Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In this section
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close wall means a wall, fence, post or column
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(a)
whether free-standing or attached to, or forming part of, a building or
structure, that is so close to a boundary of the land on which the wall or
fence is located that it is not reasonably practicable to build a separate
dividing fence along the boundary; and
(b) in
respect of which building work, of a kind for which a building permit is
required, is done on or after commencement day;
outward facing side means the side of a close wall
that faces land beyond the boundary of the land on which the wall is located.
(2) The regulations
may provide for matters relating to the finish of the outward facing sides of
close walls.
(3) A permit authority
may, for the purpose of imposing a condition under section 27 or making a
building order, specify the way in which an outward facing side of a
particular close wall must be finished if —
(a)
there are no regulations as mentioned in subsection (2) that apply to the
wall; and
(b) the
finish for the outward facing side of the wall is not set out in the plans and
specifications that were specified in the applicable certificate of design
compliance for the building permit for the wall.
[Section 88 amended: No. 37 of 2012 s. 24.]