Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) In this
regulation —
advertisement includes a business card or
letterhead;
represent —
(a)
means to hold out or imply; and
(b)
includes to advertise.
(2) A licensed
plumbing contractor or permit holder must ensure that the number of the
licence or permit appears in any advertisement relating to the business for
which the licence or permit is, or is intended to be, used.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$2 000.
(3) A person who does
not hold a licence or permit must not represent that they hold the licence or
permit.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$5 000.
(4) A person who is
not authorised to carry out plumbing work of a particular kind or in
particular circumstances must not represent that they are authorised to carry
out the work.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$5 000.
(5) It is a defence to
a charge of an offence under subregulation (3) or (4) to prove that the
person —
(a) made
the representation as part of a representation in relation to work of which
the plumbing work is only a part; and
(b) had
arrangements in place to ensure that the plumbing work would be carried out by
a person authorised to carry out the plumbing work.
[Regulation 25 inserted: SL 2024/12
r. 14.]