – A Plumbing Engineer.