Western Australian Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT MODEL BY-LAWS (STREET LAWNS AND GARDENS) NO. 11 - REG 11

11 .         Removal of pipes impeding road works

        (1)         Where the council or any other authority authorised by law to dig up a street for the purpose of carrying out authorised works is of the opinion that the carrying out of those works may be impeded by the existence of piping, under a lawn or garden in a street, it may give notice to the owner or occupier of the land abutting on the lawn or garden to remove the piping, until the completion of the works; and may, where the owner or occupier does not comply with the notice, remove the piping at the expense of the owner or occupier; and any expense incurred by the council or authority pursuant to this by-law may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

        (2)         The council or other authority is not liable for damage to piping under a lawn or garden in a street, occasioned either in the course of the removal of the piping under the provisions of sub-bylaw (1) of this by-law or of carrying out authorised works.