Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) For the purposes
of section 107(2)(a) of the Act, an apparatus is to be approved by a
local government if it is intended to serve —
(a) a
single dwelling; or
(b) any
other building that produces not more than 540 litres of sewage per day.
(2) A person may apply
for an approval under this regulation by —
(a)
completing an application in a form approved by the Chief Health Officer; and
(b)
forwarding the application to the relevant local government together
with —
(i)
any documents required under regulation 5; and
(ii)
the fee specified in item 1 of Schedule 1.
(3) Upon an
application under subregulation (2), a local government shall, as soon as
practicable after receiving the application —
(a)
subject to these regulations, grant the approval —
(i)
in a form approved by the local government; and
(ii)
subject to such conditions as the local government thinks
fit;
or
(b)
refuse to grant the approval.
(3a) Any conditions
imposed on the grant of an approval that relate to drainage plumbing work must
not be inconsistent with the plumbing standards.
(4) A local government
may grant an approval under this regulation only if, under the application,
the apparatus is to be constructed or installed in accordance with these
regulations.
(5) Where a local
government refuses to grant an approval under this regulation, it shall, as
soon as practicable, provide to the person applying for the approval a written
notice —
(a)
advising the person of the refusal; and
(b)
setting out the reasons for the refusal.
[Regulation 4 inserted: Gazette
29 Jul 1997 p. 4067‑8; amended: Gazette 28 Jun 2004
p. 2394; 7 Jan 2005 p. 65; 10 Jan 2017
p. 287‑8.]