Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A service provider
must ensure that each of its authorised workers only carries out permitted
work for the purpose of this Part as stated in regulation 35.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$1 000.
(2) A service provider
must keep a register in the approved form of all of its authorised workers,
recording for each authorised worker the following information —
(a) the
authorised worker’s full name;
(b) each
period during which the authorised worker is employed or otherwise engaged by
the service provider;
(c) the
qualification referred to in paragraph (b) of the definition of
authorised worker in regulation 37 that the authorised worker holds and
the date on which the qualification was obtained;
(d) the
qualifying plumbing units that the authorised worker has completed and the
date on which each unit was completed.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$1 000.
(2A) The information
referred to in subregulation (2) must be retained on the register for at
least 6 years after the day on which the authorised worker ceases to be
employed or engaged by the service provider.
(2B) A service
provider must keep a record in the approved form of permitted work carried out
by each of its authorised workers.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$1 000.
(2C) A record referred
to in subregulation (2B) must be retained for at least 6 years after
the day on which the permitted work is completed.
(2D) A service
provider must, on request, make the register referred to in
subregulation (2) or a record referred to in subregulation (2B)
available for inspection by —
(a) in
any case — a plumbing compliance officer; or
(b) in
the case of a record — a licensed plumbing contractor who
reasonably requires a copy of the record to carry out plumbing work.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$1 000.
(3) A service provider
must provide to each of its authorised workers carrying out permitted work the
appropriate tools, equipment, personal protective clothing and equipment, and
work health and safety training necessary to carry out the work safely and
competently.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$1 000.
(4) A service provider
must ensure that a person employed or otherwise engaged by it who would be an
authorised worker on completion of the qualifying plumbing units undertakes
those units at the service provider’s expense.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$1 000.
[Regulation 39 inserted: Gazette
13 Dec 2016 p. 5623; amended:
Gazette 18 Oct 2019 p. 3674-5; SL 2022/26 r. 14;
SL 2024/12 r. 20.]