Western Australian Current Regulations

PLUMBERS LICENSING AND PLUMBING STANDARDS REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 42

42 .         Certificate of compliance for major plumbing work

        (1)         When major plumbing work is completed, the licensed plumbing contractor or permit holder responsible for the work must, within 5 working days after the day on which the work is completed —

            (a)         give the Board a certificate of compliance for the work that complies with this regulation; and

            (b)         give a copy of the certificate to —

                  (i)         if the work relates to building work carried out under a building permit — the person named as the builder on the building permit; or

                  (ii)         otherwise — the owner or occupier of the place where the work was carried out;

                and

            (c)         give a copy of the certificate to the local government in whose district the work was carried out if the work is drainage plumbing work and the drainage plumbing is not, and is not intended to be, connected to a sewer.

        Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $5 000.

        (2)         The certificate must certify that —

            (a)         the plumbing that is the result of the work (the principal plumbing ), and any other plumbing that the certificate must cover because of subregulation (5), complies with the plumbing standards; and

            (b)         existing plumbing that any of the plumbing referred to in paragraph (a) relies upon for its safe and effective operation is safe and in proper working order.

        (3)         The certificate must be in the approved form.

        (4)         The certificate need not cover existing plumbing to the extent to which, because of circumstances beyond the control of the licensed plumbing contractor or permit holder, the contractor or permit holder cannot inspect, test, repair or replace the existing plumbing.

        (5)         If —

            (a)         the principal plumbing includes or relies upon plumbing that is the result of plumbing work for which another licensed plumbing contractor or permit holder (the previous contractor or permit holder ) is responsible; and

            (b)         the plumbing work of the previous contractor or permit holder was not completed by the previous contractor or permit holder; and

            (c)         a certificate of compliance for the plumbing work of the previous contractor or permit holder has not been given; and

            (d)         the plumbing of the previous contractor or permit holder is essential to the safe and effective operation of the principal plumbing,

                the certificate must cover the plumbing of the previous contractor or permit holder.

        (6)         A licensed plumbing contractor or permit holder who has given a certificate of compliance must keep a copy of the certificate at their principal place of business for at least 6 years after giving the certificate.

        Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of $3 000.

        [Regulation 42 inserted: Gazette 28 Jun 2004 p. 2417‑18; amended: Gazette 7 Oct 2005 p. 4521; 29 Apr 2016 p. 1344; SL 2024/12 r. 21.]