Western Australian Current Regulations

PLUMBERS LICENSING AND PLUMBING STANDARDS REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 54

54 .         Non‑application, modification of, plumbing standards

        (1)         In this regulation —

        declaration means a declaration under subregulation (2);

        specified means specified in a declaration.

        (2)         The Board may, in writing and on the application of another person —

            (a)         declare that a specified plumbing standard does not apply to specified plumbing work or specified plumbing; or

            (b)         modify in a specified way a plumbing standard that applies to specified plumbing work or specified plumbing.

        (3)         A declaration has effect in accordance with its terms.

        (4)         The Board must not make a declaration unless satisfied that the declaration would not result in an increased risk to people, property or the environment and that making the declaration —

            (a)         is in the public interest; or

            (b)         is consistent with the purpose of any other written law or a Commonwealth law.

        (5)         A declaration may be made subject to specified conditions.

        (6)         If a declaration is made subject to a specified condition, the declaration has no effect at any time when the condition is being contravened.

        (7)         The Board may, by notice in writing, revoke or amend a declaration at any time and must serve the applicant for the original declaration with a copy of the notice.

        (8)         An application for a declaration must be made in an approved form and accompanied by the application fee set out in Schedule 1 Division 2.

        [Regulation 54 inserted: Gazette 24 Apr 2015 p. 1514‑15; amended: SL 2020/196 r. 54.]

        [Heading inserted: SL 2020/132 r. 7.]