Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
applicant , in relation to a permit or building
approval certificate, means the person named on the application for the permit
or certificate as the owner of the land on which the relevant building or
incidental structure is, or is proposed to be, located;
building work includes any demolition work that is
incidental to building work;
value , in relation to building work or demolition
work for which an application for a building permit or demolition permit is
made under the Building Act 2011 , means the value of the work specified in
the application.
(2) An applicant for a
building permit must pay to the permit authority to which the application is
made a building services levy —
(a) of
$61.65 if the value of the building work is not more than $45 000; or
(b)
otherwise, at the rate of 0.137% of the value of the building work.
(3) An applicant for a
demolition permit must pay to the permit authority to which the application is
made a building services levy —
(a) of
$61.65 if the value of the demolition work is not more than $45 000; or
(b)
otherwise, at the rate of 0.137% of the value of the demolition work.
(4) An applicant for
an occupancy permit, or building approval certificate, under the
Building Act 2011 section 47, 49, 50 or 52 must pay to the permit
authority to which the application is made a building services levy of $61.65.
(5) An applicant for
an occupancy permit, or building approval certificate, under the
Building Act 2011 section 51 in respect of unauthorised work within
the meaning of that section must pay to the permit authority to which the
application is made a building services levy —
(a) of
$123.30 if the value of the unauthorised work, as determined by the permit
authority, is not more than $45 000; or
(b)
otherwise, at the rate of 0.274% of the current value of the work as
determined by the permit authority.
(6) The building
services levy is payable when the application is made.
(7) If there is more
than one applicant for a permit or building approval certificate, each
applicant named on the application is jointly and severally liable for payment
of the building services levy.
[Regulation 12 amended: Gazette 17 Apr 2014
p. 1074; 5 May 2015 p. 1593‑4.]