Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Amendment Regulations 2022 (WA)
23 September 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4731 INDUSTRY REGULATION
IS301
Plumbers Licensing Act 1995
Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards
Amendment Regulations 2022
SL 2022/163
Made by the Governor in Executive Council.
Part 1 — Preliminary
1. Citation
These regulations are the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing
Standards Amendment Regulations 2022.2. Commencement
These regulations come into operation as follows —
(a) Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b) Part 2 — on 1 October 2022; (c) Part 3 — on 1 May 2023; (d) the rest of the regulations — on 1 May 2024. 3. Regulations amended
These regulations amend the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing
Standards Regulations 2000.
Part 2 — Amendments commencing on 1 October 2022
4. Regulation 3 amended
(1) In regulation 3(1) delete the definitions of: National Construction Code
Plumbing Code
(2) In regulation 3(1) insert in alphabetical order: National Construction Code means the National
Construction Code 2019 Amendment 1 published by,
or on behalf of, the Australian Building Codes Board;
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Plumbing Code means Volume 3 (Plumbing Code of
Australia) of the National Construction Code;
Part 3 — Amendments commencing on 1 May 2023
5. Regulation 3 amended
(1) In regulation 3(1) in the definition of National Construction Code delete “National Construction Code 2019 Amendment 1” and insert: National Construction Code 2022 (2) In regulation 3(1) in the definition of performance solution delete “Schedule 3;” and insert: Schedule 1; 6. Regulation 48 amended
In regulation 48(2)(a):
(a) in subparagraph (ii) delete “Part B2.4),” and insert: clauses B2P11 and B2D4 to B2D6),
(b) delete subparagraph (iii) and insert: (iii) Specification 41;
(iv) Parts C1 and C2;
7. Regulation 49 amended
(1) In regulation 49(2) in the Table:
(a) in the row relating to Clause 2.4.1 delete “2.4.1” and insert:
2.3
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(b) delete the row relating to Clause 4.5.3 and insert: Clause 4.5.3 Delete paragraph (b). At the end of the clause insert: However, if the reflux valve is being installed in relation to an existing building, the reflux valve may be installed upstream from the inspection shaft.
(c) delete the row relating to Clause 6.5.1 and insert: Clause 6.5.1 Delete the clause and insert: 6.5.1 General Each sanitary fixture and appliance must have a self-sealing device or trap.
A self-sealing device must —
(a)
be in the same room as the fixture or appliance that it serves; and
(b) be accessible. A trap (other than a self-sealing device) must —
(a)
be in the same room as the fixture or appliance that it serves; and
(b)
be accessible unless the trap is in the ground or concrete.
A trap (other than a self-sealing device) in the ground or concrete must not have —
(a) a loose coupling nut; or (b)
a diameter that is greater than the diameter of the outlet for the fixture or appliance that the trap serves.
A trap (other than a self-sealing device) that is in the ground or concrete must be directly below the outlet for the fixture or
appliance that the trap serves.
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(2) In regulation 49(3) delete the Table and insert:
Table
Provision Modification Clause 5.8 In NOTE 1 delete “Where the water supply is scaling in nature, an expansion
control valve or expansion vesselshould” and insert: An expansion control valve or expansion vessel must Table 5.9.1(A) In the row relating to Expansion control
valve or expansion vessel (Australia
only) in the 3rd and 4th columnsdelete “g” and insert: Yes 8. Regulation 55 amended
In regulation 55 in the definition of approved disposal system
delete “Schedule 3;” and insert:
Schedule 1;
9. Regulation 112 inserted
At the end of Part 8 insert:
112. Transitional provisions for Plumbers Licensing and
Plumbing Standards Amendment Regulations 2022
(1) In this regulation —
commencement day means 1 May 2023;
pre-commencement delivery temperature
requirements means the requirements —
(a)
set out in AS/NZS 3500.4:2018 (Heated water services) clauses 1.11.2 and 1.11.3; and
(b)
applied under Part 6 as in force immediately before commencement day.
23 September 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4735 (2) The pre-commencement delivery temperature requirements apply in relation to the following
plumbing and plumbing work —
(a)
a new heated water installation commenced during the period of 12 months beginning on commencement day;
(b)
a solar water heater installation, commenced during the period of 12 months beginning on commencement day, that is replacing or relocating an existing water heater.
(3) The plumbing standards that apply on and after
commencement day to plumbing and plumbing work
commenced, but not completed, before commencement
day are the plumbing standards as in force at the time
the work for the plumbing or plumbing work was
commenced.
Part 4 — Amendments commencing on 1 May 2024
10. Regulation 48 amended
In regulation 48(2)(a)(ii) delete “B2P11 and B2D4 to B2D6),”
and insert:
B2P11 and B2D4),
11. Regulation 49 amended
Before regulation 49(2) insert:
(1) For the purposes of regulation 48, the modifications set
out in the Table are made to the Plumbing Code.Table
Provision Modification Clause B2D5 After “fixture” insert: for a new heated water installation, or for an existing heated water installation if the requirements in this clause applied to the installation when it was a new installation,
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Provision Modification Before the Application statement insert: The delivery temperature of heated water at the outlet of each sanitary fixture (other than a basin) for an existing heated water installation must meet the requirements
for a new heated water installation if —
(a)
in relation to a heated water installation with multiple water
heaters — all water heaters in the
installation are replaced or
relocated; or
(b) in any other case — a water heater in the installation is replaced or relocated or an additional water heater is added to the installation.
Delete the Application statement and
insert:B2D5 applies to heated water installations intended for personal hygiene as stated in the clause.
Clause B2D6 Delete the Application statement and
insert:B2D6 applies to heated water installations to which B2D5 applies.
N. HAGLEY, Clerk of the Executive Council.
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