Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Amendment Regulations 2025 (WA)

Western Australia

Plumbers Licensing Act 1995

Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Amendment Regulations 2025

Western Australia

Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Amendment Regulations 2025 Contents Plumbers Licensing Act 1995

Plumbers Licensing Act 1995

Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Amendment Regulations 2025

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.Citation

These regulations are the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Amendment Regulations 2025.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

• (a)

  regulations 1 and 2 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

• (b)

  the rest of the regulations — on the day after that day.

3.Regulations amended

These regulations amend the Plumbers Licensing and Plumbing Standards Regulations 2000.

4.Regulation 3 amended

• (1)

  In regulation 3(1) delete the definition of dwelling.

• (2)

  In regulation 3(1) insert in alphabetical order:

   

dwelling —

• (a)

  means the following —

• (i)

  a Class 1a or 4 building;

• (ii)

  a sole‑occupancy unit (as defined in the Plumbing Code Schedule 1) in a Class 2 building;

• (iii)

  a Class 10a building that is for the use of a resident of a Class 1a building;

but

• (b)

  does not include a building under construction;

plumbing work has the meaning given in section 59I of the Act;

sewerage service licensee means a licensee for the provision of a sewerage service as those terms are defined in the Water Services Act 2012 section 3(1);

• (3)

  In regulation 3(1) in the definitions of restricted plumbing permit (rainwater storage) and restricted plumbing permit (water heater) delete “the permit” and insert:

   

a restricted plumbing permit of the kind

• (4)

  In regulation 3(1) in the definition of sewer delete “3(1);” and insert:

   

71(1);

5.Regulation 5 amended

In regulation 5(2)(d) delete “Western Australian Drainage Association” and insert:

Assoc of Hydraulic Services Consultants Aust WA Chapter Inc

6.Regulation 9A inserted

After regulation 9 insert:

9A. Licence or permit not required for certain work carried out on behalf of sewerage service licensees

(1)          In this regulation —

property sewer connection has the meaning given in the Water Services Act 2012 section 71(1);

relevant drainage plumbing work means drainage plumbing work carried out in relation to the following —

• (a)

  the maintenance, testing, repair or replacement of an existing property sewer connection;

• (b)

  the installation of a property sewer connection in connection with the installation of a new sewer.

(2)          Regulation 9(1) does not apply to a person who carries out relevant drainage plumbing work while engaged by, or under the direction and control of, a sewerage service licensee (the relevant licensee).

(3)          Regulation 44A applies to a relevant licensee as if a reference in that regulation —

• (a)

  to a licensed plumbing contractor were a reference to the relevant licensee; and

• (b)

  to minor plumbing work were a reference to relevant drainage plumbing work.

(4)          Part 7 Division 2 (other than regulation 70) applies to relevant drainage plumbing work as if the relevant licensee —

• (a)

  had carried out, and was responsible for, the work; and

• (b)

  was a licensed plumbing contractor.

   

7.Regulation 11 amended

In regulation 11:

• (a)

  in paragraph (d) delete “permit (water heater); and” and insert:

   

permit.

 

• (b)

  delete paragraph (e).

8.Regulation 13D amended

In regulation 13D(3)(c) delete “overflow pipe” and insert:

drain line

9.Regulation 13E amended

In regulation 13E in the note delete “within 12 months of the day on which the Commerce Regulations Amendment (Plumbing) Regulations 2024 regulation 62 comes into operation:” and insert:

before 10 February 2026:

10.Regulation 45E amended

• (1)

  In regulation 45E(4)(b) delete “1 July 2022 at p. 4039‑40.” and insert:

   

19 January 2024.

• (2)

  Delete regulation 45E(5).

11.Regulation 48 amended

In regulation 48(1):

• (a)

  delete “to plumbing and” and insert:

   

to, and in connection with, the carrying out of

 

• (b)

  in paragraph (b) delete “plumbing and”.

12.Regulation 50 amended

In regulation 50(b) delete “in a tradesman like manner.” and insert:

with reasonable care and skill.

13.Part 6A heading amended

In the heading to Part 6A delete “plumbing and”.

14.Regulation 56 amended

In regulation 56(1) delete “plumbing and”.

15.Regulation 57 amended

In regulation 57(2) delete “plumbing and”.

16.Regulation 58 amended

In regulation 58(1) delete “plumbing and”.

17.Regulation 59 amended

In regulation 59(1) delete “plumbing and”.

18.Regulation 71 amended

In regulation 71(1)(d) delete “in a tradesman like manner.” and insert:

with reasonable care and skill.

19.Schedule 3 amended

• (1)

  In Schedule 3 delete clause 8(1).

• (2)

  In Schedule 3 clause 8(2)(a) delete “the end of the 12‑month period beginning on commencement day; and” and insert:

   

10 February 2026; and

• (3)

  In Schedule 3 clause 8(2)(c) delete “ending on commencement day,” and insert:

   

immediately before 10 February 2025,

K. COLLERAN, Clerk of the Executive Council