Home Building Contracts Amendment Regulations 2001 (WA)
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Home Building Contracts Act 1991
Home Building Contracts Amendment
Regulations 2001
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
1. Citation
These regulations may be cited as the Home Building Contracts
Amendment Regulations 2001.2. Commencement
These regulations come into operation on the day on which section 56 of the Building Legislation Amendment Act 2000 comes into operation.
3. The regulations amended
The amendments in these regulations are to the Home Building
Contracts Regulations 1992*.[* Reprinted as at 17 October 1997. For amendments to 16 January 2001 see 1999 Index to
Legislation of Western Australia, Table 4, p. 140, and Gazette3 March 2000.]
4. Regulation 6A inserted
After regulation 6 the following regulation is inserted —“
6A. Prescribed form of preliminary notice under
section 17(3)For the purposes of section 17(3) of the Act, the form of a preliminary notice is Form 1 in Schedule 9.
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5. Regulations 8, 9 and 10 inserted After regulation 7 the following regulations are inserted —
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8. Prescribed offences and modified penalties
(section 31B(2) and (4))(1) For the purposes of section 31B(2) of the Act, an
offence against a provision of the Act specified in
column 2 of the Table to this regulation is an offence
for which an infringement notice may be given.(2)
For the purposes of section 31B(4) of the Act, the amount specified in column 3 of the Table to this regulation opposite a provision of the Act specified in
column 2 of that Table is the modified penalty for an
offence against that provision.
Table
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Item Provision of Act Modified
penalty1. section 4(4) $400 2. section 5(2) $100 3. section 5(3) $1 000 4. section 7(3) $100 5. section 10(1) $1 000 6. section 10(5) $1 000 7. section 12(1) $1 000 8. section 13(1) $1 000 9. section 14(1) $1 000 10. section 25C(1) $2 000 11. section 25C(2) $500 12. section 25F $2 000 13. section 26(1) $200
9. Prescribed form of infringement notice
(section 31B(3))For the purposes of section 31B(3) of the Act, the form of an infringement notice is Form 2 in Schedule 9.
10. Prescribed form of notice withdrawing infringement notice (section 31B(7))
For the purposes of section 31B(7) of the Act, the form of a notice stating that an infringement notice has been withdrawn is Form 3 in Schedule 9.
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6. Schedule 9 inserted
After Schedule 8 the following Schedule is inserted —“
Schedule 9 — Prescribed forms
[rr. 6A, 9, 10]
Form 1
Home Building Contracts Act 1991
Home Building Contracts Regulations 1992
PRELIMINARY NOTICE UNDER SECTION 17(3)
[If you intend to make an application to the Disputes Tribunal under
section 17(1) of the Home Building Contracts Act 1991, the application
cannot be made until this preliminary notice has been completed and given
to the other party. A copy of this notice must also be given to the Disputes
Tribunal at the time the application is made to the Disputes Tribunal.]
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PART A Who is making the application (the “applicant”)?
Name of applicant: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Address of applicant: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Who is the other party (“the respondent”) in relation to the matters complained of in the application? Name of respondent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address of respondent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART B What are the matters the respondent is called on to rectify or
attempt to settle?[Set out here the matters that you are calling on the respondent to
rectify/attempt to settle and indicate what remedy or settlement you are
seeking. You may attach further written details to this notice if there is
not enough space to include all relevant matters.]Signed (by applicant): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TAKE NOTICE that the applicant calls on the respondent to rectify the matters, or to attempt to settle the matters that are in dispute, as set out in Part B above.
Form 2
Home Building Contracts Act 1991
Home Building Contracts Regulations 1992
INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
No. of notice: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date of service: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. To: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(name)
of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(address)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Postcode . . . . . . . . It is alleged that at about . . . . . . . . . . . a.m./p.m. on the . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . you committed the offence described below and are liable for the
modified penalty stated.
Name and title of authorised person giving this notice: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2. Section of Act Description of offence Modified penalty
3. If you wish to have a complaint of the alleged offence heard and determined by a court, you need not reply to this notice or pay the modified penalty, but in that case court proceedings may be taken against you and you may be liable for costs and a fine for the offence.
4. If you do not wish to have a complaint of the alleged offence heard and determined by a court, you may pay the modified penalty within 28 days after the date of this notice. If the modified penalty is not paid within that period you will be taken to have declined to pay it, and court proceedings may be taken against you and you may be liable for costs and a fine for the offence.
5. Payment may be made by either —
(a) payable to the Builders’ Registration Board for the amount
of the modified penalty stated in item 2, to theposting this form and a cheque or money order, made 18 Harvest Terrace, West Perth WA 6005; or
(b)
delivering this form, and paying the amount of the modified penalty stated in item 2, to an authorised person* at the Builders’ Registration Board, 18 Harvest Terrace, West Perth WA 6005.
[*Authorised persons for the purposes of paragraph (b) are the
Registrar, the Deputy Registrar and the Corporate Services
Manager of the Builders’ Registration Board.]
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Form 3
Home Building Contracts Act 1991
Home Building Contracts Regulations 1992
WITHDRAWAL OF INFRINGEMENT NOTICE
No. of notice: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Date of service: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
To: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(name)
of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(address)
Infringement notice no. . . . . . . . . . . . served on you on the . . . . . . . day of
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for the offence described below has beenwithdrawn.
The modified penalty:
* has been paid and a refund is enclosed.
* has been not been paid and should not be paid.
[* Delete as appropriate.]
Name and title of authorised person giving this notice: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Signature: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Section of Description of offence Modified penalty Act
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By Command of the Governor,
M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.
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