Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations (1) A person who is
given a rectification notice must comply with the notice.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$5 000.
(2) A person who is
given a rectification notice must, as soon as is practicable,
notify —
(a) the
plumbing compliance officer who gave the notice; or
(b) if
the officer cannot be notified — the Board,
when the plumbing
specified in the notice is rectified.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$3 000.
(3) A person who
carries out plumbing work, or arranges for plumbing work to be carried out,
because of a rectification notice given to the person is not entitled to any
payment or other remuneration for the work.
(4) A person who
carries out plumbing work, or arranges for plumbing work to be carried out,
because of a rectification notice given to the person must not request payment
or other remuneration for the work.
Penalty for this subregulation: a fine of
$5 000.
(5) If the person to
whom a rectification notice is given fails to comply with the notice and the
Board is of the opinion that the plumbing specified in the notice must be
rectified without further delay —
(a) to
prevent the waste or contamination of water supplied by a water supply system;
(b) to
prevent the entry into a sewer or apparatus for the treatment of sewage of any
matter that is likely to hinder or prevent the proper functioning of the sewer
or apparatus;
(c) to
prevent the escape of foul air or offensive or infectious matter from a sewer
or apparatus for the treatment of sewage;
(d) to
avert or rectify a dangerous situation,
a plumbing compliance
officer may, with the approval of the Board, carry out the work or arrange for
the work to be carried out.
(6) For the purposes
of subregulation (5), the plumbing compliance officer may enter the place
where the plumbing is located after obtaining, or attempting to obtain, the
consent of the occupier (or owner if there is no occupier) of the place.
[Regulation 72 inserted: Gazette
28 Jun 2004 p. 2438‑9; amended: Gazette 29 Apr 2016
p. 1347-8; SL 2024/12 r. 36.]