Western Australian Current Acts

BUILDING ACT 2011 - SECT 184

184 .         Work on existing party walls

        (1)         In this section —

        party wall work consent means —

            (a)         a consent in writing of the adjoining owner as mentioned in section 387(1) of the former provisions; or

            (b)         the expression of the adjoining owner’s agreement to comply with the requirements of a party wall notice given under section 387(1) of the former provisions,

        that was given or made during the period of 6 months before commencement day.

        (2)         A party wall work consent is, on and from commencement day, to be taken to be a consent for the purposes of sections 79(1)(a) and 81(2)(a) given on condition that the building owner complies with any requisition made under section 386 of the former provisions to the extent that compliance was required under that section 386.

        (3)         Despite the Interpretation Act 1984 section 37(1), sections 393, 394 and 395 of the former provisions do not apply in relation to work completed on or after commencement day, in which case sections 89 and 90 apply.