Western Australian Current Regulations

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 12

12 .         Shutting off etc. gas, electricity and water (Act s. 18B, 18G and 18L)

        (1)         The FES Commissioner must not under section 18B(3)(i), 18G(3)(e) or 18L(3)(e) of the Act shut off the gas supply to premises unless those premises are residential premises and the gas supply is shut off by closing a valve located above ground on the premises.

        (2)         If practicable, before shutting off the gas supply under subregulation (1), the FES Commissioner must liaise with the network operator supplying the gas to the premises.

        (3)         If the FES Commissioner closes a valve under subregulation (1), the FES Commissioner must not re‑open that valve.

        (4)         The FES Commissioner must not under section 18B(3)(i), 18G(3)(e) or 18L(3)(e) of the Act shut off the gas supply to premises that are not residential premises unless the FES Commissioner has been authorised to do so by the network operator supplying gas to the premises.

        (5)         If the gas supply to premises is shut off by the FES Commissioner, the FES Commissioner must as soon as practicable after doing so and in any event within 2 hours of doing so give the network operator supplying gas to the premises a notice containing the following information —

            (a)         the gas supply has been shut off; and

            (b)         the address of the premises; and

            (c)         the time at which the gas supply was shut off.

        (6)         The FES Commissioner must not under section 18B(3)(i), 18G(3)(e) or 18L(3)(e) of the Act disconnect or shut off the electricity supply to premises unless —

            (a)         the FES Commissioner has been authorised to do so by the network operator supplying the electricity to the premises; and

            (b)         the person who disconnects or shuts off the electricity supply is, in the opinion of the FES Commissioner, competent to do so and is familiar with the electrical installations on the premises; and

            (c)         the premises are residential premises; and

            (d)         electrical installations on the premises are metered by a single, direct connected electricity meter; and

            (e)         any installation on the premises has a voltage of not more than 415 volts.

        (7)         If the FES Commissioner disconnects or shuts off the electricity supply to premises under subregulation (6), the FES Commissioner must not reconnect or switch on the electricity supply to those premises.

        (8)         The FES Commissioner must not under section 18B(3)(i), 18G(3)(e) or 18L(3)(e) of the Act shut off the water supply to premises unless —

            (a)         the water supply is shut off by a valve located on or immediately adjacent to the premises; and

            (b)         shutting off the water supply by that valve will not shut off water to any other premises.

        (9)         If practicable, before shutting off the water supply under subregulation (8), the FES Commissioner must liaise with the person supplying the water to the premises.

        [Regulation 12 inserted: Gazette 3 Oct 2003 p. 4353‑4; amended: Gazette 31 Oct 2012 p. 5230‑2.]

        [Heading inserted: Gazette 15 Sep 2017 p. 4793.]