Western Australian Current Regulations

PLUMBERS LICENSING AND PLUMBING STANDARDS REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 71

71 .         Rectification notices

        (1)         A plumbing compliance officer may give a rectification notice in respect of plumbing work if the officer is satisfied that —

            (a)         the plumbing work was not carried out in accordance with the plumbing standards that applied to the work at the time it was carried out; or

            (b)         the plumbing work —

                  (i)         did not comply with the deemed-to-satisfy provisions in the Plumbing Code as modified in accordance with regulation 49 at the time the work was carried out; and

                  (ii)         a notice of intention to include a performance solution was not given under regulation 45A for the work;

                or

            (c)         the plumbing work included the installation of a pipe, material, fixture or component in respect of which regulation 52(1) applied and —

                  (i)         the installation specifications specified by the manufacturer of the pipe, material, fixture or component were not complied with; or

                  (ii)         the operating conditions specified by the manufacturer of the pipe, material, fixture or component were exceeded;

                or

            (d)         the plumbing work was not carried out in a tradesman like manner.

        (2)         A rectification notice cannot be given more than 6 years after —

            (a)         unless paragraph (b) applies, the day on which —

                  (i)         for major plumbing work or plumbing work that includes a performance solution — a certificate of compliance for the plumbing work was given under regulation 42(1) or  45B(1), as the case requires; or

                  (ii)         for minor plumbing work that does not include a performance solution — the minor plumbing work was completed;

                or

            (b)         if 1 or more previous rectification notices have been given in respect of the plumbing work — the day on which the most recent previous rectification notice in respect of the plumbing work was given.

        (3)         The rectification notice is to be in the approved form and must specify —

            (a)         the plumbing that is to be rectified; and

            (b)         the rectification that is required to be carried out; and

            (c)         whether the rectification must be carried out by a licensed plumbing contractor or permit holder; and

            (d)         the time within which the rectification must be carried out.

        (4)         The plumbing compliance officer may give the rectification notice to the licensed plumbing contractor or permit holder who —

            (a)         is responsible for the particular plumbing work; or

            (b)         has given, or is required to give, a certificate of compliance that covers the work.

        (5)         If the plumbing work was carried out by a person in contravention of regulation 9, the plumbing compliance officer may give the rectification notice to that person.

        (6)         If a rectification notice is given to a licensed plumbing contractor or permit holder the plumbing compliance officer must give a copy of it to —

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

            (b)         otherwise — the owner of the place where the plumbing work was carried out.

        (7)         The plumbing compliance officer who gave a rectification notice, or the Board, may amend or revoke the notice by giving the person to whom it was given a notice in the approved form.

        [Regulation 71 inserted: Gazette 24 Apr 2015 p. 1515‑17; amended: Gazette 13 Dec 2016 p. 5626; 18 Oct 2019 p. 3676‑7; SL 2024/12 r. 35.]