Western Australian Current Regulations

PLUMBERS LICENSING AND PLUMBING STANDARDS REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 27

27 .         Disciplinary matters defined

                For the purposes of this Part, each of the following is a disciplinary matter —

            (a)         the licensee or permit holder has obtained a licence or permit because of incorrect or misleading information;

            (b)         the licensee or permit holder is no longer a fit and proper person to hold the licence or permit;

            (c)         the licensee or permit holder has been convicted of an offence against these regulations or another written law relating to plumbing work;

            (ca)         the licensee or permit holder has been convicted of a serious offence;

            (d)         the licensee or permit holder has contravened or failed to comply with a term or condition of their licence or permit;

            (e)         the licensee or permit holder has contravened or failed to comply with these regulations;

            (f)         the licensee or permit holder has engaged in fraudulent conduct in relation to the carrying out of plumbing work;

            (fa)         the licensee or permit holder has engaged in conduct that is harsh, unconscionable, oppressive, misleading or deceptive in relation to the carrying out of plumbing work;

            (fb)         the licensee or permit holder has been negligent or incompetent in relation to the carrying out of plumbing work;

            (g)         the licensee or permit holder has failed to comply with a building remedy order or a HBWC remedy order made by the Building Commissioner under the Building Services (Complaint Resolution and Administration) Act 2011 ;

            (h)         the licensed plumbing contractor has failed to —

                  (i)         properly exercise general direction and control over the carrying out of, or supervision of the carrying out of, plumbing work over which the contractor was ostensibly exercising general direction and control; or

                  (ii)         properly supervise the carrying out of plumbing work that the contractor was ostensibly supervising;

                  (i)         the tradesperson has failed to properly supervise the carrying out of plumbing work that the tradesperson was ostensibly supervising;

            (j)         the licensed plumbing contractor or tradesperson for whom plumbing work is trade‑level work has carried out, or supervised the carrying out of, the work while not under the general direction and control of a licensed plumbing contractor for whom the work is contractor‑level work;

            (k)         the holder of a provisional tradesperson’s licence has carried out plumbing work while not under the supervision of —

                  (i)         a licensed plumbing contractor for whom the work is contractor‑level work or trade‑level work; or

                  (ii)         a tradesperson for whom the work is trade‑level work;

            (l)         the licensee or permit holder has failed to comply with —

                  (i)         an undertaking given by the licensee or permit holder under regulation 31(2)(b) ; or

                  (ii)         an order made by the State Administrative Tribunal under regulation 34(1)(c).

        [Regulation 27 amended: Gazette 12 Sep 2003 p. 4079‑80; 28 Jun 2004 p. 2413‑15 and p. 2457; 7 Oct 2005 p. 4519‑20; 19 Dec 2014 p. 4837; 29 Apr 2016 p. 1339-40; SL 2024/12 r. 17.]